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    Fourteens Points speech contributed to the end of World War I‚ was the basis for many peace treaties and paved the road for future nations and alliances. "Covenants of peace be quickly arrived at so that this war can end and future nations can begin." These are some of the words of Woodrow Wilson said when he delivered the powerful Fourteen Points speech at the joint session of Congress and many other important meetings including the Paris Peace Conference. At this time World War I had erupted

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    What Unifies Major World Religions? “Every major religion of the world has similar ideals of love‚ the same goal of benefiting humanity through spiritual practice‚ and the same effect of making their followers into better human beings.” This quote by the Dalai Lama was in response to a book written by Jeffrey Moses‚ titled Oneness: Great Principles Shared by all Religions. The book talks about sixty five different principles that most major religions share. All religions sets guide lines

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    IWorld War I (WWI)‚ which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter‚ wasmajor war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world’s great powers‚[5] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple

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    World War I changed the world in a way that nothing had before. Everybody was appalled by the horrors of a conflict on such a large scale. The aftermath of World War I left the world changed forever. One such country began a major change before the war even ended‚ and resulted in a major revolution. The Soviet Union was affected in a way not many countries were. The way the entire country was run changed. Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov‚ aka “Lenin”‚ saw the rise of the Bolshevik government after World War

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    era of interventionism. World War I had devastating impacts globally. The aftermath of the war included enormous military casualties‚ civilians losses and economic burden on the major belligerents. American loans to the Allies was never fully repaid when Britain and France were unable to collect reparation payments from German satisfactorily. In addition‚ many Americans were disillusioned that the original intention of the war — “make the world safe for democracy‚” was not achieved. The disappointment

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    There are many causes of the start of World War One but I am going to tell you the m.a.i.n cause of it. So m.a.i.n stands for militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. There are series of events that led up to the first world war. The war began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. One of the main things that led up to World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand‚ heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A Serbian‚ 19-year old Gavrilo Princip assassinated him. This set

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    inventions were the offspring of the 1st World War. The first signs of modern warfare started to show in this war to end all wars‚ the death of horses as a mainstay in the military‚ the end of the use of line tactics….When one looks back on the 1st World War they see to significant things the birth of the machinegun and the use of the bolt action rifle exclusively in a major war. The main weapon used by the Germans during the war was the Mauser Kar98. It was a 8mm bolt action long rifle. It held

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    Ferdinand‚ would eventually lead to a war that would change our world forever. This Great War was World War 1. It had many influential causes‚ but these three were the main push into war. ADD MORE INTO SENTENCES The distinctive classes during this time was one of the many causes of World War 1. Socialism became a popular political creed in Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and France. The ruling classes in these countries hoped that a short victorious war would put an end to class differences

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    of the US Constitution does not contain the word “democracy”. The U.S. Constitution was not a perfect document. Originally it contained provisions that are can be recognized as ambiguous. "The US Founding Fathers" did not create democracy in the modern sense of the word‚ but the republic. They did not fully trust the wisdom of the American people and their ability to make sound decisions. For many years America was considered to be an ideal democratic country‚ however in recent years the situation

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    Causes World War One (WWI) is a war that we all know of. Perhaps because it was the first war in which armies used modern technology such as machine guns and chemical warfare. WWI began in 1914 with the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary‚ and ended four years later with 10 million soldiers dead and another 20 million wounded. Many people know that WWI began with the assassination of of the archduke of Austria-Hungary‚ but many don’t know what really caused this epic war‚ the underlying

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