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    Modern History Account for the different goals of the Big Three Allied leaders at the Paris Peace Conference The Paris Peace Conference took place in 1919 to set the peace terms for the defeated Central powers. Three men took charge called ‘The Big Three’ and they were President Woodrow Wilson of the United States‚ Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Great Britain and George Clemenceau of France. The Conference was initially planned as a pre-meeting to set the terms of what they were going

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    Nationalism made a huge impact during the First World War. Most dominating countries in World War I used nationalism to expand their territories and dominate the other countries. Dominating other countries made a huge impact in our history. Nationalism is an extreme pride or devotion that people feel for their country or culture. It is also proved as a useful tool for encouraging the expansion of the nation. During the World War One there were two kinds of nationalism‚ the desire of subject people

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    pre World War 1 era‚ many countries of the world were subject to imperialism by the more powerful countries of Europe. Even though these great European powers did imperialise in many countries‚ the countries that resisted this era as much as they could were Ethiopia‚ The Phillipines‚ and Japan. In the 1800’s‚ Italy and other European countries took advantage of other countries resources but Ethiopia. When Italy planned an invasion on Ethiopia for its resources and people‚ this country was prepared

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    World War I (1914-1918) involved more countries and caused greater destruction than any other war up to its time. An assassin’s bullets set off the war. A system of military alliances (agreements) plunged the main European powers into the fight. The war lasted four years. It took the lives of about 9 million troops and more than 6 million civilians. World War I was originally called the Great War. Picture Weapons of World War I Several developments led to the awful bloodshed of the Great

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    There was not one single cause of World War 1; many chaotic events lead up to it. Although the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand sparked the war‚ there were many other incidents that caused the tension that influenced his murder. Three major contributions gave rise to the war: imperialism‚ nationalism‚ and the new alliances. If these things had not happened‚ the war may not have occurred or may have turned out very differently. In the age of New Imperialism‚ from 1881 to 1914‚ European powers were

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    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 "First‚ all

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    There were a lot of major events during World War II. These dictions made major changes in the war. These changes helped win the war. It also helped lose the war. There were major events during World War II that changed and helped win the war for one side because of the Battle of Stalingrad‚ D-Day‚ and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb. “On September 3rd‚ 1942 the German 6th army reached the outskirts of Stalingrad.”(World War II | 1939-1945) Soviet Union Attacked the Germans later that

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    World War 1 was considered to be a very brutal and most destructive war ever in human history that begun in Europe in August 1914. It was the very first war that included nations in it. According to a historian Sydney Bradshaw Fay; who says “it was a complex assortment of causes‚ notably imperialism‚ militarism‚ and alliances that pushed Europe into a war”. Where historians like Fritz Fischer and Niall Ferguson blamed one country particularly. According to a historian Eric Hobsbawm; who dint find

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    What was the most important reason to the outbreak of World War 1? The Great War (now known as World War 1) took place for 4 years from the 28th July of 1914 to the 11th of November 1918. There were two sides to the war‚ The Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) and The Allied Powers (The British Empire‚ France‚ The Russian Empire‚ Belgium‚ Italy etc.) There were about 16 million deaths and 21 million casualties. The Allies won the war and forced the end of the German Empire and the Treaty

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    World War I‚ the first man-made catastrophe of the twentieth century‚ left many negative effects on the entire world‚ including the World War II‚ the birth of the atomic bomb‚ and the Cold War. One positive effect was the advancement in the field of space exploration. In this war‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ and the Ottoman Empire (the Central powers)‚ clashed against Serbia‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Japan‚ and the United States (the Allied powers). The war began on July 28‚ 1914 as a

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