It was the mountains that served as a barrier that <span>protected ancient China and was used as an invasion route by the Aryans into ancient India, although not always. </span>
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Small farmers bought more land, allowing them to move into a higher social class. Small farmers could not compete with higher levels of production from large estates. Small farmers lost income because their farms were not connected to cities by roads.
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The four causes of the great war (world war one) can be remembered as the MAINS acronym.
Militarism was a long term cause of WW1. Militarists
believed that their country should be well armed and that military methods
should be used to gain nationalists needs. During the decades before the battle
in 1914, Europeans idolised the idea of military power as never before in their
history. The superpower nations of Europe such as Britain and Germany competed
in what became known as the arms race, the strengthening of their armed forces
and the accumulation of supplies of weapons.
In 1905 England had four dreadnought battleships while Germany had none
and by 1913, one year before the war started England had four dreadnought
battleships while Germany had three. From this evidence it can be seen that
although, in 1905 England had the strongest naval base, by 1913 Germany had
significantly improved their naval base of battleships as a result of mass
technological innovation.
The Alliances made between nations, in particularly, two
alliance systems, was another long term cause of the First World War. This was
because it divided Europe into two armed camps with the triple alliance of
Germany, Austria and Italy on one side and the triple entente, France, Russia
and Britain on the other. The two sides became extremely hostile towards each
other and as a result the repercussion was increased tension, fear and
suspicion among the nations of Europe.
Furthermore, imperialism was another long term cause of the
First World War. It was the desire of nations to conquer colonies and form an
empire. From 1870 on, there had been a competition between the European nations
to take over areas of the world they had not considered worth colonizing. In
the fight to gain colonies, Britain, France and Germany almost went to war over
clashes in Northern Africa. Italy resented France because it prevented them
setting up colonies of their own. The British and Russians clashed over who
should have influence in Persia, modern day Iran while at the same time both
were worried that Germany would take over the majority of territory in the
Middle East. Therefore it can be seen, as each European country gained
colonies, these colonies became committed to helping Europe as a whole in the
event of the First World War.
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In addition, Nationalism was another long term cause of
World War One. Nationalism was a strong feeling of support for one's nation.
Many nationalists strongly believed that the needs of their nation were vastly
more important than the needs of other nations.
Therefore, as a result those strong feelings made nationalists
aggressive toward other nations and unforgiving if their nation had been
offended for e.g. someone criticised their country because they military wasn’t
superior to the next nation.
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Significant individuals were a major cause of World War one
because the consequences of their actions caused the First World War. For
example Kaiser Wilhelm II who was responsible for Germany’s navy uprising from
1905 to 1913 he said ‘’ “Germany must have its place in the sun”
<span>“The world belongs to the strong’’, strong meaning Germany.
Another significant individual was Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand.
He was responsible for shooting Archduke, Franz Ferdinand and wife. After this
Austria sends an ultimatum to Serbia. Serbia rejects ultimatum. Austria Hungary
declares war on Serbia. Germany declares war on Russia. Germany declares war on
France. Germany invades Belgium as part of the Schlieffen plan, which violates
Belgian neutrality. Britain declares war on Germany. Austria Hungary declares
war on Russia. As a result, this causes a domino effect through Europe and the
rest of the world. </span>
It would be the failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion of Cuba that brought the united states and the soviet union one step closer to military conflict, in perhaps what was the closest to conflict they ever became.
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You could likely answer this in a lot of different ways since it's a heated topic that is largely opinion based. Consider that "states rights" was a major claim of those that supported segregation during the Civil Rights movement when they did not want to abide by federal regulation to desegregate. Consider some of the hottest topics of our time today: gay marriage, abortion, gun laws, the death penalty all face conversation about state vs. federal. I would suggest picking one or two topics and going into some depth on why a state could view the fed government as overly interfering. I've given some started ideas below, but all would need a bit more research to be a complete answer.
For example:
Marriage is largely regulated by the states and today only 13 states will issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples; however, the federal government recognizes same sex marriages, meaning same-sex couple receive the same benefits such as federal tax or death benefits that a male/female couple would. Should this be decided at the state level- many states think so.
Abortion:
Similar story- abortion clinics are mostly regulated by the state, but the federal government has increasingly expanded its regulations. There is a bill called FACE, which says there can be action taken if someone (or an entire state) prevents a woman from having access to an abortion, yet it can be very hard for abortion clinics to operate in some states.
Gun laws: Like marriages, licenses to sell guns are handed out at the state level, but federal gun laws prohibit the sales of certain types of guns arguably good, but limiting tax revenue for states.
A current hot topic is medical marijuana regulation. Currently several states have essentially legalized the sale of marijuana and so far the federal government has not interfered... but surely they are likely to soon. Recently, the house of reps voted to stop the federal gov't from interfering with states regulating marijuana, which was a big deal since the fed gov't previous position was that there was no identified medical use for pot.
For all of these- once the gov't has made a law, it has ways of forcing states to comply. This is often when you'll hear terms like "stepping on our state's rights." For example, they can withhold federal funding for everything from construction projects to job creation. They can also reward good behavior by creating incentives and funding to reach milestones- such as with the Clean Air Act.
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