The World War I began in 1914 after Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot by a Serbian revolutionary. This assassination influenced the start of a world war between great European powers that lasted for four years. In 1917‚ the United States of America joined this war‚ to assist its allies‚ France and Britain. It was clear that these states were exhausting their military resources and they needed help. In addition‚ German submarines had attacked American ships leading to the loss
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The most important cause of World War I is alliances because countries felt threatened by enemy countries. Alliances were when two or more countries joined together to help each other and back each other up. There were many reasons for why the countries were mad at each other. For example‚ Austria- Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and declared war on them. Germany backed up Austria- Hungary while Russia backed up Serbia. Document #3‚ by John T. McCutcheon
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During World War I‚ African Americans went a step further. Instead of only participating in protests‚ black workers would write persuasive letters – using the war and patriotism as means to support their requests. “Despite the tendency of the postal system to marginalize them‚ African Americans participated in a broad process of communicating … ‘African Americans viewed the war as a potentially defining moment in their history of racial progress and struggle for freedom.’ African Americans … made
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Before World War I kicked off in 1914‚ Britain was on edge. The growing power of the Triple Alliance—Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy—worried Britain a lot. To fight back‚ Britain got cozy with France in 1904 and then with Russia in 1907. This trio‚ known as the Triple Entente‚ stood up to the Central Powers. As the war got going‚ Germany became Britain’s main enemy. The race to build bigger navies and fight over who got what land had already made things tense. Germany’s dream of ruling Europe
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Impacts of The Vietnam War The Vietnam War lasted twenty years. It took more than two million lives away including many American soldiers and citizens (Rohn). The United States involvement in the Vietnam War caused many unnecessary deaths. The United States used twenty million gallons of herbicides and many bombs to attack the Viet Cong (Rohn).American soldiers were fighting the Viet Cong in Vietnam. America destroyed crops from villages and reduced the wooded areas where the Viet Cong could hide
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1. The set of all integers x such that |x – 3| < 2 is equal to (a) {1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5} (b) {1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4} (c) {2‚ 3‚ 4} (d) {-4‚ -3‚ -2} 2. The Range of the function f(x) = x 2 2 x − − is (a) R (b) R – {1} (c) (-1) (d) R – {-1} 3. The value of (i)i is (a) ω (b) ω2 (c) e-π/2 (d) 2√2 4. ( ) ( ) 4 5 cos isin icos sin θ + θ θ + θ is equal to (a) cos− isin θ (b) cos9θ − isin9θ (c) sin θ − icosθ (d) sin 9θ − icos9θ 5. The roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 will be reciprocal
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weapons. The four types are choking gases and lung irritant agents‚ blister agents‚ nerve agents‚ and blood agents. The physiological effect of these weapons will play a big role in the effects of them. These weapons were used heavily during World War I and World War II. The weapons that will be described in this paper involve a lot of chemistry behind them so this paper also explores the chemicals used in these weapons. This paper will show the reader the many effects of the four types of weapons described
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In 1914‚ Australia joined the First World War. Although it was seen as a European war‚ the Australia government decided that Australia should support its ’Mother Country’‚ Britain. The prime-minister at the time‚ Joseph Cook‚ stated Australia’s position : "Whatever happens‚ Australia is a part of the Empire‚ right to the full. When the Empire is at war‚ Australia is at war." Many Australians objected to the country’s involvement in the war‚ but the majority of the population agreed with the government’s
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Which country was responsible for the outbreak of World War I? To be able to have a better understanding of who was responsible for the first World War you first need to know causes that led to it and how it happened. WWI began in The Balkans on late July 1914 but there also are several reasons for it. Among these causes there were economic‚ territorial and political conflicts between the great European power in the 40 years leading them up to the war. Militarism also was a one of the reasons‚ this
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World War I is one of the most remembered wars in the history. There are many short and long-term causes that lead up to the war. Most important causes that contributed are the Bosnian Crisis‚ Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ and the secret alliances. First critical cause that contributed to the war is the Bosnian Crisis in 1908. There was tension between A-H and Russia as the Balkans was important to both of them. Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina and an agitated Serbia looked
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