Seven Reasons for the Expansion of the American Empire 1. World Markets (McKinley’s) a. 1865 US export $400 million dollars’ worth of stuff b. 1890 US export $1.6 billion dollars’ worth of stuff 2. Capital Investments a. 1870 zero investments in world markets b. 1900 $500 million investments in world markets 3. Protection a. Stronger military i. 1883 - US navy 1. USS Atlanta‚ USS Boston 2. Naval bases 4. European Example a. Franco-Prussian war yields Germany b. Germany‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Italy
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World War I (1914-1918) In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia. An escalation of threats and mobilization orders followed the incident‚ leading by mid-August to the outbreak of World War I‚ which pitted Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (the so-called Central Powers) against Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and Japan (the Allied Powers). The Allies were joined after 1917 by the United States. The four
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Bismarck “was quoted as saying at the end of his life that "One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans." (Archduke Franz‚ 2014). On June 28‚ 1914‚ as he predicted‚ Gavrilo Princip a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia‚ assassinated the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand along with his wife. Set alight by this event and fueled by a collection of militaristic foreign policies‚ alliances‚ the practice of imperialism and the ideology
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Matteo Bellani 3H History Common Assessment: the Assassination of the Archduke Was the Most Important Cause of WW1. Do you agree? Two bullets fired in a Sarajevo back-street on the morning of the 28th June in 1914 set in motion a series of events that have shaped the world we live in today: World War One‚ World War Two‚ the Cold War and their conclusions all trace their causes to the gunshots that shook that summer day. But why was this so important? Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant
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Origins of the First World War Lecture notes 3. Who Was Responsible for the Outbreak of War in 1914? 3.1 Events -1914 Jan: British-German relations improve Observation: partly due to reduced threat from Germany after its decision to scale down the naval build-up. Did Britain anticipate the implications of Germany’s expansion of the army‚ evidently aiming for dominance on the Continent‚ something Britain had consistently worked against? Did Britain not expect Germany to turn against
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GROUP MEMBERS Ahmad Hazrul Hakim bin Anuar Wan Nur Hazirah bt Wan Sukri Noor Azmina Syafawati bt A. Hamid Nurul Izaty Bt Mohd Aziz ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND • Kenny Rogers Roasters (KRR) is a chain of chicken-based restaurant. • KRR is now part of Malaysian under Berjaya Corporation Berhad. • KRR is a franchise company owned by KRR International Corporation. • 74 restaurants in Malaysia and 8 in Indonesia. • Brand tagline is “less fat‚ less salt‚ less calories” • Muffins‚ jacket potatoes‚ vegetable
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1. To what extent do biological‚ cognitive‚ and sociocultural factors influence abnormal behavior? • Biological • Genetic predisposition (e.g. depression‚ schizophrenia‚ anorexia nervosa) • Imbalance of neurotransmitters (anorexia nervosa and depression – serotonin‚ schizophrenia – depression • Hormones (anorexia nervosa: cortisol‚ orexin) • Cognitive • Cognitive theorists believe that abnormality is caused by unrealistic‚ distorted or irrational understanding‚ perceptions and thoughts about oneself
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From 1979 to present there have been many famous photographers‚ but there are three who really stick out: Jerry Uelsmann‚ Freeman Patterson‚ and Annie Slivovitz. These three photographers had very distinct photography and viewed photography as more than pictures but as pigments of emotions and feelings. These photographers are very famous for their pictures and one photographer is known for her help in third world countries. The first photographer that I would like to mention in my research paper
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World War I (WWI) was a global war concentrated in Europe that began in July 1914 and lasted until November 1918. It was also termed the World War or the Great War until WWII. The war was comprised of all the world ’s great powers‚ which were collected in two contrary alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally the Triple Alliance of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy). The appearance of the Triple Entente as a counterbalance
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CAUSES OF BY NATHAN BECK World War 1 was the first war in history that had most of the world dragged into conflict against one another. There were many causes of WW1 the main one that actually started it was a short term cause‚ the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire. But there were a lot of long term causes that were building up to war like the arms race with military sections such as navy being built up especially between Britain and Germany. Also Imperialism
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