Operation Paperclip: postwar/Cold War; recruit Nazi scientists‚ deny USSR and UK scientific advances; hinder German military W.T. Stead: invest. Journalist; 1885 “Maidens Tribute of Modern Babylon”: child sex traffic‚ prostitution; bought girl to prove point‚ jailed; urban voyeurism Battle of Verdun: 1916 WWI: France v Germany; deplete France’s resources‚ food‚ weaponry/soldiers; railway gun & rain transport for soldiers (FR); Schlieffen Plan ruined; Russia mobilizes; (DE) not as powerful
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American predecessors. Eventually this leads to African slave labor. Europeans sought economic gain and social mobility. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. Thus‚ the use of labor systems in Latin America from the 1750-1914 was a process with tremendous impact on the people and on the world in general. Slavery was based on using the enforced labor of other people . In the 1750 slavery was prevailing. The Atlantic slave trade predominated in economic affairs after the
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Bubonic Plague in Europe: Causes and Effects In the 14th century Europe was a country torn by war‚ famine‚ and scandal in the church. Furthermore‚ malnutrition‚ poverty‚ disease‚ growing inflation and other economic crises made Europe ripe for a tragedy in the likes of the Bubonic Plague. The Bubonic Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. It ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1350 before it continued on to Russia‚ leaving 30-95 percent of the entire population dead. The
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Having expanded to twenty five states the European Union is only becoming larger and stronger. Europe is definitely a power in it ’s own right and could have claims to superpower status ’ in the future. The creation and implementation of the European Union has ensured that the continent has become more integrated and unified. It has brought stronger internal cohesion between the member nations as they all have common goals and objectives that will maintain and sustain the credibility of the European
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Golden Age of Euorpe Golden Age of capitalism" redirects here. Other periods this term may refer to are Gilded Age and Belle Époque. In the USA and several other countries‚ the boom was manifested in suburban development and urban sprawl‚ aided by automobile ownership. Many Western governments funded large infrastructure projects during this period. Here the redevelopment of Norrmalm and the Stockholm Metro‚ Sweden. The post–World War II economic expansion‚ also known as the postwar economic boom
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Emily Dickinson’s The sky is low-the Clouds are mean is a poem written about the way people in our everyday life can be cruel and mean. This poem from the beginning presents a very sad tone that is presented throughout. By going through the poem line by line you can see how the cruelty of someone’s words and the choices we make can portray to the outcome of our day. The poem suggests that nature is mad and reaking her havoc onto the Earth. The speaker says‚ “The Sky is low‚ the Clouds are mean”
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Like death and taxes‚ there is no escaping color. It is ubiquitous. Yet what does it all mean? Why are people more relaxed in green rooms? Why do weightlifters do their best in blue gyms? Colors often have different meanings in various cultures. And even in Western societies‚ the meanings of various colors have changed over the years. But today in the U.S.‚ researchers have generally found the following to be accurate. Black Black is the color of authority and power. It is popular in fashion
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Britain by 1914? Britain was a democracy to a certain extent by 1914. By "a democracy" we mean that there should be several certain features present. These features consist of universal adult suffrage‚ equal constituencies‚ every adult being able to stand as a candidate‚ a secret ballot‚ regular elections‚ a choice of political parties and freedom of speech/press. There is a debate over when exactly Britain actually became a representative liberal democracy. This essay will show that by 1914 Britain
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realities of Europe at the end of the 19th century? What alliances were the result? What destabilized the alliance system? Between 1870 and 1914‚ European states were locked in a competition within Europe for territorial dominance and control. In the years 1871 to 1914‚ European diplomacy involved an increasingly precarious balance of power. The politics of geography combined with rising nationalist movements in southern Europe and the Ottoman Empire to create an increasingly confrontationist mood among
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around the world Imperialism Alliances- against rivals‚ build networks of security The Spark: Franz Ferdinand (assassination) air to Austrian throne 1914: War Begins Allies: Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Japan Central Powers: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire Modern Warfare‚ Massive Slaughter Airplanes‚ Machine Guns (first time in Europe; had been used in Africa)‚ Tanks‚ Poison Gas (Mustard Gas) 10 million soldiers die Total War: Civilians die in the millions (no line between civilians
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