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- 201: Causes Of World War 1
- The Causes of World War I If you were to look back at WWI, you would see that there were direct and indirect causes to the war. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was an immediate cause. Gavrilo Princip, working with a Serbian anti-Austrian secret society called The Black Hand shot Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 in order to make ...
- 202: The Canadian Government
- ... opinions, associate with whomever you like, and gather together peacefully. Democratic rights: Vote in elections, run as a candidate in elections, elect a new government at least every five years. (except, possibly in times of war.) Mobility rights: Enter or remain in or leave Canada, live and work wherever you wish within Canada. Equality rights: Live and work and be protected by the law without discrimination based on race, national or ... defeated on May 12, 1885. Riel surrendered on May 15 and he was tried and executed for treason, which became a national French-English conflict. Strains on French-English relations worsened with the outbreak of World War I. In the early years of the war, Canadians were eager to help Britain and its allies, and Canadians served in the war on a voluntary basis and it seemed like there would be ...
- 203: Causes Of The Wwi
- The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand triggered World War I. But the war had its origins in developments of the 1800's. The chief causes of World War I were (1) the rise of nationalism, (2) a build-up of military might, (3) competition for colonies, and ( ...
- 204: Why The North Won The Civil Wa
- The American antebellum South, though steeped in pride and raised in military tradition, was to be no match for the burgeoning superiority of the rapidly developing North in the coming Civil War. The lack of emphasis on manufacturing and commercial interest, stemming from the Southern desire to preserve their traditional agrarian society, surrendered to the North their ability to function independently, much less to wage war. It was neither Northern troops nor generals that won the Civil War, rather Northern guns and industry. From the onset of war, the Union had obvious advantages. Quite simply, the North had large amounts of just about everything that the South did not, boasting resources that ...
- 205: Herman Hesses Demian
- ... good traditional home at the turn of the century in the nation of Germany. His family is very wealthy and they have a reputation as a principled, religious family. As a boy, Sinclair views the world within the walls of his home as representing all that is good, pure, and innocent. But starting at a young age, he feels an inner conflict between his own little world, the world of light, and the outside world, or forbidden realm which represents sin and loneliness. Even though his mother, father, and two sisters remain within the world of light , he constantly feels attracted to the ...
- 206: Herman Hesses Demian
- ... good traditional home at the turn of the century in the nation of Germany. His family is very wealthy and they have a reputation as a principled, religious family. As a boy, Sinclair views the world within the walls of his home as representing all that is good, pure, and innocent. But starting at a young age, he feels an inner conflict between his own little world, the world of light, and the outside world, or forbidden realm which represents sin and loneliness. Even though his mother, father, and two sisters remain within the world of light , he constantly feels attracted to the ...
- 207: Demian
- ... good traditional home at the turn of the century in the nation of Germany. His family is very wealthy and they have a reputation as a principled, religious family. As a boy, Sinclair views the world within the walls of his home as representing all that is good, pure, and innocent. But starting at a young age, he feels an inner conflict between his own little world, the "world of light," and the outside world, or "forbidden realm" which represents sin and loneliness. Even though his mother, father, and two sisters remain within the "world of light", he constantly feels attracted to the ...
- 208: Kurt Vonnegut--slaughterhouse
- ... to 250,000 people had been killed by the combined forces of the United States and the United Kingdom. Dresden was different then Berlin or many of the other military targets which were attacked during World War II because it was never fortified or used for strategic purposes and, therefore, was not considered a military target. Because of it's apparent safety, thousands of refugees from all over Europe converged on Dresden ... fate, had been spared. He wrote Slaughterhouse Five to answer the question that resounded through his head long after the bombs could no longer be heard. "Why me?"- a frequent question asked by survivors of war. Vonnegut was tormented by this question and through Billy Pilgrim, the protagonist in Slaughterhouse Five, he attempts to reconcile the guilt which one feels when one is randomly saved from death, while one's ...
- 209: New Weapons and Technology In World War I
- New Weapons and Technology In World War I I researched the topic New Weapons and Technology during W.W.I. there were many new weapons and technology during W.W.I such as tanks, ships, airplanes, guns and trench warfare. The tanks ... it was the standard military aircraft employed by the RFC (Royal Flying Corps). It was slow but stable. The design of this plane was constantly being revised and there were 5 different versions during the war. It was improved by the tail and the wing design. It had good cockpit protection and more refined controls. In 1915, it was replaced by the BE-2C, it had a modified engine for ...
- 210: The Transition of Power From President to President
- ... the latest ten outlined here. The first of these ten specific icons is Harry S. Truman; born in Lamar, Missouri in 1884 and lived his life as a farmer. During his life he served in World War I as a captain in Field Artillery and then returned and married an Elizabeth Virginia Wallace; living together and opening a haberdashery in Kansas City. He was then elected as a judge in the Jackson County Court in 1922 then becoming a senator in 1934. Slightly later he headed an investigation committee in the Senate war checking waste and corruption saving large amounts of money even 15 million dollars. Truman was elected vice president to President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the hardships in Soviet Russia. Truman was inaugurated on April ...
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