The first reason for the eruption of World War I was militarism. ... Imperialism was the cause of this self-destruction, which is otherwise known as World War I. ... When the Tripe Alliance was formed, there were still conflicts over the possession of the Adriatic Sea between Italy and Austria-Hungary. ... It is clear that the alliance systems played an enormous role in causing the onset of the First World War. In conclusion, World War I, as unnecessary as it was, arose from three deeper factors, other than the assassination of the Archduke. ...

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There they walked 400 km to the Arabian Sea, where they started making salt from the sea water. ... The peak of this movement came during World War II. ... To conclude, Britain was the main colonizing power in the world. ...

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As he grew up in the world of slavery, going from master to master, he encountered a struggle to find his own identity. He went from Africa, to the Caribbean, to the Americas, to the West Indies, and also spent a great deal of his time out at sea. ... The book editor Robert Alison commented that, "His years of slavery in the West Indies and life as a free man in Europe and at sea had given him a dual identity and made him recognize that though he was culturally an Englishman, he had become a son of Africa" (Alison 4). ... After being at sea for about three years, Equiano comments that, "F...

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Yet in World War I I again organized an ambulance corps for the British before returning home to India in 1914. ... In 1930, in protest of a salt tax, I led thousands of Indians on a 200-mile (320-kilometer) march to the sea to make their own salt. ... Early in World War II I demanded immediate independence as India's price for aiding Britain in the war. ...

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Immigration of Germanic peoples before Roman withdrawal came from the English Channel and the North Sea had begun.The Anglo Saxians and the Scandinavian Vikings were the two main waves brought to Britain. ... Under Queen Elizabeth the United Kingdom became a huge naval power.Landing and founding new colonies in the new world. ... At this same time the first try of inhabitants of the new world was unsuccessful however they tried again and it was a great success. ...

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It is why third-world countries envy our wealth and hate our life style. ... And that would discourage anyone to even consider trying to become successful, which leaves theses countries in this third-world nonsense. ... It all started back in England and in 1578 Humphrey Gilbert, some guy, received a patent from Queen Elizabeth to colonize the "heathen and barbarous lands" in the New World which other European nations had not yet claimed. ... Gilbert was lost at sea and his half-brother, Walter Raleigh, took up the mission. ...

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The canal shortened sea route from New York to San Francisco by nearly 5,000 miles. ... At the time, Africa was responsible for producing 95% of the world's diamonds and 50% of the worlds gold. ... In the mid 1800's, Britain was the most powerful nation in the world. ... IN 1870, it produced one third of the worlds total. ... By the early 1900's no part of the world was not prepared for trade. ...

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It might have seemed that with their territorial advantage and early start, the Spanish colonies were best posed to take control of the new world. ... The US's initial struggle to pursue favorably teams of trade with the outside world left the US with a tendency to take the side of postcolonial nations in disputes with colonial powers. ... Initially these moves are necessary to protect the US's interests with the sea power described by Alfred Mahan, later they will become the stepping stones for the US's path to nation building. ... But extraterritoriality and unfavorable trad...

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It will identify four key factors that are fundamental to the success of the operation using examples from the second world war and testimony from Admiral Woodward to reinforce the argument. ... As can be seen by the D-day landings at Normandy during the second world war, huge effort went into leading the enemy into believing that forces would either land elsewhere, or would not land at all. ... This can be seen by the defeat of the German army during operation Barbarossa during the second world war, underestimating the significance of the elements in the planning stages can cost an army the b...

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