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    Who caused the outbreak of World War One? If you would ask people who was responsible for world war one‚ most of them would say – Germany. But even though after WW1‚ the blame was given on Germany‚ Many historians are still unsure which country was most responsible for the outbreak of war. Since 1900‚ there was tension in Europe. There were wars and other events that caused crisis in countries. But the spark of the world war lit only after the 28 June 1914‚ when Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb

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    "To w hat extent was Germany responsible for the First World War." There are many different factors that contributed to the outbreak of WWI. The most important of these are imperialism‚ the arms race‚ the alliance system‚ nationalism and the assassination of the Austrian Arch Duke. Although Germany has a share in the responsibility of these factors‚ she was definitely not the lone cause. Many powerful European nations played a roughly equal part in their contribution‚ which consequently started

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    The Spanish Flu of 1918 was an influenza that swept the globe killing more people then World War One‚ World War Two‚ the Korean War‚ and the Vietnam War combined. The virus’s victims were between the ages of nineteen and twenty eight‚ an unusual range compared to expected ages of deaths from a normal flu. The Forsete‚ a ship that set sail from Norway’s northern coast‚ was hit with an outbreak of the Spanish Flu on September 21‚ 1918. Within the next two weeks‚ seven people died‚ and were buried in

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    Angelica Beatrice Y. Chong Prof. Mylene Andaya BS Biology Outbreak (1995) Outbreak is movie about a certain virus called Motaba that is highly contagious. Motaba is derived from the place where it originally came from‚ in Motaba River Valley‚ Zaire. From being a deadly virus that is not air-born it somewhat

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    How far was Britain a democracy by 1918? At the beginning of the time period‚ 1850‚ Britain was not democratic. There was not a lot of choice concerning the political parties‚ there were only two parties: The Liberals and the Conservatives. Woman did not have any right to vote and were considered second class citizens. In England and Wales only one million and five men could vote and some men could vote twice. The distribution of seats did not take into account the migration of Britain. The House

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    We learned from chapter 1 that a pandemic is defined as “an epidemic occurring worldwide or crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people”. The 1918 influenza is a classical example. I was assigned to watch the hunt for the killer flu. This documentary attempts to trace the legacy of the 1918 influenza outbreak that destroyed over 40 million people. It describes the virus and its potential deadly effects. The video examines the expeditions of scientists who are

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    post-war challenges before the glamorous era of the “roaring twenties”. Following World War 1‚ Canada was affected by the many challenges they faced‚ such as the Spanish flu‚ the Winnipeg General Strike‚ and Alcohol prohibition. Throughout history‚ disease and epidemic has taken countless lives. After World War 1‚ soldiers returning home had spread a new flu virus‚ known as the Spanish flu. The Spanish Flu brought extreme emotional distress to Canada. Many cheerful soldiers returned home stricken with

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    Why did the stalemate end in 1918? By 1918 the western front was still in the middle of a stalemate‚ but now it looked like there might be a breakthrough that would lead to the end of the war. Even though defensive weapons had ben largely developed and were extremely dangerous offensive weapons had started to be developed largely. I believe the stalemate ended in 1918 due to several reason but mainly because of the entry of the USA into the war but there were other key factors such as the British

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    A revolution is a complete overthrow of an established government or political system‚ which means that the events occurring in Germany in 1918 didn ’t constitute a revolution. Groups changed in and out of power‚ but in the end it was always one group ruling over the people‚ just as the Kaiser had. The Social Democrats‚ a right-wing political group‚ eventually took his place‚ using the Freikorps to control people. The Spartacists wanted a revolution exactly like that in Russia in the previous year

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    been reported lately that swine flu cases has occurred in Malaysia. Thus‚ I feel it is essential for me to give a speech on topic ‘Steps to Prevent the Widespread of Swine Flu in Malaysia’. 3.0 Objective The objectives of delivering a speech on the above-mentioned topic are as outlines below:- 3.1 To create awareness I hope that by selecting this topic‚ it will create awareness to all the audiences that Swine Flu had been reported in Malaysia. As this flu is a contagious disease‚ there are

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