What caused the outbreak of the war? In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Bosnia. A rapid increase of threats followed the incident led to the world’s first global conflict‚ The First World War. The Great War between the Allied Powers of Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the USA and the Central Powers of Germany‚ Austria Hungary‚ Italy and Turkey had began in mid-August 1914. The introduction of the modern technology and weaponry such
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The Cold War starting from 1945 to its end had lasted for 44 years. 44 years of different degrees and stages of tension between the two Superpowers. Who was to blame for the outbreak and development of the Cold War? Both sides were to blame‚ and the Soviet policies between 1945 and 1949 were‚ thus‚ responsible for it to a certain extent. Economically‚ the Soviets did not allow its Eastern Bloc to receive the US’s Marshall Plan aid‚ and set up Comecon to oppose it‚ and these actions by the Soviets
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World War One (WW1)‚ was a war that spanned from the 28th of July 1914 to the 11th of November 1918. Due to allied systems throughout the world‚ a number of countries were involved; The Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Italy and The Triple Entente: Britain‚ France and Russia. When the war came to an end in 1918‚ it triggered a peace treaty to be produced‚ this treaty being the Treaty of Versailles. In 1919‚ the Treaty of Versailles was signed by all major allied systems‚ including a disapproving
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Henry VIII was responsible for the English foreign policy failures in the years 1509-1529‚ and this is because he was too keen to establish his presence in international affairs and believed that he had to demonstrate his strengths to his subjects. This way of thought was due to his peaceful rise to the throne and because of his confident personality; Henry wanted to win victories on the battlefield and wanted to establish his image of a Renaissance warrior. Henry’s first failure was in France
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During the Second World War‚ the Nazi party‚ under the leadership of Adolf Hitler tried to kill all the Jews in Europe to solve the “Jewish Problem” because they wanted a superior race living in Germany. He also made new laws against certain types of people stripping them from their rights. It started around the beginning of World War II around 1933 when Hitler took over and ended around when the rise of Hitler had ended‚ near the end of WWII and it took place all over Europe but the most well-known
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To What Extent Was the Cold War Inevitable? With the end of World War II (WWII) in 1945 began the Cold War‚ an international conflict that lasted from 1947–1991 and plagued nations across the globe. As the post-war negotiations were deliberated by three of the strongest world powers‚ the United States (US)‚ Britain‚ and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)‚ disagreements arose that created tension between the US and the USSR and ultimately instigated the infamous “Fifty Years War” (Crockatt
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Alfred von Schlieffen the German Chief of Staff made a plan for the German Army in the war between France and Russia in 1903 at the request of Kaiser Wilhelm II. In order to accomplish Schlieffen’s plan‚ the immediate defeat of France was needed. Schlieffen thought that it would much easier to become victorious over France by attacking at its rear‚ rather than pushing through the heavily fortified France-German border. In order for them to do this quickly they would have to go through another country
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targets in Afghanistan. The war had the backing of most just war theorists those who believe that wars must meet certain criteria before they can be deemed just. This essay will discuss various aspects of the causes and conduct of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how they fit into established ethics of war in Western traditions. First‚ this analysis will deal with the justifications to go to war (jus ad bellum). While second‚ it will focus on the conduct of war (jus in bello). The analysis
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To what extent was there a Post-War Consensus between the years 1951 & 1964? The term ‘post-war consensus’ is used to describe a period of general agreement in the key areas of politics between the two main political parties following the Second World War. Prior to the 1951 Conservative election‚ Labour had introduced several important social and political reforms. It appeared that there was no systematic effort by the Conservative party when they returned to power to reverse these changes‚
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Introduction The brief Spanish-American War that lasted from April 1898 through to August 1898 was fought over the issue of the liberation of Cuba‚ a Spanish colony that was suffering under the brutality of Spain’s authority. “The war essentially grew out of Cuba’s struggle for independence. Since the early 19th century‚ many Americans had watched with sympathy the series of revolutions that ended Spanish authority throughout the Americas” ‚ yet it was in Cuba where Spain kept their autocracy alive
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