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One hundred years ago today, Congress voted to enter what was then the largest and bloodiest war in history. Four days earlier, President Woodrow Wilson had sought to unite a sharply divided populace with a stirring claim that the nation “is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured.” The war lasted only another year and a half, but in that time, an astounding 117,000 American soldiers were killed and…

The Shakespeare Legacy Report Language: As the world is constantly changing so does the human language, as it continues to grow and adapt to identify new objects and products. Constant change creates an atmosphere where everything is moving at high speed, “As long as the needs of language users continue to change, so will the language” (Birner). Shakespeare has influenced many words we use today such as, “compromise”, “advertising” and “champion”. Furthermore, most of the words in English…

Causes of WW1 The main causes of world war one are Militarism, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Alliances. They were all connected to the main causes of World War 1. Militarism is one of the importance that caused world war one. It was an “arm race.” Which was dangerous because it gave rise to new military technologies and increased defence spending. It is the belief of building a strong army and prepare for war whenever they need to start war for their country. France,…

There are many reasons why the First World War started. We can argue in how the alliances is the main reason for the First World War, but the following are proofs that imperialism is the real main reason. Imperialism is the main reason for the First World War because the battles to create the most powerful Empire caused so much tension between countries and colonies. Imperialism is also strongly attached to Nationalism, the Nationalist countries wanted to prove their power and power, which…

be capable of constantly working and sticking together. Not only are these necessary, but there are also times when a country MUST be unified in order to have some sort of significance and prowess in the eyes of other countries. In the midst of the German peoples sense of national and pride as well as Prussia’s political desire, an essential need for the unification of Germany was created. The German’s began to experience considerable…

This simulation inspired me that, the balance of power can not simply explain the cause of World War I. By using Waltz’s three levels of analysis, the individual acts and beliefs, the collision of interest between states, as well as the anarchic nature of the international system could explain the outbreak of WWI. On the individual level, important figures significantly affected the possibility of war and the process of history. For example, Garivalo Princie was a Serbian nationalist who…

Main Causes of World War 1 There are a lot of things that factor in when discussing what caused World War 1. The main causes of World War 1 was; militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Some things that led to these factors was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. His assassination triggered the outbreak of WWI. After his assassination is when Austria declared war on Serbia. Nationalism was also another cause. Nationalism encouraged the public people to support military…

World War 1 also known as the Great war, was a global war that took place in Europe from 1914-1918. The war was expected to be short by many people, but ended up lasting more than four long terrible years, that caused disputes with many countries that took many lives such as soldiers and civilians. There were four underlying causes of the war that goes under the acronym M.A.I.N. This stands for Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism. Militarism was one of the four major causes of…

Nationalism became similar to a new religion for people in Europe and America because of the unity and solidarity it promised, as well as the economic benefits of increased modernization and societal benefit of liberation. The goals of nationalism were to unite people of similar heritage, ethnicity, and culture, as well as increase representation of the common people in politics, civil rights, and economic boom through modernization and industrialization. France nationalists goals were seen…

different way of achieving his goals because he thought differently then most. In 1862 Wilhelm I chose a wealthy landowner by the name of Otto Von Bismarck. Otto Von Bismarck was now named the new prime minister of Prussia. Bismarck became an amazing German historical figure, it was due to his ability to master realpolitik. Realpolitik translates to "the politics of reality." This form of politics left no room for idealism. This was just the start of amazing things yet to come from Bismarck.…