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- 231: Causes Of World War I
- ... and it also had the largest navy. The navy was so big and strong because the Britons needed to protect their empire and maintain the sea routes between the different colonies. The Kaiser William II of Germany hated and envied Britain for having a stronger navy than his. He increased the German navy and built many warships. Britain responded with building ... between those two countries. Imperialism and the system of alliances are the last two major causes of the War. There was a quarrel between France and Germany about controlling the colonies, and especially Morocco, which leads to a greater conflict, the Great War. Europe at that time was divided into two rival alliance systems: Triple Entente that included Great Britain, France ... sinking British ships. The sinking of Lusitania is the famous example of the submarine warfare during the World War I. The Lusitania had civilians on board, where 100 passengers were American citizens. After sinking Lusitania a letter was sent to the German Government by President Wilson to warn the German government against killing Americans citizens. In October 1915 Ottoman Turkish ...
- 232: Cause And Effect Of Wwi
- ... and it also had the largest navy. The navy was so big and strong because the Britons needed to protect their empire and maintain the sea routes between the different colonies. The Kaiser William II of Germany hated and envied Britain for having a stronger navy than his. He increased the German navy and built many warships. Britain responded with building ... between those two countries. Imperialism and the system of alliances are the last two major causes of the War. There was a quarrel between France and Germany about controlling the colonies, and especially Morocco, which leads to a greater conflict, the Great War. Europe at that time was divided into two rival alliance systems: Triple Entente that included Great Britain, France ... sinking British ships. The sinking of Lusitania is the famous example of the submarine warfare during the World War I. The Lusitania had civilians on board, where 100 passengers were American citizens. After sinking Lusitania a letter was sent to the German Government by President Wilson to warn the German government against killing Americans citizens. In October 1915 Ottoman Turkish ...
- 233: Paul Revere (1735 - 1818)
- ... and also understand the newspaper. He learned to write reasonably well. Paul was 19 when his father died and the year was 1754. Paul Revere was a silversmith and a American Revolutionary Patriot. He also made artificial teeth, surgical instruments, and engraved printing plates. Paul also made printed money for Massachusetts Congress and he designed the first official seal for the United colonies as well as the seal which is used by Massachusetts. He established a gun powder mill at Canton, Massachusetts.. The year of his most famous engraving was the year of ... died in infancy. When Rachel and his son which is also named Paul died in 1813, he had sadness and grief other than being healthy. When tension developed between the colonies and the mother country after the end of the Seven Years War group of artisans who identified themselves with the critics of the policies of the Mother Country. In ...
- 234: Benjamin Franklin
- ... London to study the latest developments in printing. He worked in the ship's print shop on the journey. When he was 20, Franklin returned to Philadelphia. He started the American Philosophical Society, at age 21. The next year, he started his first print shop in Philadelphia with partner Hugh Meridith. At age 23, he established the Pennsylvania Gazette Newspaper. This ... influence to make his illegitimate son, William, royal governor of New Jersey. Franklin was later greatly disappointed when William was unwilling to repay his father's generosity by supporting the American Revolution. At age 62, he was given the honor of being inducted into the French Academy of Science. Franklin's success as a diplomat was greatly due to his fame ... with a greater opportunity of doing productive work during the longer daylight of the summer months. Then at age 69, after spending years in France, Franklin was recalled to the colonies and named to the Second Continental Congress. There, he presented the Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies. At age 70, in 1776, Franklin played an instrumental role in ...
- 235: Plagues and Diseases
- ... also reached into Africa, China, Russia, and the Scandinavian countries. It was truly a worldwide pandemic. But, it has a secondary effect that not many people are aware of. The colonies of Greenland, settled by the Vikings, were stricken by the plague and they soon disappeared. It is known that these colonies kept in contact with "Vinland", which was near New Foundland, in Canada. The Vikings had already discovered North America! But, alas, with these colonies all dead, Greenland was forgotten, and not discovered again until 1585.2 It is estimated that the plague took 24 million lives, about a quarter of the European population. ...
- 236: Capital Punishment
- ... penalty to murder and to other specified crimes that result in a person's death. These crimes include armed robbery, hijacking, and kidnapping. Many countries, including most European and Latin-American nations, have abolished the death penalty since 1900 - including Canada, which did so in 1976. In the early 1990's, the United States was the only Western industrialized nation where ... above five shillings, cutting down trees in a park, or shooting a rabbit. Many capital crime offenders were pardoned on the condition that they agreed to be transported to the american colonies in North America. American colonies at that time also used capital punishment. The number of capital crimes varied from one jurisdiction to another. The Massachusetts colony was noted for ...
- 237: Capital Punishment
- ... variety of crimes. (Capital Punishment p.10). It was also greatly used in the Greek and Roman empires. It continued into England during the Middle Ages,and then to the American colonies where it exists still today. In the colonies, death was a prescribed punishment for crimes such as: murder, rape, arson, and perjury. In America today, the main crime deserving death is obviously murder. (Capital Punishment p.11- ...
- 238: Restore the Emperor Expel the Barbarians: The Causes of the Showa Restoration
- ... Japanese economy began to build up its industrial base. It retooled, basing itself on the western model. The Japanese government sent out investigators to learn the ways of European and American industries.Footnote11 In 1889, the Japanese government adopted a constitution based on the British and German models of parliamentary democracy. During this same period, railroads were constructed, a banking system ... a conference in Washington to limit the naval arms race. The Washington Conference successfully produced an agreement, the Five Power Treaty. Part of the Treaty established a ratio of British, American, Japanese, Italian, and French ships to the ratio respectively of 5:5:3:1.75:1.75.Footnote16 Other parts of the Five Power Treaty forced other naval powers to ... The only answer, the nationalists claimed, was military expansion onto the nearby Asian continent. The nationalists and independent military became the foremost advocates of this new drive for land and colonies. Young army officers and nationalist civilians closely identified with the "Imperial Way Faction."Footnote32 The relative independence of the Japanese armed forces from the parliament, transformed this sense of ...
- 239: First Civilization Arose In Asia
- ... changes. The Dutch, English, and French followed the Spanish and Portugeuse in exploration to ensure that the Iberian powers would not monopolize exploration and expansion. British charters funded the North American colonies. Trade routes and its centers were established through concessions ie. contracts, economic treaties. The colonies of North America became much more highly populated by colonists and were much more diverse than the South American empire. As a result of their high population and expansion ...
- 240: "Restore the Emperor Expel the Barbarians": The Causes of the Showa Restoration
- ... Japanese economy began to build up its industrial base. It retooled, basing itself on the western model. The Japanese government sent out investigators to learn the ways of European and American industries.Footnote11 In 1889, the Japanese government adopted a constitution based on the British and German models of parliamentary democracy. During this same period, railroads were constructed, a banking system ... a conference in Washington to limit the naval arms race. The Washington Conference successfully produced an agreement, the Five Power Treaty. Part of the Treaty established a ratio of British, American, Japanese, Italian, and French ships to the ratio respectively of 5:5:3:1.75:1.75.Footnote16 Other parts of the Five Power Treaty forced other naval powers to ... The only answer, the nationalists claimed, was military expansion onto the nearby Asian continent. The nationalists and independent military became the foremost advocates of this new drive for land and colonies. Young army officers and nationalist civilians closely identified with the "Imperial Way Faction."Footnote32 The relative independence of the Japanese armed forces from the parliament, transformed this sense of ...
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