To What extent was the Edwardian reformation protestant? By the end of Henry VIII’s reign‚ religion within England was stranded mid-way between the competing belief systems of Catholicism and reform. Events within Europe had begun to influence thinking within England‚ the war between Charles V and the Schmalkaldic League was one such of these events‚ with which came new influence. Edward VI was king of England and along with his protectors Somerset and Northumberland reformed the country with what
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The battle of Somme was a tiresome attrition battle. For approximately five months the British‚ French and German armies engaged in what was called “one of the bloodiest (battles) of World War One”. Located in Northern France. During this battle the British were unsuccessful; their strategies were incompetent to the harsh conditions of the stalemate. Thus‚ making the battle of Somme a complete failure to the Triple Entente. Many historians argue that the Germans had caused more significant amount
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until they surrender. It’s a rather piteous sight watching a village being knocked to pieces and I wish there was some other way‚ but unfortunately there isn’t”’ (886) remarked a British officer. The British were on the verge of controlling Northern Nigeria‚ wanting the resources and land it had to offer. They destroyed any villages that didn’t cooperate‚ suggesting that Europe’s imperialism was fueled by the population growth of the Industrial Revolution‚ which lead to a desire for more land‚ justified
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Was the United States Responsible For the Development of the Cold War? The events that led up to the Cold War shows that the Soviet Union‚ not the United States‚ was responsible for the development of the Cold War. There were many ideological differences between the two superpowers. The Soviet Union wanted a weak Germany and a communist government. The United States and there allies wanted a democratic government and a strong Germany. The United States was also worried over the Soviet spreading
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Many humans have been discriminated against and have been treated poorly because of their race‚ religion and background. During World War II‚ one of the most terrible catastrophes in modern day history occurred; the Holocaust. This brutal event left about six million Jewish people dead by the end of the war and left many people in despair. Jewish people were not the only ones receiving this torture thought. Many other groups such as Gypsies‚ handicaps‚ homosexuals‚ and others were also being attacked
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In 1914 WWI started after a while people started to wonder if the US was going to join the war. Here are three reasons why it wasn’t inevitable that the US wouldn’t join WWI. The first reason why it was not inevitable was that the trade business was booming. From both sides they had ports saved for us merchant ships and were blocked off for others entering. The main people that were trading with though was the United Kingdom and Germany. Since they were trading with these two countries specifically
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To what extent was the Dutch revolt a political conflict? When considering this question it is also key to consider who it was that was actually revolting and who or what they were revolting against. It is also important to consider whether the revolt was supported and carried out by all parts of Dutch society. Different secondary sources give varying interpretations of what the Dutch revolt was about. By considering the relevance of primary sources we can attempt to get a clearer idea of
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World War I (WWI) was a global war concentrated in Europe that began in July 1914 and lasted until November 1918. It was also termed the World War or the Great War until WWII. The war was comprised of all the world ’s great powers‚ which were collected in two contrary alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally the Triple Alliance of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy). The appearance of the Triple Entente as a counterbalance
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HAT 1 Task 3 A. Analyze the selected communicable disease outbreak by doing the following: Describe the communicable disease outbreak. Avian Influenza‚ also known as the Bird Flu‚ is an influenza A virus caused by avian‚ which means bird. These viruses occur naturally in some birds. Wild birds in all areas of the world get the viral infections in their intestines‚ but do not usually become ill from them. The avian influenza is quite contagious among birds and can even kill domesticated
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The Vietnam War is viewed by the majority as one of the worst periods in American history. The Americans moved into Vietnam in 1954 under the pretence of fighting against an "evil and aggressive Communist regime"1. The government stated the Domino Theory as a reason for involving themselves in someone else’s war‚ whereby if America did not stop Vietnam from falling to Communism then other countries would follow‚ and American liberty‚ free enterprise and security would be put at risk. It is hard to
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