This was the beginning of the First World War, a war that had never been seen before. ... There was nothing that could have prepared the world for this war it changed the lives of millions of people across the globe. ... By the conclusion of the war Britain was in debt over 3.5 billion dollars, France was almost 2 billion and Italy was just over 1 billion dollars in debt10. ... The Great War as it has become known was a defining moment in modern history the impacts, which were and are felt around the world today. ... World War One was a war in which the world had never seen before and prob...

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In the year 1914, almost all of Europe broke out in the First World War that the world had ever seen. ... Life wasn't easy for the American solder during World War 1. ... Soon into the war the French morale was low at best. ... Moral was defiantly an important factor in winning the war and any other wars but you don't win a war by just making the other guy want to quit, you have to fight, kill, and die. ... The use of artillery in World War 1 was a very important factor in determining who was going to win the war. ...

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The Medieval Background (Middle Ages: An Age of Faith 500 A.D. to 1500 A.D) The Medieval Synthesis refers to the relationship between the 1. ... The 18th century saw two international conflicts after some 20 years of relative peace, i.e., 1720-1740: 1. ... FROM CONGRESS OF VIENNA TO FIRST WORLD WAR This period was known as period of Britannica. ... In First World War the Austro-Hungarian, Turkish, and czarist were eliminated and Japan was confined to Far East. FROM FIRST WORLD WAR TO PRESENT After First World War European state system became a globalize affair with Europe being its cen...

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Australia being the child has done just that throughout its history, and similarly to how a child will grow to an adult, Australia has shown after being involved in two World Wars for the mother country, that it has developed to be a multi-cultural, and unique nation. "Australia has undergone enormous changes since the Commonwealth came into being on 1st January 1901."1 Since this time its population has increased four-fold, as Australia is now home to one of the world's most diverse societies, with almost every culture and religion being practiced within our land. ... The Great Depres...

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Pressures toward absolutism came from three needs experienced by heads of state and their advisors: 1 to bring and end to religious discord; 2 to surmount the problems created by changes in the European economy; 3 to enable their military forces to compete successfully in warfare transformed by gunpowder weapons. ... He wrote immediately after the civil wars in England in the 1640s, conflicts that partially stemmed from religious fanaticism. ... Absolutism provided a strategy for survival in a frightening political world, just as predestination served as a rock of certainty in an uncertain s...

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The Julian Calendar composed of eleven months of 30 and or 31 days a 28 day in February (extended to 29 days every fourth year) was very precise and only errored 11 1/2 minutes per year. ... And change for some was as late in 1918, Russia converted after there revolutionary war , Greece finally change in 1923.In contrast still many orthodox churches follow the Julian calendar to the day. ... It is wondered if this type of grandeur was inspiring to the great Orson Wells and his dramatic caper he hoaxed with iis members of a theater that created mass hysteria although not and April fools joke bu...

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One of those butterfly effect scenarios in some ways, starting with, "the shot heard around the world". ... (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. ... They could not compete agriculturally, Industrial production output went to 38% of pre World War 1 levels and foreign trade was halted. ...

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Wars, revolutions and various other forms of conflicts have taken place in the past because of Nationalism. ... The two world wars WWI and the WWII were the consequences of this heightened wave of nationalistic ideas in Germany, Italy and the rest of the European nations. ... The Core Elements of Nationalism 1. ... It is considered as dangerous because it encourages citizens to take part in their national conflicts such as in the two world wars, which were sparked by the wave of nationalism. ... Nationalism still plays a significant role in world politics and shaping modern state system....

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In this "The Six Books of the Common wealth" (1577) he defined sovereignty as "the absolute and perpetual power of a commonwealth" (Bodin, p. 1). ... Moreover, the Reformation, Counter-Reformation and the following wars of religion helped to prepare the ground for a secular political system. ... The bloody Thirty Years War was ended by the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) and the conclusion of these religious wars would be determined by the secular ruler and not by an external authority, such as the Pope. ... This system of the secular state after the Treaty of Westphalia formed the basis of the...

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Six hundred years later, the Arabs got papermaking as one of the spoils of war. ... However, papermaking didn't start until several centuries after the Arabs began making paper" (Kinsella 1). ... Experimenting in chemical processes for preparing wood for papermaking took place during the 1850s and 1860s in Europe and America; commercial production of wood pulp by the sulphite process was achieved by 1887 in Ontario" (Kinsella 1). ... With the rate of recovered paper circling around 31% to 34%, the other approximate 9.5 million tons is disposed in landfills (CIWMB 1). ... I was born i...

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Language is the part of us that make us humans and unique individuals in the world and it allows us to express our identity. ... As a result, the view of culture around the world is changing and the desire to have an integrated world culture reduces the number of languages that humans speak. ... Wars, earthquakes, tsunamis and such kinds of natural catastrophes can shift the balance between languages. ... During the last three centuries, the language has been in constant decline and was spoken by less than 1% of the nation. This decrease was due to two world wars, television, and the increasin...

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Craig and his collaborations, The Origins of the Modern World by Robert B. ... Both Craig and Marks define the plague as being "introduced by sea-borne rats"1 and that "it is a result of bacillus, a disease-producing bacterium (Pasteurella pestis), that was endemic among burrowing rodents.... "7 Between the civil war in China and the plague China saw its population tumble from "120 million in 1200 to 85 million by 1393.... "9 "Greater evils than before swarmed everywhere in the world.... He says all these unrelated events that occurred around the world eventu...

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However, instead of reaching India, he found himself on the unknown grounds of the Caribbean islands describing them as "the most fertile, and temperate and flat and good in the whole world "1. ... Columbus was able to see inhabitants interacting in their natural surrounding, and he perceived them as people who are simple and do not look savage, although "all are populated and make war with one another "3. ... When Columbus was first acquainted with the beauty and diversity of the Caribbean islands, he was enchanted by the scent of flowers and trees, stating how "this was the most delightful...

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Do you ever wonder why the world is like this? Humans have always had the curiosity to know and explain the world around them. ... The word "witch" from the words "wicca" and "wicce"1. ... These witches were claimed to be trying to ruin the world with their evil ways. ... The English Civil War was when the witch-craze all began. ...

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The fireside poets 1. ... She wrote several plays for the experimental theater group the Provincetown Players, notably Aria da Capo (1919), a satirical fantasy on war. ... Wallace Stevens- Viewed the poet as a person who found harmony in the world's chaos. ...

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(Architectural Digest) Another difference that has taken place in architecture is that in the "1800s and early 1900s architects designed structures" (HistoryWorld) for protection and security for wars. ... Lastly I have already taken the initiative and began interning with Gensler the #1 Architecture firm in the United States. There is more to the job that just the six-figure salary and paid vacations but the knowledge and experience that comes with being an architect have no price tag in the world....

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