World War Ⅰ was a war that affected the whole world‚ it caused many countries to go bankrupt and created more than one new rivalry between countries in the process. Eighteen different countries involved in World War I‚ and that is not counting all of the colonies belonging to the involved countries that were forced to give financial and/or militaristic support. There were situations that led up to and caused World War I but three of the main reasons were Balkan nationalism‚ entangling alliances‚
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1956‚ Sudan was under joint Egyptian and British rule. This meant that like other developing countries at that time‚conflicts were sure to follow specifically those regarding religion. Ever since World War 2‚ Sudan has struggled to stay stable because of it’s religious conflicts. Most of the conflict in Sudan was caused by the extensive but poor governing of Sudan by Egypt and Britain. Egypt and Britain ruled Sudan equally but often did not work together to govern. In the 1880’s‚ Egypt was a protectorate
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especially for World War I as it was one of the bloodiest wars in human history‚ with over 35 million military and civilian casualties (Casualties). Britain‚ Russia‚ and Germany were among the few European powers in the war. Russian and Britain joined the war based on the alliances they made‚ whereas countries such as Germany joined the war because they were eager to be recognised among the European superpowers. Although some countries and individuals believed the war was beneficial‚ in actuality the
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many ways‚ WWII was a direct result of the confusion left behind by WWI. Below are some of the main causes of WWII. Germany and the Allied Powers ended World War I with The Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was horribly harsh to Germany because they had lost the war. Allies war damages were put upon Germany because they were supposed to take upon the responsibility of losing the war. Germany was required to pay a vast amount of the reparations. Germany’s economy was destroyed because
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Atomic Bomb On August 6‚ 1945‚ President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Then on August 9‚ 1945‚ Truman ordered a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan. These two decisions were based the war timeline‚ war casualties‚ the successful completion of atomic bomb testing‚ the war experience with Japan‚ and the political conditions related to potential Russian claims on Japan. The atomic bomb decision was primarily driven by the weariness of war. The scientific
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499 BC was a series of military revolts from the people of ionia against the persian empire ‚ancient Greek colonies Mysia ‚Lydia‚Caria and Lycia that rebelled against the geographical enormous persian empire. During the arcade age a lot of Greek cities sent out expeditions to colonise the mediterranean‚Herodotus the father of western history‚gives the only greek historian text about the only persian wars written at the time of the period .Herodotus had stated that the cause of the revolt was due
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In1823 in his annual speech to congress President James Monroe he passed the Monroe Doctrine. President Monroe stated that America was the most powerful in the region. President Monroe addressed the new policies America would adopt in the western hemisphere. This was to insure to prevent any attack or interference from Europe or its neighboring countries near America. The Doctrine was looked at as Americas effort to show its power and presence within the region. Europe wanted to dominate the
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perspectives regarding the causes of World War One‚ these causes include‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ alliances‚ and nationalism. Imperialism was a major contributing factor to the start of WW1. Tensions between Germany‚ Britain‚ and France grew throughout the years prior to WW1 due to the vast amount of land France and Britain had acquired. Imperialism also led to certain political alliances such the triple entente and the triple alliance. Germany was also very worried because
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figure out what to do with the North Korean forces that were pushing them further and further south. It would be General of the Army Omar Bradley (1893 – 1981) who would first bring the nuclear option to the table on 9 July 1950 but received no support. He would turn to MacArthur for his opinion in the matter but would also be turned down at the time. Even with no support the Joint Chief of Staffs on July 28 sent ten bombers to Guam with nuclear payloads. Truman denied to the public that he was considering
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War‚ or better known as the Iraq War is an ideal event to spark curiosity. There are two main factors that contributed to the Iraq War. They are the causes of the Iraq War‚ and the most dominant groups of people in Iraq‚ which are the Sunni and Shiite Arabs. Then there is the outcome and aftermath of the Iraq War. These two factors changed how society thinks about foreign wars. First and foremost‚ the Sunni and Shiite Arabs were the two factions that lifted the facade of peace and started a
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