Powder keg

and religious factions. The aftermath of World War One sealed the fate for the rest of the twentieth century condemning generations to seemingly constant tension and war. Before World War One brutal tyrants ruled over their people while political powder kegs threatened to ignite at any moment much of this remains true today though many of the faces of these factions are new it always seems the narrative remains the…

Germany by building up their own armies and arsenals. As militarism spread through Europe, countries like Russia and Great Britain began holding peacetime militaries of around one million men and requiring military enlistment from male citizens (Powder Keg Worksheet). By practicing militarism, Germany fostered an environment of mutual distrust and intense rivalry in Europe. Countries like Great Britain and Russia felt compelled to increase the size and training of their armies and navies so that…

militarism, and alliances. These three reasons are the root causes of why WWI even occurred in the first place. Nationalism and militarism is what started pride in people of many countries that wanted to be the best and the alliances created a huge keg of powder ready to blow up any second with just a spark needed. Nationalism is what makes people feel pride in their country and gives them the feeling of superiority over other countries. Nationalism was a big role in the cause of WWI…

He is called many things in the conversation between Stella and Blanche after the incident at the poker game, including powder-keg, madman, common, bestial, animal, ape-like, survivor of the stone age, and a brute. These all come from Blanche who you could say is the only viable one to be describing Stanley besides some of the minor characters. This is because she is the only…

again trying to bolster Britain’s naval forces. As previously mentioned, the relations between France and Britain after the War of Austrian Succession were far from affable and shifting loyalties amidst the nations of Europe eventually sparked the powder keg of war. The Seven Years War in particular was hugely important in terms of British Maritime power. “Control of the sea was instrumental to the decisive victories secured in North America, the West Indies and the Indian sub-continent.…

stubbornness by the leaders of these various countries was what would result in the war coming to fruition, the blame for there being a war lies ultimately with the Prime Minister of Serbia, Nikola Pasic. For he allowed the match that would lite the powder keg that was Europe in 1914 to be sparked. It has long been accepted that the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the catalyst that lead to war breaking out and while strictly speaking the Black Hand is responsible for the killing, they…

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Quest to Defeat Unequal Laws in Alabama “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws” (King 382). Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed that laws are unjust if they apply only to certain groups, and he personalized his argument for the clergymen that were condemning him. Some laws in Birmingham were not fair to every race and only targeted minorities. He was non-violently protesting to change these unjust laws so that every man, woman, and child could…

Dred Scott was slave who sued for his liberty in the Missouri courts, arguing that four years on free soil had made him free. He was once owned by army surgeon John Emerson. Dred Scott’s attorney argued that between 1831 and 1833, John Emerson had taken Scott with him during various military postings to areas where the Missouri Compromise banned slavery, making Dred Scott a free man. When nearly after six years in the Missouri courts, the state Supreme Court rejected this argument in 1852, Dred…

Kaleigh DeVoe What Does That Have to Do With the Price of Bread in France? In 1789, a wave of enlightenment lit a powder keg in France. The explosion led to nearly a decade of bloodshed and violent political sparring. The citizens beheaded Louis XVI, along with most of his immediate family. They summarily executed anyone who opposed their radical regime. Though the new republic crumbled in its infancy, this era left an indelible mark on the French people. This paper will show that repetitive…

World War or the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted four years, ending in 1918, tension had been stirring long before throughout Europe; specifically, in the southeast Balkan region known as the “powder keg.” European powers such as the Ottoman Empire, the Russians and other parties had a number of alliances that were threatened by political instability. The murder of the heir to the Austro Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his…