was The Titanic’s sister ship The Olympic‚ and that the wreckage was premeditated and was used to commit insurance fraud. White Star Line felt a great pressure to compete with the Cunard Line‚ as they had just put out two amazing ships Lusitania and Mauretania. At this time White Star line produced the Olympic class liners‚ which consisted of the Olympic‚ Titanic‚ and the Britannic. The Olympic was the first ocean liner to be completed and to set sail. One day‚ when the Olympic was in the
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First Essay Assignment The United States owes most its success to imperialism. Imperialism is the action of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. One of the main causes of American Imperialism was that many Americans believed that the U.S as a country had to expand their power. One of the most historical wars of the 1890’s was the Spanish-American war. The victory was quite easy since Spain was kind of a weaker country. The winning result was the ownership
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In the 19th century‚ a rivalry began to develop between to develop among the great super powers of Europe wanting to expand more of their territory and goods. They were also in competition for economic power trying to take in control of the trade and market. With the arms race between the USSR and the US during the Cold War‚ and arms race among other countries began to develop wanting to increase the number of armies and new developments of more efficient weapons and tactics. Nationalism was shown
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for example poster 8 tells me that people question your “Americanism” if you do not enlist and you are looked down apon by your fellow Americans who are fighting in the war. Emotional appeals are used also in Poster 7 with a reminder of the sinking of Lusitania and how tragic it was for the American people and that the Germans are responsible‚ so you should enlist. With poster 9‚ I translate that as they are emasculating men by saying “look this woman wants to join the navy‚ be a man and just do it
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1. The M.A.I.N. causes are militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. 2. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. A Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand sent groups to assassinate the Archduke in 1914. 3. Germany’s invasion of Belgium caused Great Britain to enter the war. 4. Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia were part of the Allied. 5. Germany and Austria-Hungary were on the Central Powers Side. 6. An internal diplomatic communication issued
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Did you Know? List of Interesting Facts about World War 1 Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about World War 1‚ trivia and information‚ including some useful statistics will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults. Interesting Facts about World War 1 are as follows: Fact 1 - Definition: World War 1 was a military conflict lasting from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the biggest powers
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The end of Woodrow Wilson’s first term was met with great approval by the American people for avoiding war in Europe. His first term demonstrated a fair and balanced foreign policy. By the end of his term‚ Wilson knew in the back of his head‚ that the United States would not be able to evade war in Europe. Several attempts were made by the United States to make peace with foreign nations who were causing problems. As the turbulence developed in Europe‚ Wilson began making plans to prepare America
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recorded. It broke out within Europe due the assassination of an Austrian duke by a Serbian radical group. It would involve almost all countries within Europe and was the first war where strategy gave way to mass killings as a means for victory. Lusitania- This was a British passenger ship that was carrying 124 Americans when it was sank by a German submarine. It made Americans feel they were personally attacked by Germany and inspired feelings for war in America. The Passage of the Espionage
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ignored this threat. On May 7‚ 1915‚ a German U-boat torpedoed the British passenger liner Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. W.T. Turner‚ the captain‚ reported: “I saw the torpedo speeding towards us. Immediately I tried to change our course‚ but was unable to maneuver out of its way. There was a terrible impact as the torpedo struck the starboard side of the vessel. . . . It was cold- blooded murder.” The Lusitania sank in about 15 minutes. More than 1‚000 people died‚ including 128 United States citizens
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-World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. -It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter. -It involved all the world’s great powers which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers These
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