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    The start of World War I happened on June 28, 1914, the event that caused the war was when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot to death. The heir of the Austro- Hungarian Empire assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. Over the coming weeks, Austria-Hungary hopes to use this incident to justify setting the problem of Slavic nationalism, Balkans region and for all. (First World…) With the appending war, Russia was in talk to join the Serbians, and Austria-Hungary wanted Germany to join their fight. Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum and because the terms of the ultimatum were not all accepted by Serbia, they declared war on July 28. The peace between Europe’s great powers was shattered with German backing Austria-Hungary. Germany let Russia know right away that attacking Austria-Hungary would mean attacking them and a start of the war.…

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    World War Dbq

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    In the history of America there were two world wars which were conducted, both of which the United States had not entered until fairly after the beginning of each war trying to keep peace and stay out of war. During the First World War, President Wilson had kept the United States out of the war believing the war is savagery and that the U.S. is above such actions and remains a neutral force. It wasn’t until a dramatic turn of events unfolded causing action by the Americans. Such actions were…

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    World War 2

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    World War 2 was a pivotal time period in American history. It is widely debated on why it began and when. Many believe it began when Germany and Fascist Italy began invading other nations to expand their nations. Although Germany and fascist Italy wanted to expand their nations and caused many casualties in the process, by doing so they laid the foundation for the end of European colonialism and civil rights in America. After the depression many countries felt the need to expand their…

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    “The War of the Worlds is presented as a factual account of the arrival on Earth of metal cylinders fired from the planet Mars. The first cylinder crash-lands on Horsell Common near the English town of Woking (where Wells lived while writing the story), and opens to reveal monstrous Martians. These aliens construct tripod war machines armed with unstoppable heat rays, and use them in a campaign of destruction. Armies are wiped out, London is devastated. Humanity spinally saved when the Marians…

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    World War Mistakes

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    doubt that over human history war has brought death, destruction, merciless slaughter and poverty in its wake as it sweeps a country or continent up like a tsunami. Almost two decades after the Great War, we humans are back at each other’s necks in the second world war. Have we not learned from our past mistakes? Was the first world war already a distant memory? It seems so as it is still the twentieth century and countries are invading others to see who can vie for dominance in a territory,…

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    The War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds is a phenomenal story, written by H.G. Wells, about a group of Martians who invade Earth after spending thousands of years investigating its inhabitants. The melodrama was radio broadcasted in 1938 by George Orson Welles, and was developed into two films, which premiered in 1953 and 2005. Although each depiction of the story is wonderfully executed, each one has unique aspects of realism, audience involvement, and storyline. George Orson Welles,…

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    World War Fairness

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    It is in human nature to be destructive. While humans cannot get along with each other; creating the value of money out of paper, drawing imaginary lines on the surface to claim who owns what land, and even declaring that humans own each other based on the colour of their skin. Wars started popping up across the planet, calling themselves a succession, a revolution and a dominance. One of the first major wars was titled World War One, which split the planet in half: The Allies vs. The Central…

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    World War Effects

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    War can be defined as a conflict between different nations or states but the truth behind it all is what is it really doing to our nation that many of us fail to see? World war two was a time of devastation and global economic destruction that caused a domino effect and ruined many investors within the U.S. On October 29, 1929 the New York stock market crashed and was predicted to set off a worldwide depression and have profound effects on the economic, social, and political structure of every…

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    World War II lasted from September first, nineteen-thirty-nine through September second, nineteen-forty-five. In nineteen-eighteen, After World War I, Germany was prohibited from having armed forces. Then in nineteen-thirty-three, Germans voted Adolf Hitler as their new leader who quickly armed his country once again. Hitler wasted no time to try and capture new land from other countries to make Germany a stronger country. World war II had a major impact on many different parts of the world. The…

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    World War One was also known as “The Great War”. At this point in modern history, there had never been a war of this magnitude. The war was fought in Europe and featured the Allied Forces: the United Kingdom, France, and Russia against the Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. World War One was one of the most deadliest was in the history of the world. More than sixteen million soldiers and civilians perished during the four year European conflict. World War One began on June 28,…

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