Why Did Australia become involved in WW1? Australia became involved in World War One in August 1914’‚ as Britain was preparing to declare war on Germany. At the time Andrew Fisher (future Australian prime minister) promised that Australia would stand behind their mother country. He believed this war to be a noble cause where Australians could demonstrate their loyalty. As Australia is still part of the British Empire‚ our loyalty was pressured into joining the war and fighting for what they
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As Earth heated‚ it became partially molten. Thirty to sixty percent of the Earth formed an outer magma ocean that was hundreds of kilometers thick. The interior of the Earth become soft. The heaviest elements sank to the middle and the lightest elements floated on top. This caused the formation of distinct layers in the Earth or‚ in other words‚ differentiate. These distinct layers consist of the core‚ mantle and crust. The inner core is solid iron and nickel because there is too much pressure
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Why did Pitt the Younger become Prime Minister On the 28th May 1759‚ William Pitt the Younger was appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain. There were a number of reasons which ensured Pitt’s entry into office; however some reasons had more impact: The first reason was Pitt’s early political career‚ combined with his own ability. Due to poor health‚ he was educated at home by the Reverend Edward Wilson. Pitt‚ an extremely intelligent individual‚ quickly became proficient in Latin and Greek
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empires were transnational‚ multi-ethnic‚ and often encompassed diverse physical geographic regions. Between then and the sixth century AD‚ the city of Athens‚ Macedon’s Alexander the Great and his Hellenistic successors‚ the Mauryans in India‚ the Romans‚ the Ch’in and Han Dynasties in China‚ and the Parthians and Sassanids in Persia‚ and lastly the Guptas in India all established empires. While culturally and geographically diverse and different‚ these states‚ nevertheless‚ were remarkably similar
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Why Did Plymouth Succeed? The Plymouth Colony was one of England’s first successful colonies in North America. There were two groups of people who founded Plymouth: the Pilgrims‚ also known as Separatists‚ and the Strangers. The Strangers were called the Strangers because the Pilgrims did not know who they were. The Pilgrims were called the Pilgrims because anyone who took a voyage for religious reasons were called pilgrims‚ however Pilgrim spelled with a capital P is reserved for the The Pilgrims
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according to legend by two twins with the names of Romulus and Remus. According to legend‚ they were thrown in the Tiber river to drown. There uncle was fearful of what they would become. A mother wolf found them and took them in as her own. When they were older they came across what was going to be called Rome. Romulus killed Remus so that he could be‚ what they called an emperor later on‚ the first king of Rome. Rome’s geography played a key role in it becoming a huge and powerful empire. Mountain ranges
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Hitler Becomes Chancellor January 30th‚ 1933‚ President Paul Von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler the chancellor of Germany. Up until that point‚ Hitler had raised in popularity‚ "spurred largely by the German people’s frustration with dismal economic conditions and the still festering wounds inflicted by defeat in the Great War and the harsh peace terms of the Versailles treaty." (Adolf Hitler is named chancellor of Germany) This led up to Hindenburg getting intimidated by Hitler‚ so he made someone
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Why Did Prohibition Last So Long? Prohibition of Alcohol in America was introduced in 1920 with the 18th amendment of the constitution and was finally revoked in 1933. Prohibition was always considered a failure‚ due to the way it was policed‚ the fact the American people at the time liked to drink and the fact that alcohol was very easily accessible. Therefore the fact it lasted thirteen years‚ despite it being obvious within the first five that things were not working‚ seems incomprehensible
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federal armory there. John Brown had the idea that he could lead an armed slave revolt by taking over Harpers Ferry. There was a major reason on why John Brown raided Harpers Ferry.
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skyrocketed among British colonies with varied immigration pattern creating quite the contrast between the middle and southern colonies. Thousands of Europeans begin flooding the New World for religious freedom‚ in search of wealth‚ or for their own personal exploit. Many came to the Middle Colonies for liberation from persecution and for business ventures that would not be possible with primogeniture prominent in much of Europe; meanwhile‚ those who resettled in the Southern Colonies were there for more
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