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    Mustard Gas, in World War I, was called the King of Battle Gases because it caused more battle causalities, as in injuries that took them out of the war and some deaths, than all of the other chemical agents used in that Great War (Everts, n.d.). This synthetic agent had an innocent beginning but rapidly became something the world rallied around to ban due to its harmful effects. In 1886 Victor Meyer first discovered the harmful effects of (ClCH2CH2)2S or what would later become known as Mustard…

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    Major Battles 1914, 38 million joined, 17 million killed, 20 million wounded. World War 1 was the beginning of serious conflicts between massive countries. Not only were the country’s involved fighting for their own rights as a whole but most importantly they were fighting for justice against their enemies. Conflict is another word for battles, ¨About two-thirds of military deaths in World War 1 were in battle¨. This war has affected countries in an economic and population aspect and has been…

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    majority rule government. In 1918 Woodrow Wilson, the American president distributed his Fourteen Points which required a just peace taking into account the privileges of self determination of all countries and the setting up of a worldwide body, the League of Nations, to settle clashes. A empire? The United States extended its boondocks in North America all through the eighteenth century and after triumph over Spain in 1898 turned into an oceanic power whose domain extended as far west as the…

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    Reading this document “World War I and the League of Nations”, I have captured Wilson’s principal purpose in deliverance was to present a practical choice both to the traditional notion of an international balance of power gained by alliances among nations. As President of the United States, Woodrow could pass some very important legislations on those and many other issues, pledging to keep America out of World War I. Though he proposed to keep America out of World War I, Once Wilson knew that…

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    ethical trap of “ethical relativism” when he acted on his own beliefs and values to prevent German influence in the area and “improve” Haiti, which in reality caused great unrest (BCEE, 2014d). Wilson’s hypocrisy became glaringly evident when he advocated for world peace at the Paris Peace Conference and in the same time frame nearly 3,000 Haitian peasants were being slaughtered as they rebelled against the pro-American Haitian President and U.S. presence. Wilson’s critical thinking was…

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    Superhero Research Paper

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    After playing as Oliver Queen/ Green Arrow for 5 years ever since 2012. Arrow has reached its 100th episode. The 100th episode happens to air right in the middle of the CW 4-way superhero crossover, which is the channel Arrow airs on. Since Arrow was such a big success it has caused Warner Brothers/ CW to spawn off 3 other superheroes shows Flash, Supergirl, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Since the fans of all these show love crossovers. The CW decide to do a 4-way crossover. The crossover is…

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    Propaganda In Ww2

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    World war ll is the most over mediatized and talked about war in recent history. Anyone cannot go five feet without running into some time of American war hero where the hero goes to foil the evil and malicious germans plan ( like Captain America, Superman, or any old propaganda poster), or in today's media, for where ever someone tries to convey how someone is horrible that person tends to compare them to the man who most of the world identifies him as bad. World War 2 was a turning point for…

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    All around the world, many people just like you and me are suffering, suffering to live, suffering to care for themselves because of war, these people are called refugees. Refugees face horrific life events constantly. Who are refugees, and how do they live? Refugees are people who are living in a country of terrible war and forced to move. Once refugees move out of their home country most are faced with severe poverty. Most parents can’t find a job to support their families. Therefore,…

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    Treaty Of Versailles The treaty of versailles is very important to the world today. Having the treaty marked that end of World War 1. The treaty of versailles made Germany lose there land, army, navy, Air Force and so on that all went to the allies, the treaty became apart of history because it ended World War 1 but lead to the start of World War 2, the document had 15 parts and 440 articles. Germany took the fault for starting World War 1 by surrendering. The treaty affected Germany and…

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    World war two had three major causes, including Hitler and the Nazi party who were spurred on by the treaty of Versailles, appeasement from Britain and France, and the great depression which struck the whole world, but added to the grief in Germany. Many aspects led to the eventual rise of WW2, beginning with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The main terms for the treaty of Versailles were; Germany should accept the blame for starting World War One, they had to pay 6,600 million pounds for…

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