August 1914 one of the most historic events in history began. This was the beginning of the First World War, a war that had never been seen before. ... Women became much more important during this time because they stepped away from traditionally female roles in society to fill in for men in the workforce. ... The War was made out to be a glorious event and many young men enlisted exactly for this reason but reality set in with the invention of a new type of warfare, Trench Warfare. ... They were extremely important to the textile and clothing industry in Britain where they made up over 70...

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Causes of World War I "The Great War" or World War I was the result of nationalism supporting the aggression of the leaders of other countries in the European nation. ... One particularly prominent nationalistic movement, Panslavism, figured heavily in the events preceding the war. ... One of the most important causes of World War I was the military expansion. ... Upon being asked by Germany what it would do in the event of a Russo-German War, France responded that it would act in its own interests and mobilized. ... The Great War A.K.A World war I had many causes, which could have b...

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Could The American Civil War Have Been Avoided? ... Thus, a conflict started within our nation that was called the Civil War. ... But an examination of the events leading directly to war will show that Southern politicians also must share much of the blame for the conflict. ... They had no way of knowing how important cotton agriculture would become in the 19th Century, or to what extent the South would become dependent on the institution of slavery. ... Lincoln was committed to preserving the Union at the cost of war. ...

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Another important figure in his time was Friedrich Nietzsche who helped pave the way to the idea of Existentialism, a way of coping with uncertainty. ... His work was a painting of his perception and reflection of a war, which he entitled Guernica. ... The "Age of Anxiety" was unique in that it was spurred by a horrific event that has not been matched in my generation. ... World War I seemed to play that part. ... The complaints were valid after World War I, and were much more productive than destructive. ...

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The author makes it really clear that enormous cultural, social, and economic changes were occurring in the colonies dating from the French and Indian War. ... The most interesting section of the book was the discussion of the French-Indian War or the "Seven Years War" and how it lead Great Britain to place an army on the frontier and to impose certain taxes to pay its cost. ... In every chapter the author gives very good facts about each segment covered in the chapter, the book doesn't keep on talking about certain events for too long it just gives you the most important facts. The boo...

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The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist is definitely the event that brought all the hostilities leading up to the war into action. The one fact that is very important about the assassination is the Austro-Hungarian response. Before I get into their response, I would like to refer to the picture entitled "War Fever 1914." This is a photograph of German volunteers marching off to fight in the war. ... On August 4, 1914, the First World War had begun. ...

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Abstract In this paper I will attempt to show how Nazism came to power in the events before and during their time. ... (lecture) After the resulting war was the string of events to cause the rise of Nazism. ... All of Europe faced economic hardship after a costly war, the germans were not alone. In fact they came out of the war in better shape economically than the winners. ... Hitler joined the the German Workers party in 1919 the group later changed the name to the NSDAP, the Nazi party, (Bergan, 32) and though was not first looked at as anyone important he quickly raised in the ranks. ...

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The decisions an events of the past in the United States has impacted and molded everything that we deal with today. ... While there would be numerous things that happen I believe that future American History students would be read about events such as, The scandals of Clinton Presidency, The United States war with Iraq, and terrorist attacks on the September 11, 2002. ... Three major events in past few years were the scandals of the Clinton presidency, the terrorist attacks on September 11 2002, and the War with Iraq. ... The pursuit that followed the terrorist attacks led to the war with Ir...

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Each decade has left a unique mark on our country and our world, and the aftereffects of decisions and events that happened ten, fifty or a hundred years ago still have a great impact on our lives today. ... Looming not too distantly on the horizon was the juggernaut of World War II. ... Yet all this was put to a stop, for a time, as the nation was hurled headlong into the war. ... America could no longer turn a blind eye to the events in Europe and around the globe "we had to fight back. ... Meanwhile, back home, women experienced a revolution of their own "with husbands and sons o...

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The wars that resulted, and more importantly the sheer power and fury the people possessed, initiated and drove forward the Second Revolution. ... As a result the Legislative Assembly launched wars against almost all of Europe. ... Because of the bitter division between the Girondists and the Mountain, and that between the indecisive middle class, great decision-making power, concerning war efforts as well as other political ventures, fell upon the laboring poor of Paris, often know as Sans-Culottes. ... The vicious power the Sans-Culottes displayed through these two harrowing events, in a...

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One very important accomplishment of the High Middle Ages was universities. ... Cathedrals came to be an important part of every city, with each one trying to have the most extravagant. ... One of the most important was the use of gunpowder in war, which helped the French win the Hundred Years" War, and helped all Westerners when they were colonizing other lands, like the Americas. ... With so many obstacles placed in front of the Europeans during this time period it is amazing the way that the politics change through every major event. ... But throughout all of the events that took pla...

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The Crusades were holy wars in which Christian states of Europe launched wars against the Muslims over the lands that the Muslims occupied, known as the Holy Land. There were eight wars in total by the Christians. ... Also, as mentioned above, the Crusades occurred during the Middle Ages which were holy wars sponsored by the church in an effort to take back the Holy Land from the Muslims. These events justify the label Age of Faith for the time period. ... The most important label for me would be the Dark Ages as so much death and destruction occurred which demonstrates a dark side of our wor...

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The Indo-Europeans were responsible for the re-innovation of war chariots and the refining of iron metallurgy. ... Honestly, the impact of any society or event in history has a huge significance on the world, irregardless if it was positive or negative. ... Although, the improvement of war chariots, only created more ideas for destructive weaponry (which ultimately causes death); war is something that is inescapable, and must be embraced for the survival of people. ... Most importantly, the Indo-Europeans intensely impacted historical evolution by all means of their existence and specifical...

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The Spanish were economically powerful and most importantly they were hard-core Catholics. ... This land was at a constant state of "civil war" and it would be this place, which would draw the central European powers into a serious of bloody wars. ... The essay will now be discussing events and wars which shaped European history from the 1500's to 1650. ... Both sides geared up their military forces and prepared for all out war. ... The war slowly became into a transnational war. ...

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Others, however, believe that internationalism is a horrible thing because it destroys many communities and provokes many wars between nation-states. ... The United Nations (UN) was created after the second world war to insure global security which is one of the most important human needs. ... Also tourism generated by this event also boosts the economy and an international organization like the red cross promotes humanitarianism. ...

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The Holocaust is likely one of the most misunderstood historical events of modern times. ... The majority of those that were taken onto continental Europe perished within twelve months, the 287 that went to Britain survived the war. ... This was achieved through saying Kaddish (a very important prayer), celebrating important holidays, establishing libraries, schools, orphanages and theaters and by maintaining the will to survive. ... The Holocaust is likely one of the most misunderstood historical events of modern times. ... The majority of those that were taken onto continental Europe perishe...

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U.S Foreign Policy Toward Jewish Refugees During 1933-1939 PART I HISTORICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS In reviewing the events which gave rise to the U.S.'... With the lingering memory of the more than 300,000 U.S. troops either killed or injured in World War I, isolationism was the dominant sentiment in most political circles. Americans were not going to be "dragged" into another war by the British. ... So, before war broke out in September 1939, during that same summer, President Roosevelt called for the deactivation of the IGCR, the now 600,000 refugees in need of aid ...

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- Janet Reno, the former US Attorney General said, "With the increased exposure of young people to an incredibly broad array of messages from an equally broad array of media messengers, it's all the more important that we teach our young people how to make sense of what they're seeing, hearing, and feeling. ... Most everyone remembers the highly publicized and ultimately sorrowful event that occurred during the afternoon of April 20, 1999. ... In the blaze of events afterwards, every possible source to explain the reason for such violence was analyzed; among the most highly criticize...

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Of course, Britain had also lost its crucial colonies during the Revolutionary War North America. ... This event gave Europe a new outlook on non-western expansion. ... These colonies, as well as those of other countries, offered a greater sense of power and provided rest and refuge in time of war. ... Also the task of finding new markets to sell manufactured goods had become important. ... Nationalism also played an important factor. ...

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The Holocaust Misconception The Holocaust Misconception is likely one of the most misunderstood historical events of modern times. ... It is often assumed and taught that the Holocaust portion of World War II was such a well kept secret that no one knew of it until after the fact, however, this is untrue. ... The majority of those that were taken onto continental Europe perished within twelve months, the 287 that went to Britain survived the war. ... This was achieved through saying Kaddish (a very important prayer), celebrating important holidays, establishing libraries, schools, o...

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The Holocaust is likely one of the most misunderstood historical events of modern times. ... It is often assumed and taught that the Holocaust portion of World War II was such a well kept secret that no one knew of it until after the fact, however, this is untrue. ... The majority of those that were taken onto continental Europe perished within twelve months, the 287 that went to Britain survived the war. ... This was achieved through saying Kaddish (a very important prayer), celebrating important holidays, establishing libraries, schools, orphanages and theaters and by maintaining the will ...

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By spreading the idea of nationalism throughout Europe (which unfortunately backfired on him) and trying to create a worldwide French empire, it is obvious that Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most important figures in the past 3,500 years that our human race has existed. ... Many wars were fought, but there were many casualties on both sides and little strategy existed. ... Had the classes been at war, like how things once were, then the French Revolution would have ended in disaster. ... There is also an extremely repetitive pattern throughout our history where nationalism is either used...

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After the Second World War the third wave of migrants came to Australia. ... Migrants have brought about important changes in Australian society and their presence helps to explain much about our community today. ... The 2000 Olympic games for example was a huge success in expressing the view and possibility of reconciliation between the White Australians and the Aborigines, and more events such as this will occur. ...

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Thisdevelopment deeply influenced western nations, producing dramatic events, specifically, the American and French Revolution, the Italian Risorgimento, the wars of independence in Central and South America, and the unification of Germany, among others. ... In particular, Wieacker explained that: "the Codification was not focused on gathering, compiling, improving or reforming the existent scientific or prescientific law - as the former German reforms or Roman and Spanish compilations-, but planning a better society by means of new systematic and creative law.""9 In fact, the relati...

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In short, mixed messages originate from observing globalisation and we need to ask whether it is a source of explanation of contemporary global events--or whether it is something that itself needs to be explained? ... Some kind of 'cost benefit analysis' is not so easy when globalisation is perhaps the most over used and under specified concept in the international policy sciences since the passing of the 'Cold War'. ...

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