“The First World War did not arise primarily as a result of planned German aggression” How far do you agree with this opinion? Explain your answer‚ using sources 1‚ 2 and 3 and your own knowledge of the issues related to this controversy. There has been some controversy as to what or who was to blame for the outbreak of the First World War. Some people have taken the opinion that the war arose as a result of “planned German aggression” such as sources two and three‚ whereas source one is of the
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many would argue that it was mainly as a result of the First World War beginning in 1914. War broke out in 1914‚ with Tsar Nicholas becoming commander-in-chief in 1915‚ meaning he was away from Petrograd. Not only was this poorly thought out by Nicholas because it gave the people an opportunity to plot against him‚ but as he was away he left Tsarina (also a German princess)‚ Alexandra‚ in charge during his absence. Due to the war being against Germany‚ this made the Russian people nervous and skeptical
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responsible for the outbreak of war” How far do you agree with this opinion? The question of whether no single alliance or nation could be held responsible for the outbreak of war is a hotly debated topic. Source 2 strongly agrees with the statement giving the view that no one nation could be held responsible. However‚ source 1 gives the opposite view that German aggression was primarily responsible‚ which is supported‚ to a large extent by source 3‚ which highlights German imperialistic aims as being
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Hurst ‘The First World War increased rather than narrowed Germany’s political division’ How far do you agree with this judgement? Although initially it seems apparent that the First World War narrowed the existing political divisions in Germany during this period‚ as the war progressed‚ the resentment grew‚ in part because of the huge losses and the economic crisis that hung over the country. Therefore because of this the political divisions increased‚ and by the end of the war the polarisation
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The First World War increased rather than narrowed political divisions in Germany? How far do you agree with this judgement? When the First World War broke out in 1914 the political divisions that had existed before narrowed as the German people became united in the defence of their country. The Kaiser’s declaration that he ‘knew no political parties‚ only Germans’‚ is evidence and a reflection of the national sense of patriotism that was felt throughout the Germany at the outbreak of war. The
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Milgram’s aim was to research how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person. Milgram was interested in how easily ordinary people could be influenced into committing atrocities‚ for example‚ Germans in WWII. (McLeod 2007) The first ethical dilemma with Milgram’s experiment is deception. The experimenter deceived the participants‚ who were made to believe that they were truly inflicting pain on the learners and were purposely put in a position of high stress
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How far do you agree that instability in the Gulf Region in the period 1979-2001 was primarily caused by the actions of the Iraqi Government? The Iraqi government in the period from 1979 to 2001 was under the control of the Ba’ath Party and lead by Saddam Hussein‚ a Sunni Muslim whereas most of Iraq is Shiite Muslim. Hussein took control-as in became President of Iraq-in 1979‚ following the resignation of his predecessor‚ under claims of poor health. The main countries in this Gulf region may be
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How far do you agree that the failure of Italian revolutionaries in the years 1820–49 was primarily due to a lack of popular support? I agree that the revolutions that occurred in the years 1820-49 were due to a lack of popular support. Other factors could be the strength of the Austria army‚ how there was no leader‚ a lack of unity and no foreign support. The revolutions failed due to the lack of popular/mass support. The revolutions in Modena‚ Parma and the Papal States had all been unsuccessful
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Do you agree or disagree. There is never a reason for death penalty to be used. In some countries‚ serious criminals such as serial murderers and terrorist bomber hardly escape death sentence. While many complement on such tough justice‚ others condemn it mainly for religious reasons. It appears to me that those who are against the death penalty have failed to notice the more humane aspects behind this seemingly inhumane charge. My essay will look at those humane aspects as against those to the
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aggressive foreign policy‚ whilst others believe it to be with Austria-Hungary for instigating the clash in the Balkans‚ which eventually‚ it is argued‚ created war. Many believe it was the effect of colonial imperialism‚ and greed that compelled the world leaders to launch an attack enhancing their individual status in the balance of European and World-power. The issue of blame is one which has caused vast controversy throughout history‚ and was controversially re-opened in the 1960’s by Fischer. Other
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