The Great War‚ World War I‚ famously known as the war to end all wars. At the time‚ this war was the bloodiest ever and was supposed to stop any future wars from happening‚ but as we can see‚ that did not happen. The Great War was sparked by two things. The main issue that sparked it was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The other reason that helped ignite it‚ was that there was a lot of religious conflict and national rivalries‚ countries were
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Why did we lose the space shuttles? On January 28‚ 1986‚ the Challenger space shuttle was lost during a terrible explosion. This tragedy killed seven members who were on board and had such an impact on NASA‚ that they suspended shuttle flights for two years. But why did the shuttle suffer this devastating explosion? The Challenger suffered several launch delays six days prior to liftoff. NASA officials overruled concerns that the engineers had‚ and ordered a liftoff at 11:38 a.m. “I found out
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less than apocalyptic; it seemed like an end. It’s not‚ the war was not the end but the beginning of everything. World War I‚ which lasted from 1914 to 1918‚ was one of the greatest wars and the first modern war in the world. This world war I became the gateway to new things. From the political‚ social and economic fields. This war not only inflicts tremendous damage but also costs a lot and affects the world order afterwards. World War I brought down the four greatest empires in Europe without a
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Closer to the end of the 14th century‚ the empire of the Mongols was breaking up. That was the main reason why Europeans began to explore the world‚ but there are many reasons‚ for example‚ the western merchants were no longer able to be assured of safe conduct alongside the land routes. A different reason why they began to explore the world is the three G’s. God‚ gold and glory‚ God. Because Europeans always wished to grow in Christianity. Glory because European colonists and explorers would want
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The Revolutionary War began April 19‚ 1775 and lasted until September 3‚ 1783. During this war there were smaller battles fought throughout the colonies between the Colonial and British forces for the 13 Colonies’ liberation from Great Britain. These battles helped to steer the course of the war and eventually end the war in our favor. One of these pivotal battles was the Battle of Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill during the Siege of Boston. The battle took place in Charlestown a neighborhood of Boston
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In the recent war with Iraq Americans wants to really know why did the United States go to war with Iraq? There are several conclusions that people have come to. Some of the main reasons that the United States went to war with Iraq was because of the belief that Saddam Hussein was harboring terrorists in Iraq and that he had in his possession weapons of mass destruction whether they were nuclear or gas bombs the United States had no idea. When also looking at reasons why the United States decided
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World War 1 “The war to end all wars.” This was the common name used for World War 1 but truthfully I do not believe there will ever be a war that ends all wars forever. This war struck fear into the hearts of not only soldiers in the war but citizens caught in the cross fire of the hatred that was plaguing our world. This war started for many reasons such as nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism and the formations of alliances. But the main reason this war was fought was because of a countries
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Throughout the wars that have been fought there has been much change. From using guns that could only shoot 10 rounds per minute in the First World War until now where we have weapons capable to shoot 6000 rounds per minute which is ten times more shots per second than a World War 1 weapon. The South African War (1899–1902) was Canada’s first foreign war. Also known as the Boer War‚ it was fought between Britain (with help from its colonies and Dominions such as Canada) and the Afrikaner republics
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Needless to say this infuriated Booth to the bone. Booth decided to throw himself into theatre to quell his rage. But when the Civil War broke out amongst slavery rights Lincoln once again called on Booth. Lincoln promised him that if he just wrote him one more speech he would cease the war and allow slavery in the South. Booth‚ hating to see his fellow Americans die at the hands of other fellow Americans‚ complied with the president’s request. Booth penned one
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lying is not useful and hurt peoples. Almost the whole world people lie one or more in their life. They shouldn’t be offended with making themselves liar. A lot things will happen in your life‚ so lying would be the first thing. Also lying depends on the situation that you lie. If you’re lying wouldn’t be accepted with someone‚ it means you are lying like a rug and trying to make people to feel bad with lying and that would be the worst thing you did in your life. If your friends notice that you are liar
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