Santiuste Ms. Engelken US History I Honors May 13‚ 2011 The First Modern War While reading history‚ we typically see that wars were typically fought with soldiers in close- order formations with a musket that would be fired in unison on command. Everything changed after the American Civil War‚ a conflict to determine the fate of slaves in the Union‚ erupted. Today many historians consider the Civil War as the first modern war because it depended on: heavy industry‚ fast communication and transportation
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Why did the United States enter World War I in 1917? On June 28th 1914‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian archduke‚ and his wife were murdered by a Bosnian revolutionary named Gavrilo Princip. This assassination triggered declarations of war. Firstly‚ this gave Austria a reason to attack Serbia. This then led to Russia mobilizing their army in order to defend Serbia‚ which then led to Germany executing “The Plan” and attacking France through Belgium. The domino effect continued and war broke out
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| 2012 | | | [ EU & INTERNATIONAL LAW ] | | The law-making system of the European Union Sources of law There are three main sources of European Union law. Primary law The primary law of European Union comes from founding treaties and subsequent amendments. This is the very basis of EU law and has direct impact on the lives of EU citizens. Primary laws are created by direct negotiations between governments of member states. Secondary law Secondary laws have roots
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There were many political compromises leading to the Civil War. One of these compromises was the compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 granted California the right to proceed as a free state in the union. In addition‚ this compromise established where the boarder of Texas would be‚ granted compensation to Texas for that was attained by New Mexico‚ established popular sovereignty between New Mexico and Utah. The compromise of 1850 allowed the fugitive slave law stronger and the slave trade in
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WHAT WAS THE CONTRIBUTION OF TANKS TOWARDS WINNING THE FIRST WORLD WAR FOR BRITAIN? Tank used in World War One today are a very controversial topic today as now we can see that they were used for mainly two different topics; which are for propaganda (spreading information‚ ideas or opinions (through films‚ posters etc.) to change public opinion with the intention of benefitting the organizations or people distributing the information -Source: Mr. Pearson) and also military use. We could say that
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World War I World War I was a time of struggle for Europe. Many factors lead to great tensions in Europe‚ sparking the need for a war. This war‚ otherwise known as “The Great War”‚ occurred in 1914 until 1918. It had many famous battles‚ such as the battle of The Somme‚ a battle of many casualties‚ especially for the British. The war was mainly fought between the members of The Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy) and the members of The Triple Entente (Great Britain‚ France
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didn’t have zeros and lacked place value. Fibonacci also created the Roman numeral system. It’s no wonder that such a system caught on so quickly with merchants and other people in professions where day-to-day use of mathematics was essential. With the new system‚ people could compute sums and differences more quickly‚ giving them a competitive edge. Fibonacci realized the advantages of this new system‚ as did most who were exposed to it‚ so when he returned to Pisa‚ he wrote a book about it that
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World War II broke out in Europe for a multitude of reasons‚ with each one affecting a specific aspect of how pre-World War Two unfolded. World War II was one of the most defining of European and even World history. The reasons for War breaking out are complex and not a straightforward affair with many different events factoring in. These events range from the betrayal and humiliation many Germans felt after World War 1‚ and the fact that the treaty of Versailles was itself a failure and stemming
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Beginning in 1642‚ The English Civil War‚ as known as the Great Rebellion‚ was made up of three different outbreaks. The Great Rebellion consisted of King Charles I going to battle with Parliament. Battle began as the outcome of a fray over the power of the rights of Parliament and rule of the Crown (“English Civil Wars” 1). Throughout the early stages of war‚ the people of Parliament were set on seeing Charles I as king‚ but widened powers for Parliament. Setting the tone‚ the Royalists started
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Was the Treaty of Versailles are Carthaginian Peace? Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles the blame for World War One was accepted by Germany and as a consequence they were stripped of land‚ colonies and armaments and ordered to pay massive reparations to the victorious Allies. Whilst many have criticized and stated that the final settlement was too harsh on Germany and was deemed unfair‚ in reality it was a far too lenient settlement which allowed Germany to recover both economically and
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