1) The U.S. did not want to join in the war. Two reasons why it was necessary was to make sure that the Allies payed their debts to the United States and to stop the Germans from wanting to take away the U.S. shipments. 2) I agree because they need to protect themselves and to make sure that they can trust the Allies. Also so they know that everything is in check and nothing will go wrong since they are helping the Allies. I think it was a smart decision because they are looking out for the good
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Why was the Enlightenment Era called such? Because it was seen as time when classic ideals of thoughts for religion‚ equality and freedom were put to the test. Beliefs were challenged by what human nature was best inclined to prefer over what was known to be the classic way of theorizing. People were starting to change what they didn’t like and what failed to work for them. Music‚ individual rights‚ freedoms‚ democracy and human origins were the most important advances made during this era. Humanists
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Why was the Thirty Year’s War fought? To what extent did politics determine the outcome of the war? Discuss the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. Could matters have been resolved without war? The Thirty Years’ War was the last and most catastrophic war based on religion and politics. It took place between 1618 and 1648 in the Holy Roman Empire. The war can be split into 4 main wars which were the Bohemian Revolt‚ the Danish intervention‚ the Swedish intervention and the French intervention. The Bohemian
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Richard Whiting was dragged through the streets of Glastonbury on a hurdle by Henrys soldiers. He was brought to the top the Glastonbury Torr. He was hung there until the executer thought he was almost dead but not fully. Then he was let off the rope and while he was still alive the executer cut his guts out in front of him. Followed by his heart and just to make sure he was dead they cut his head off and put it on a spike on Glastonbury Abbey. His body was quartered then each part was sent to 4 different
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The Battle of Gettysburg: Why was it a Turning Point? “This nation shall have a new birth of freedom‚ and that government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people‚ shall not perish from the earth” -Abraham Lincoln‚ The Gettysburg Address 150‚000 men fought in this violent war (B). Only 99‚000 of those men have lived. The Battle of Gettysburg was a brutal war‚ but it wasn’t the worst. Compared to the other wars America has fought in‚ it’s far better.
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Why was Russia difficult to govern? There are many reasons why Russia was difficult to govern‚ such as the size and diversity of the country and many differences in opinions contributed to the resentment of the government which in turn made the country very difficult to govern. One reason Russia was difficult to govern was because of the size and diversity of it. As the country was so large‚ and covered almost 23 million square kilometres in 1900‚ this made it very difficult to govern as it made
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Was the New Deal successful? Some would say yes‚ but I would say no. There are many reasons why the answer is no. The government did do things to help temporarily. But the Americans weren’t looking for something to temporarily satisfy their needs. They were looking for something to permanently satisfy their needs. If the New Deal was successful then there wouldn’t have been a need for a Second New Deal. First let’s see what the New Deal was supposed to do. On page 489 of The Americans History Textbook
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to work a day in your life.” Johnny Tremain‚ a very talented young silver smith living in Boston‚ dreamed for years of being a master metal crafter. However‚ one fateful day‚ Johnny was at work crafting a beautiful piece of priceless china for the one and only John Hancock (the richest man in Boston). As Johnny was toiling away‚ he requested Dove‚ one of the assistants‚ to fetch a tool. As a cruel joke Dove pulled out one with a fractured handle. Inevitably‚ the piece snapped sending scorching
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The failed revolution of 1905 was perhaps the most obvious example to demonstrate that the revolution of 1917 was not caused by WWI‚ because the desire to rebel was fully entrenched in society by 1905. The disturbance was cause by real problems and concerns such as hunger and human rights violation‚ exacerbated by revolutionaries‚ and was unsuccessful because the real problems of the agrarian and industrial sectors did not peak at the same time. Postcards commemorating the event‚ particularly Bloody
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The Berlin Wall was a physical wall‚ which separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War‚ and ran for over 140km and was 3.6 metres high. The construction of the wall came to show the diverse ideologies between the different systems of government‚ and what the people thought about it. To summarise it up for you‚ it was a loss in human rights and freedom. But how was the Berlin Wall influential in the course of the Cold War? I will be touching on a couple of topics today to answer the hypothesis
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