Many factors contribute to Odysseus being an epic hero. The first would be his wit when it came to the cyclops. Odysseus and his men face the monstrous Cyclops‚ and are basically held captive in there attempts to escape. However‚ Odysseus trick the cyclops by offering him an abundance of wine‚ which gets him drunk. Odysseus then take a hot rod‚ and pokes out the Cyclops eye. This aids them in getting away from the dreaded island. Odysseus use his intelligence to help his men escape‚ but not without
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Canada Prepares for WWI “In Canada‚ the summer of 1914 was like every other summer” (Swettenham‚ 2). Although great in size‚ Canada’s population had always been small compared to that of other countries‚ and was still only a growing nation. Canada was small and far away from any real threat of war‚ therefore how could they have thought to prepare themselves for a war the size of the Great War? It is shown through how Canada was a slowly developing country during the time of the war‚ how the Canadian
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Justin Moore 4/30/12 Per. 5 Underlying causes of war What were the underlying causes of WWI? The underlying causes of WWI were militarism‚ alliances‚ nationalism‚ and colonialism. This paper is going to use documents to help explain why these are the causes. Militarism was a cause of WWI because it glorified the army‚ making war seem like it was ideal. For example‚ in document 1 it says‚ "war is life itself". This is basically saying war is a part of life and should be accepted. Another example
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A Comparison/ Contrast of WWI and WWII COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY EttaJane Bechtel Stevens-Henager College HIS2203 American Civilization OCTOBER 16‚ 2010 Prof. T. A Comparison/ Contrast of WWI and WWII 1. Wars do not start over night. WWI and WWII were more than 20 years‚ each‚ in the making. Countries began lining up long before they began to fight. The larger countries started gobbling up the smaller ones around them. They
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I believe WWI was inevitable because there were too many issues‚ which were build up for decades and any crisis would have triggered a war. One of the main reasons the war was inevitable was the strong want of power. Germany was confident that it can become a major power and was ready to the whatever it takes to become one. Germany wanted to fight to get more powerful and to control more things. France‚ Britain‚ and Russia wanted similar things. This resulted in the major european powers building
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The War on Terror can readily be compared to WWI. The following analysis will compare and contrast these two important historical occurrences. It will also examine just a few of the many consequences of both. Beneath its cloak‚ the infamous War on Terror garners striking similarities to WWI. The terror attack on Austria-Hungary ignited the War on Terror…nearly a century later. It was not until 1914 that a terrorist attack was utilized to provoke military response. The attack of September
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Impact of WW1 on Russia Social and economic: The war proved an economic disaster for Russia‚ the direct cost of war rose from 1‚500 million roubles in 1914 to 14‚500 million in 1918. And this was an expense of the rural or industrial workforce‚ thus production slumped and in any case in time of war the country needed to be producing more‚ not less to feed and supply its armies Military problems: Although the Russian government managed to mobilise around 15 million men between 14-17‚ mainly
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Women spies-Mata Hari Mata Hari is one of the most recognized spies of WWI. Mata Hari was no ordinary spy. Mata was a women who used her sexual appeal and prostitute lifestyle to play the government and government officials during WWI. Mata Hari‚ was Margaretha Geertruida Zelle stage name‚ she began preforming as a promiscuous dancer when she moved to Paris. During the time of WWI Mata was a courtesan to many high ranking military officials. As a Dutch subject Mata was able to cross national
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Germany‚ in particular‚ bore the most afterwar consequence; the Treaty of Versailles placed full blame for causing World War I (WWI) on Germany’s shoulders. However‚ it was unjust to force Germany to assume sole responsibility for triggering World War I. Other powers in Europe played roles equally significant to that of Germany in giving rise to the four factors leading to WWI: imperialism‚ militarism‚ nationalism‚ and alliances (Plante‚Yvette‚ Miller‚ & Falk‚ pp.41). Imperialism‚ the
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World War 1 was fought as a result of secret alliances formed in Europe in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The event which sparked the war was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28th 1914 at the hands of Gabriel Principe. Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was touring the nation of Serbia when a group of Bosnian nationalists named the Black Hand ordered his assassination. This act had a domino effect‚ and it quickly evolved into a war which spread rapidly through Europe. Secret
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