aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914. How far do you agree with this judgement? For many Historians‚ the responsibility for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914 has been an area of great debate. Historians such as Gordon Corrigan in Source 1 support other historians such as Fischer who hold the view that it was primarily German aggression which caused the outbreak of war. Yet others‚ such as James Joll in Source 3 believe it was not purely
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Each question is worth 1 point. Who did Okonkwo defeat when he was eighteen in a wrestling match? The Dog C. Unoka The Cat of Lighting D. Amalinze the Cat What instrument did Okonkwo’s father play? A whistle C. Ogene The Flute D. Wind Chimes What did Okoye insist that Unoka break? A kola Nut
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nationalism‚ and why did it start? Now‚ a definition will tell you that nationalism is the belief that your country is superior‚ without question or doubt. Most historians would suggest that nationalism developed in England and France over the course of their state-building. Yet‚ it’s unknown where it exactly started. Now‚ nationalism often suffers from confusion both over the meaning of the term and over its role in the modern world. In many cases‚ nationalism can inspire people to break free of a foreign
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Why was World War I a total war for Britain? Before we can discuss about the topic "Was the First World War a total war ’ for Britain?" First thing we have to define is‚" what is a total war?" According to‚ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war‚ a total war is " a 20th century term to describe a war in which countries or nations uses all of their resources to destroy another organized country ’s or nation ’s ability to engage in war" The treaty of London in 1839 was the key which led
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the credit crunch‚ which combine to create the perfect storm. Individually‚ neither crisis would have created a big problem but combined they have had a lasting effect on the banks‚ albeit in different ways. However‚ as Adrian and Shin (2008b) point out‚ the subprime securities market is relatively small compared with the overall financial market‚ and the total loss in overall write-downs from the entire investment banking sector‚ which stands at US$81.5 billion (Onaran and Pierson (2008))‚ is less
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There are multiple reasons as to why I want to attend a spring break trip this year. I have always been interested in studying abroad‚ but because I am in the Physician Assistant program‚ spring break is my only option to have that opportunity. I am interested in learning about healthcare in other areas of the world and bringing back what I have learned and utilizing my discoveries when I become a Physician Assistant. My interest in attending the Germany trip was sparked at the open house presentations
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IS WAR NECESSARY? The greatest catastrophe that can happen to human is war. It comes with death and destruction‚ disease and starvation‚ and poverty. Looking at the havoc caused in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan not many years ago‚ from this we can estimate the destructive effects of war. From history‚ war has been a recurrent phenomenon in many nations‚ there are wars lasting for a year even more than that (world word 2 lasted for six years). Moltse‚ the famous German Field Marshal‚ declared war
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Pennsylvania case enacted the abortion law that women have the rights to have abortion before fetal viability. Abortion in the United States is still debated a lot between people who promotes abortion and people who are pro-life. “The Women the Abortion War Leaves Out ”‚ which is written by Michelle
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After Everyman gets freaked out about Death coming to take him‚ Everyman went to go seek out Confession‚ which is a character in Everyman. The reason why Everyman went to seek out Confession was because Everyman knew that he had to confess and ask for forgiveness or Everyman would be going to hell. Confession states‚ “Ask God mercy‚ and he will grant truly”
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Why and how did the Cuban Missile Crisis almost trigger a nuclear war? By: Erin Chua After the second World War‚ the tension between the United States and Soviet Union did not end but only grew‚ and in the late 1940’s the build up tension started the Cold War. Unlike other wars‚ such as the Vietnam War where the Northern Vietnamese and the Southern Vietnamese were fighting‚ the two main countries‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ never went to war against each other. They involved themselves
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