Europe was at war. World War I was all throughout Europe and changed many lives of the Europeans. During the World War‚ there were many new military and technological advancements. Universal military services were formed by the European nations and new weapons and war tactics were invented. Due to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie‚ tensions between Austria and Germany against Serbia‚ Russia‚ and France began to rise‚ which led up to the start of World War I. Thus‚
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To what extent did nationalism contribute to the origins of the Second World War? (2011‚ 2) GERMANY: -Hitler exploited the German people’s disillusionment with the Treaty of Versailles in order to come to power. He promised that he would fix the economy and pay off reparations‚ as well as increase employment. -Hitler made the people believe that only his leadership was strong enough to lead Germany back towards greatness. The German people had little faith in their government at that point (they
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The Great War 1914-1918 was universally destructive. The effects of these were seen in many areas‚ as in the destruction of human life and property‚ and in the political‚ social and economic fields. The evolution of capitalism and progress in the scientific spheres were also important consequences. It is estimated that in the four years of war‚ some eighty lakhs of people were killed and as many wounded. Some 8-10 lakh people were reported missing. In most countries‚ after this Great War‚ monarchy
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Germany was to blame for the First World War‚ but only to a certain extent. Germany were not solely to blame‚ but did contribute greatly to the sequence of events that led to war. Germany were a major contributor to the Arms Race‚ caused tension between many European countries‚ made alliances‚ were extremely nationalistic and encouraged Austria – Hungary to declare war on Serbia. Despite this‚ Germany were not the only power hungry nation to blame for the war. Germany was part of the reason that
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In the Revolution of 1905‚ Russians gained new political freedom. However‚ Russia was still plagued with problems. The famine from previous years still raged on. In 1914‚ Russia joined World War I. To pay for the war‚ Russia raised taxes‚ secured foreign loans‚ and printed more money. This combined with many other factors‚ left the people of Russia wanting change. They needed the government to change‚ the famine to end‚ and economic stability. The Russian people wanted the government to change. There
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Throughout this Revolution there were many leaders who tried to take charge but failed miserably. The Russian Revolution took place during a difficult time in Russia. These troubles began before World War I and lasted up until the 1930’s. In the book Animal Farm‚ George Orwell shows the true Joseph Stalin by portraying him as napoleon‚ and how he was a selfish sneaky leader that mislead his country and hid his innocence for it. One of the main causes in the Russian revolution was repression and
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The Russian Revolution “The revolution must be a deed beyond all measure‚ burning all things before it…. If mankind is ever to escape from it’s misery‚ there is only one method: the destruction of everything in fire and blood…. there is no other way‚ no other hope” Che Guevara. People revolt for many reasons‚ such as dramatic changes in standard of living‚ inequality in society or lack of human rights. The American Revolution was caused by changes in the peoples lives‚ made by a government
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The french revolution and Russian Revolution are the same yet different in many ways. The are the same because they have separate groups‚ However they are different because they both occurred in a different time period and in different locations. The french revolution occurred in ___________. The russian revolution occurred in russia. The first difference between the 2 estates is that their social life was very different. The french had 3 estates where as the russian only had 2 groups The church
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World War 1 began in 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ and ended in 1918. The central allies included Germany‚ Austria‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire who fought against the allied powers that were Serbia‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Romania‚ Japan and the United States. This war left a dent into the world taking away‚ what others may call‚ it’s “innocence”. This war killed more people than any other war in the human history. It involved more countries than any
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so great that compromise would no longer work. Thus‚ a conflict started within our nation that was called the civil war (1861-1865). The American Civil War was a series of political‚ cultural‚ and economic differences within the nation that when clashed‚ lead to a four-year period of hostility and instability. Although most media portrays slavery as the main cause of the civil war‚ it was really an economic competition within the two sections that created Northern determination to achieve its abolition
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