INTRODUCTION Before Peter’s reign‚ Russia was a mostly forgotten state‚ that was largely looked upon as a barbaric kingdom by the great European powers. Russia seemed to be a frozen wasteland that many powers did not even know was the largest land empire in the world. In this essay‚ I will explore the reforms of Peter the Great through historical authors and determine whether Tsar Peter I of Russia was successful in evolving of the Tsardom of Russia into a contemporary European empire. On top of
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IB ToK II 2 December 2014 Why was Hitler defeated? There were many factors why Hitler was defeated‚ the most important being the entry of the US into war in 1942 and the fact that Germany was fighting a 3 front war. By 1940‚ Germany had already gained control of all of Western Europe and was winning the majority of battles against the Soviey Union in the Eastern front. Only Britain hadn’t been invaded and was fighting against Germany.
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Keep that scenario in your mind. II. Now what if I told you that your favorite team lost the game‚ and lost it on purpose? III. In 1919 a professional baseball team lost the World Series intentionally just to earn extra money to put in their pockets. IV. In this speech you will learn about the Chicago White Sox and their involvement in the Black Sox Scandal of 1919. Transition: First of all‚ I will give you some information about the team involved in the scandal. I. The White Sox are a baseball
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been avoided. Why? How? Before all that we must go back and first look at the causes of World War II. Historians have suggested many reasons why World War II broke out in 1939. However‚ have you realized that the World War II was the culmination of the inter-war period. The five most important causes‚ therefore‚ were: Treaty of Versailles solved nothing It is often claimed that the Treaty of Versailles was a failure. And even many historians say that the Treaty angered the Germans‚ and did not
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Cornelius Tacitus gave an account of the lifestyles and organization of these peculiar barbarians. These descendants of modern Germans proved peculiar in that they adopted many qualities typical of barbaric cultures‚ yet they simultaneously practiced virtues more befitting of advanced civilizations‚ values more ethical than even the Roman empire of the time. The German warriors had a rigid code that defined how to live honorable lives and shameful acts to avoid committing‚ and the warriors also
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Why many children run away from home? Outline I. Topic sentence: Running away from home can be very dangerous for a child. There are many dangers out there that children don’t often think about when they leave the safe arms of their parents. Even when they do know the dangers‚ they tend to think that nothing bad can happen to them. There are some of the reasons why children run away from home. II. First Cause: Abuse A. Physical B. Mental III. Second Cause: the drug use
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Allied defeat of both Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945. World War II was inevitable for several reasons. By 1936‚ the United states began preparing for it which helped them out of the Great Depression. Many knew it was bound to happen. One because the people knew that Italy‚ Germany‚ and Japan were very powerful respective countries which had imperial and ideological ambitions‚ and were not afraid to use force to accomplish their goals. Many scholars believe that the Treaty of Versailles also contributed
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Why Many Adults Enjoy Animated Movies. Animated movies are not only targeted on children because there are many grownups now that are fond of them as well. There are three reasons why many adults enjoy animated movies that are because they attract to the moral lesson‚ characterization and their nostalgia. Adults enjoy animated movies because of nostalgia. Watching an animated movies gave them nostalgia or memories that have sentimental value in their previous life as a children. For example‚ we
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Great Depression begin in Germany and what are its impacts on the economy? The scope of my research will mainly focus on the rise of the Great Depression in Germany‚ and its effects on the country’s economy. The breath of the research will cover between the periods of 1924 to 1933. The method used will be to gather mainly from secondary sources‚ such as books and websites‚ as well some primary sources‚ like pictures or autobiography written by the people in that time. Also‚ I’ll compared and contrast
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Many historians have disputed over the origins of World War I‚ who started it‚ who is to blame for the outbreak of the war? And there are no accurate answers to the questions. To support the statement "Germany was responsible for the outbreak of World War I" to a full extent is impossible. First of all the war was never a World War until much later (arguably not until us intervention in April 1917)‚ second there were many other factors and countries involved in the outbreak of World War I. First
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