today. World War One‚ World War Two‚ the Cold War all come from the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. The victims were the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ and his wife Sophie. They were returning from an official visit to City Hall. The assassin‚ 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip was a Serbian nationalist. He thought the death of the Archduke was going free his people to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But how could the death of one person cause the biggest wars of the last
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Cause and effects of smoking Smoking is one of the main issues that mankind today is confronted with in the world. Smoking is known to have started as early as 1439 A.D. Rodrigo de Jerez was the first ever smoker in Europe‚ and the development of cigars was originated by the Native American people. In the twentieth century‚ cigars were advertised all over the world as a harmless‚ anti-stress product with little or no side effects. Smoking was eventually become widespread all over English-speaking
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The Causes of the Boer War‚ 1877-1899 Introduction: The Anglo Boer war is a topic that has been of particular interest to historians‚ both locally and internationally. As a war that the British had intended to be swift and concise it dragged on giving the British “no end of a lesson” (Pakenham‚ 1993:9) and would prove to be their most costly colonial enterprise in the history of British imperialism whose costs were only to be eclipsed by the great war of 1914. Of no less importance or significance
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July 6‚ 2009 Eng 112 Causes and Effects of Smoking Scientists and health officials have been arguing the detrimental effects smoking has on our health for many years. Americans pay nearly $100 billion in added health care cost due to smoking. Each day about a thousand young people become regular smokers (President Barack Obama). Smoking can lead to serious complications including asthma‚ pancreas‚ lung and stomach cancer due to the large number of carcinogens (cancer causing
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a forcible overthrow of government or social order in favor of a new system. Two of the most infamous revolutions in the world were the American and French Revolutions. The American Revolution began in 1775‚ and intended to achieve national rights for Americans. The causes of the American Revolution were the aristocracy of the British‚ and taxes. The Americans felt that their English rights had been violated‚ and many refused to bow to parliamentary pressure‚ despite the threat of military interference
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Causes and Effects of Taxes I. Introduction A. One of the first lessons learned about cause and effect is the very important lesson‚ "correlation does not imply causation." II. Top two percent of Americans A. Raise taxes B. Taxing the rich is good for the economy III. Cause A. High taxes IV. Effects of high taxes A. Low wages- businesses can’t afford to pay high wages with such high taxes B. High prices- businesses have to raise prices to be able to pay these high
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to view the causes and effects of the divorce. The bibliography page appends 7 sources in APA format. Introduction Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage. A divorce is generally accomplished through a court of law‚ as a legal action is needed to dissolve the prior legal act of marriage. The court also determines the terms of the divorce‚ though they may take into account prenuptial agreements‚ or simply ratify terms that the spouses
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5 Causes of the Cold War Harry Truman once said “If we do not abolish war on this earth‚ then surely one day war will abolish us from the earth.” There will always be conflict in the world whether it’s between two people or two countries‚ and all conflicts have to lead somewhere There were many conflicts between many different countries and states. Many of the conflicts lead to war between countries and states‚ and many of those conflicts lead to the Cold War‚ which brings me to a question
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The Causes of the Peloponessian War Ancient Greece during the 4th century B.C. was home to the city-states of Sparta and Athens. These two communities were the superpowers of the region during that time. The peloponnesian war between these two states evolved out of a string of events that would lead to years of conflict. When looking for a single cause of the peloponnesian war none can be found. Over time many events contributed to the eventual war between Sparta and Athens. I believe
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They are not terrorist nor do they have ANY negative inclinations towards Americans. Contrary to what many people think‚ the Iraq war did not lead to the creation of ISIS‚ The immediate cause of the civil war was a devastating drought beginning in 2006 that forced many farmers to abandon their fields and migrate to urban centers. That migration fueled the civil war with a lot of angry‚ unemployed men helping to trigger a revolution. In the absence of a strong central government in Syria and with
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