World War One started for two main reasons: the alliances of Europe and many countries‚ and what really set off the war‚ the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Franz Ferdinand was the crowned prince of Austria-Hungary who was sent to Serbia to keep peace between the countries. This happened on June 28th‚ 1914‚ and was murdered by a member of a group called the Black Hand‚ Gauvrillo Princip. Austria-Hungary wants revenge and will push what they call the July Ultimatum. This was a set of laws
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Trotsky was appointed commissar of war by the government it was a major turning point in the civil war. Whilst Lenin was working on the land that the Bolsheviks had and trying to ensure that it did not fall into the hands of the whites‚ Trotsky began to eradicate people who were against the Bolsheviks. As a military commander he was able to do with the army what he wanted and despite being untrained‚ his philosophy and organisation meant that he excelled in the role. His philosophy was simple and
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prices. This essay will examine the factors that play a significant role contributing to the increasing prices. Why are gas prices so high? One of the top reasons for the increase in prices is the supply and demand for oil. Crude oil accounts for 55% of the price of gasoline‚ whereas taxes and distribution control the remaining 45% (Amadeo‚ 2011). Typically‚ taxes and distribution are steady‚ so that the daily adjustment in the price of gasoline correctly reflects oil price fluctuations. However‚ occasionally
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Was World War One a total war? Why? Why not? The First World War of 1914-1918‚ also known as the Great War‚ was the first total war in history. What began as a European struggle over the balance of power between the triple alliance of France‚ Britain and Russia on one side and the central powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other‚ soon became a global conflict that involved the imperial powers of Europe‚ their colonies and lands such as the Ottoman Empire‚ Japan and the United States
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Why was it so difficult to establish a stable parliamentary democracy in Italy in the 40 years after unification? After the merger of Italy‚ several complications that stirred the fresh nation‚ who had to deal with a series of troubles that invariably affected the poorer Italians‚ especially in the south while disallowing the power in Rome to fully consolidate. Italy had to face a series of social‚ economic and reform issues as well as dealing with the poverty and unceasing emigration that took
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On July 28 1914‚ one of the greatest war started.At the time one month before the war started Franz Ferdinand of Austro Hungarian throne‚ and his wife Sophia‚ had been killed. By Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip which later cause to go to war but‚ the two important reasons that War World 1 started are Alliances and Militarism. One of the important reasons that world 1 started is because of Alliances. An alliance is a formal political‚ military or economic agreement between two or more nations. In
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Retrospectively‚ the First World War seems as if it was inevitable‚ but the arms race between the European powers can be conceptualized as a defensive response to the increasing military power by a country’s neighbours. Though some plans were indeed offensive‚ they were building not towards deliberately offensive maneuvers but rather an attempt to protect their borders should a neighbour invade. Germany’s answer to this in the Schlieffen Plan was an aggressive form of defence‚ hoping to avoid a war on two fronts
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Why were the Japanese so cruel in World War 2? The Japanese were a warrior culture who believed that to surrender was tantamount to admitting that you were a coward. The European soldiers‚ including the US Army believed in the idea you fight until you know you can’t win and then you surrender in good faith. This lead to the idea that they could treat the cowards in their care any way that they felt they should up to and including killing them they were able to slap prisoners and work them to
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Valeria Zarubina May 28‚ 2013 World History World War II as a Watershed Event After World War II ended in 1945‚ it was considered to be a watershed event because of its major impacts on history. After the end of World War II‚ the United States had a lot of great changes that occurred. An example of such a change was that women were given more rights. Secondly‚ due to the fact that the nuclear weapon was created during World War II‚ people lived in constant fear that a bomb would be released
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The Civil War was one of the worst wars in the us history. Over 600k people died or they went missing. A Lot of families were torn apart because of the war. On the battlefield it was father vs son. During the battle of gettysburg over 51‚000 people were killed although the death tolls were very high it helped define what america is today. The North outgunned and it had more people than the South. During the Civil war the North had a little over 20 states apart of the union and the South had half
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