❖ To what extent was naval rivalry the main cause of the first World War? One of the main causes of World War I was the Anglo-German naval race. Britain‚ as an island empire‚ always had the navy as one of her top priorities. A key event in Britain’s naval expansion was the 1889 “Naval Defense Act” that established the "two power standard": Britain considered necessary to have a navy that was not only the largest in the world‚ but also equal to or greater than the sum of the world’s second and
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‘The outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 was due to an aggressive German foreign policy which had been waged since c.1900.’ How far do you agree with this opinion? Explain your answer using the evidence in Sources V‚ W and X and your own knowledge of the issues relating to the controversy. It’s debatable whether Germany’s foreign policy created long term tension which led to the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914. The argument commonly raised is whether this movement was aggressive or defensive
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the arms race‚ ethnic tensions‚ war in Afghanistan‚ as well as the communism ideology itself‚ all played great roles in the downfall of USSR. Gorbachev’s reforms merely torpedoed an already sinking ship‚ as the Soviet Union was doomed to fail at the moment Stalin took over. Gorbachev’s reforms also played a part in the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He tried to combat all these problems with glasnost and perestroika‚ however it was too radical at the time and was too little too late. The reforms
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government began six years before the war‚ and describing his coming to power‚ "30 January 1933‚ the date on which Hitler was made Chancellor in Germany‚ marked only the beginning of the Nazi seizure of power" (Evans). Hitler came to Germany’s aid during a time of need‚ and its citizens eagerly followed him. However‚ Hitler was not responsible with the new power he acquired. Although no one but Hitler himself would be able to say what he was thinking at that moment‚ it was documented throughout history that
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starting the First World War. In my opinion all the major powers helped to start the war‚ moreover‚ they should share the blame. Firstly‚ Germany was being forced to admit that they started the war‚ however‚ according to Count Brockdorff-Rantzan (head of the German delegates at Versailles in 1919)‚ the German people felt they were fighting a war of defense. If Germany had caused the war the other countries would have only fought defensively. Furthermore‚ Germany only declared war due to the alliance
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PERIOD 1‚ US HISTORY ACC. Question: To what extent was the Reconstruction a failure? Reconstruction was the period directly after the end of the Civil War (1865-1877). This era was a necessary time for the United States to restore the divided nation. The eleven rebel states that had been defeated leaving the government unsure weather to punish or pardon them. In Reconstruction era‚ the three goals emerged from the federal government: rebuild the South‚ provide and protect freedman’s
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AS English Literature Othello Coursework: How far do you agree with Bradley’s view that Iago is wholly responsible for Othello’s downfall? A.C Bradley‚ a known literature critic‚ argues that it is in fact the machinations of the character Iago that is wholly responsible for the downfall of Othello. “..that these worthy people‚ who are so successful and popular and stupid‚ are mere puppets in his hands‚ but living puppets‚ who at the motion of his finger must contort themselves in agony‚ while
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To what extent does the impact of World War I explain the outbreak of the two revolutions in 1917 ? To a certain extent‚ the First World War was a major contributing factor to the two revolutions that took place in 1917‚ the February and October Revolution. The war worsened the issues that already existed in Russia and also highlighted the lack of leadership shown by the Tsar and the Provisional Government set up after the February Revolution and also the Tsars military command over the army during
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The New deal may not have been a complete success‚ as in part‚ it failed its main objective to put the U.S back into work and solve the problems caused by the depression and it was the re-armament program which brought America back into work‚ however many of the new deal programs had a very successful impact on trying to review and stabilise the ever more failing American economy. In the first 100 days‚ Roosevelt showing his will to undertake immediate action in trying to revive the American economy
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I believe that Germany was the reason for WWI. There was a lot of chaos and heat that caused World War I. It all started in the year 1914‚ when Archduke Franz Ferdinand (and all his family) of Austria-Hungary. This is what triggered Austria-Hungary into a war-like mindset as a country. Even though this main cause of World War I wasn’t much of Germany’s problem‚ that’s not all that turned on WWI. In the end‚ Germany was responsible for causing WWI. One of the things that lead me to believe that
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