Edward II

the industrial age, and the first ever war to be fought on a worldwide scale. A war that killed over thirty-seven million people1 and involving over 100 countries1 could have been avoided in various ways. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey, had the power to stop The First World War but made significant diplomatic mistakes that resulted in the British declaration of war on Germany on August 4 1914. Furthermore, the “Blank Cheque” that Germany offered to Austria-Hungary is…

The history of the Amphibious Engineer has a long, proud and commemorative history dating back over a thousand years. An Amphibious Engineer is a person who has specific training to build complicate products, machines, systems or structures that arrives from the water or sea. The Amphibious Engineer has been utilized in major conflicts throughout history. The linage of the modern amphibious engineer, can be traced from the Revolutionary War until today’s Modern Engineer. The Amphibious…

World War II plays an important part in the history of the world. It still leaves a long lasting impression on us. What actions could have possibly started such a monumental world war? Events such as: World War I, Great Depression, expansion of imperialism, and the rise of Germany contributed to the devastating World War II. The result of these events all compound together create the perfect atmosphere for World War II. What set the tone for the start of World War II was part of the effects…

From the readings in the text book “Western Civilization Volume II: Since 1500” I found out that Oliver Cromwell was a strong leader with also strong religious beliefs. He was also mentioned to have been a Puritan who formed the New model Army and defeated the forces supporting King Charles the first, thus ending the first phase of the Civil war with his capture. Even after all of Cromwell’s victories and the new model army, which was made mostly of serious Patrons known as the Independents, who…

King Edward III, claimed that since he already owned Guyenne in southwestern France and because that he was Charles IV‘s nephew along with the fact that Charles IV had no sons , he was eligible for the throne of France. The other contestant was the Count of Valois, a grandson of Philip III of France. The Valois Dynasty was the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589. A French assembly was held to decide who would be the ruler of the French kingdom. They chose Philip VI of Valois. Edward III was…

an English hero. It was even truer in the Middle Ages, when kings were often compared to Richard, thus Edward I in 1272 was described as the “new Richard.”2 This shows that it was still Richard who set the standard which new kings were expected to follow. Surprisingly enough,…

Essay #6 The glorious revolution began with the accession to the throne by James II, after the death of his brother, Charles II, in February 1685. This was possible due to the Tories having power in parliament, who were pro-Great Chain of being which allowed for James to get his ‘inheritance’. Although, once James sat upon the throne rebellion broke out led by Charles II favorite male bastard, Duke of Monmouth. The rebellion was put down fast since James had armed troops and the Duke had…

Another Opens Immediately after World War II, the United States went to war with another country. This war was not fought like traditional wars, where countries would settle their differences on a battlefield. This war was fought through politics, fear, and through “proxy wars”. The Cold War went on from 1947 to 1991 between the United States and the Soviet Union. What Led to the Cold War? The United States and Soviet Union were not allies in World War II and then suddenly became enemies after.…

Long term help it brought: In World War ll there were many disadvantages but also many advantages. One of the main advantages was, medical this was a new direct response to a brand new kind of weaponry. That was created in the years of 1939 to 1945 and had grown since then. At the start of the of the 20th century there was a revolution of technology that affected aspects of military medicine. Medical journals were being copied and sent over seas, could communicate over telegraph and telephone.…

The Manhattan Project was a project that produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II. It all started when Einstein found out the Germans were working on a new and more powerful weapon for war. Einstein wrote a letter to the president which helped initiate the effort to build an atomic bomb. In December 1941 the government launched the Manhattan project. The project was originally named Development of Substitute Materials. It included over 30 different research and production…