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    The English monarchy’s role is to govern the United Kingdom, to unite, keep the United Kingdom safe, and represent Britain. The English monarchy has been around for centuries since the Romans to modern day England. The Monarchs take on duties that have been around for centuries. The monarch, however, is a constitutional monarchy which means that according to the constitution there are rules that monarchs must follow. She does not act alone but works with Parliament, the country’s legislative body

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    Henry Viii Influence

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    Literature has become the most important factor in the construction of the English monarchy. It has become the way in which people communicate and share their ideas throughout the world. English literature is the essential piece in ruling a country and determining the future for that country. In England, English literature has evolved through a number of versions due to the changes made to the policies and laws, religion, culture, and the monarchy. Henry VIII was born on June 28, 1491 by Elizabeth

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    World War II, a sequel to WWI with and even larger death toll than before. Although they were twenty years apart, World War II can be seen as a continuation of World War I and not a war of its own. On June 28th, 1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia the Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. This led to the

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    Wilson or George Clemenceau? After the First World War a treaty had to be made to punish Germany for their actions. This had to be done as Germany had lost the war and had signed the Armistice on the 11th November 1918. The German peoples were hungry, war weary and demanded peace. The Paris peace conference's job was to write the Treaty of Versailles. Britain, America and France all had representatives at this meeting; the Big Three. The 'Big Three' included George Clemenceau

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    atomic bombs (see Fig. 1), but how did it end World War II and use fission to its full power? World War II and the Manhattan Project lasted from 1939 to 1945. World War II started when Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The origins of the Manhattan Project date back to a letter Albert Einstein sent Franklin D. Roosevelt warning him of the powers of fission and the weapons it could produce. 60 million people were killed in World War II and the Manhattan Project resulted in the deaths of 130

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    Cause Of World War II

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    World War II, also known as the “war to end all wars” was if not the bloodiest, one of the most bloody and expensive wars of all time. WWII claimed millions of lives and rattled the entire globe. The question to be asked is “what led to all of this, what started the Second World War.” While there are many different causes eight of them were the most significant. All of them lead back to one event, World War I. The social, economic, and political instability that existed in Europe after World War

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    World War I and World War II were known as the two largest military conflicts in history. Many countries went to war and many lives were lost. Both wars consisted of many different alliances between different countries involved in whichever war. World War I took place in the year of 1914 till the year of 1919. The war went on for 4 years. What triggered the start of World War I was the assassination of Australia’s archduke, Francis Ferdinand. The Black Hand group did not want Archduke Francis to

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    Arms Race Ww1

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    In the early 20th century the strength of a nation’s military was a symbol of the power and wealth of the nation. Pre World War 1 marked the beginning of advance weapons for the army and the navy. The spending of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Britain, France and Russia in their military budged increased by 4x (World War 1). The countries had strong reasons to build their army’s strong to gain more colonies and also protect them, while also protecting their homeland. The rapid growth in military

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    existing thirteen American colonies to gain independence from Britain in the mid 1700’s. The American colonists began questioning Britain’s authority as early as the French and Indian War. During the French Indian War, the colonies wanted to defend themselves against the French in North America. They asked King George for permission to raise armies in order defend themselves. Although their reason to raise an army was sincere, George II was suspicious of the intentions of the colonial government and

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    not taken place. The French and Indian War was a conflict between Britain and France that lasted for seven years. It all started because France expanded into the Ohio River Valley which caused the British colonies to also try to expand into the Ohio River Valley. The French and Indian War was an important conflict during the colonization of America because increased conflicts between the British and the Native Americans, gave Britain more territory and more power, and was a primary cause of the American

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