First World War Introduction The First World War, tragic, as every war is, was an important event in the history of mankind. It supervened in the early twentieth century, killing a vast number of beings. Some sources say the war occurred due to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria Hungary. Others state that there were so many factors involved that it is hard to track it down to one cause. Yet others say the causes were mutual defense alliances, imperialism, mutualism
religion may seem like a spiritual route, it has impacted the way the 21st century works. With religion, societies had formed and so did labor and division among people, breaking the bond of unity as a whole. Throughout history, it is religion that has been the center of all dramatic changes whether it be the Crusades or the rise of empires, it has influenced the way that history has been shaped. Also, in order for history to unravel the way it had, there had to be a catalyst to bring changes into the
e Baltic to North Sea. The Hanseatic League's loss was the Dutch Republic's gain, since, in the absence of refrigeration, salted herring was then an important source of protein in Europe, especially the Netherlands whose population was 40% urban and had to import about 25% of its food. The other half of this trade was salt for preserving the herring. The best sources of salt were off the coasts of France (the Bay of Biscay) and Portugal. These two activities complemented each other well, since the
cost, because going by land was dangerous and also took longer, while the water route that would go around the African continent would be too long. The land route had many more disadvantages such as the threat of getting killed or robbed by the Ottoman Empire or others wanting their goods or items that they used to barter with, or even the items that they had traded for. The items or goods that they would have been interested in were things such as jewelry, silk, spices, and other precious metals like
When we look at the various riots that have take place throughout our nation’s history, they are many times treated as a case of spontaneous combustion rather than a slow build up to an explosive end. The media never gives the full story on these riots, making them look like random acts of large scale riots rather than giving the events of what led up to the outbursts. One of these riots that has been forgotten over the course of time is the 1909 Greektown Riot in South Omaha in 1909. Early in that