...Throughout the initiation of the various wars that took place in the year between 1845-1991, the advancement of various weapons and other technological developments also took place. As a point of importance, Chemical Gases and generally, Chemical Warfare are considered, by many historians, as a decisive weapon used against the enemies, albeit sometimes unsuccessfully. By late 1915, in World War I, gas warfare had become a psychological as well as physical weapon. Much as the artillery barrages resulted in mental breakdowns associated with “shellshock,” the constant threat of the unbeknownst exposure to even a single gas shell added to the already unbearable stress of life at the front. After the first gas attack ever near Ypres in Belgium,...
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...mankind has always made war upon each other from rival clans of ancient times to the crusade against terrorism in the modern era. In all the glory, chaos, and horror of mans’ wars only two have escalated to the point where nearly the whole world was engulfed in conflict. These world wars, although fought differently, shaped how man kind would war in the future. Aside from being declared on different dates (ww1 in 1914 and ww2 in 1939) the main countries that waged the world wars were some what similar. Before either war started, countries, in fear of war, began making contracts with one another that would bind all contracted countries to declare war on any aggressor that declared war on a one of the allied countries. These contracts were called alliances and were the main cause of the world wide wars. On one side, the Triple Entente countries of world war one and League of Nations of World War 2, were France, England, and Russia. On the other side, the central powers of World War 1 and the Axis forces of World War 2, were Germany, Hungry (formally Austria-Hungry after WW1), and Italy. The beginnings of the wars, however, were very different. The first war was declared after an Austria-Hungary prince named Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was allied with Germany, was assassinated by a Serbian radical. First Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia then France declared war on Austria-Hungry causing Germany to declare war on France and so on. By the time the first volleys of the...
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...During the course of the book All Quiet on the Western Front the trench warfare was terrible, the men were faced with inhaling toxic chemicals, uncomfortable situations, starvation and having to fight off the rats to protect their food. Living conditions and the lack of food was also another major contribution of the men slowly becoming worn out. Throughout this long battle there were also some challenges for instance the muddy conditions, classmates and close friends dying quickly. Finally this was one of the most momentous wars for the reason that, the battle lasted so long that it became a one on one battle, new guns are being created and used. WW1 is The life of a solider was described to as nonstop fighting for a long period of time. Paul has narrated that he was a part of a German army of 150 company fighting on the French front in World War 2, over a short period of time the men were quickly dying. The cook would make just enough food. Paul explains that “We cannot afford to throw the bread away, because then we should have nothing left to eat in the morning, so we carefully cut off the bits of bread that the animals gnawed”() Any food that the they have can be compared to a...
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...Poison gas isn’t used today because it has been banned. As seen in the following quote, “The international community banned the use of chemical and biological weapons after World War I and reinforced the ban in 1972 and 1993 by prohibiting the development, production, stockpiling and transfer of these weapons.” ("Chemical and biological weapons", 2013) Although poison gas didn’t kill a lot of people, it did leave a lot seriously injured, blinded, and with other horrible...
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...SSG Riemann, SSG Carerras & SGT Horner SFC Hopkins 13T ALC 11 October 2012 Equipments and Tactics from the World Wars and Today The Field Artillery is and always has been the King of Battle. Technology and tactic have been refined over the years based on lessons learned from the past. During the World Wars the implementation of new equipment and tactics helped shape the field artillery of today. However, some of the same equipment and tactics are still being used today. Warfare had changed in the years leading up to the United States involvement in WW1. A lot of the fighting went back into the trenches. This in return promoted the use of small munitions such as motors, for closer combat effectiveness. Initially, horses moved many of the smaller artillery pieces like the 3inch motors. They were able to move quicker and in tighter places than a vehicle. However, the ability to keep the horses combat effective became a challenge do to shipping them from so far away. The change from horses to jeeps became a reality. 105mm and 155mm howitzers conducted specific missions and large trucks or even tractors moved them. In 1944 the development of the rocket battalion which provided thirty-six rockets launchers. A single rocket could take out a larger area on its own. This allowed howitzers to be independent. Prior to the rockets they had to bring multiple howitzers together to take out as much real estate as one rocket. However, howitzers were more accurate. The soldiers became...
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...History Exam Review Notes WW1: Causes: Militarism: the belief in the power of strong armies/navies to decide issues - Germany began to build up their armies - European nations became alarmed by others military power - Each country tried to build larger/more powerful war machines; new technology Alliance System: Alliances- groups formed in Europe to support each other in attack - War between two nations would involve more than one country - Triple Entente- Russia, Britain, France - Triple Alliance- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy Nationalism: a feeling of deep loyalty to one’s own land - Germany wanted to make empire - Nationalism strong in Serbia à led to assassination of Duke Franz Ferdinand Imperialism: industrialized countries building oversea empires; desire to have a bigger empire - Major imperialist countries à France, Britain, Russia - Germany wanted to expand/dominate on global scale, but by the time they wanted to build own empire, no valuable territories remained Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, 1914 - Serbian Gavrilo Princip shot Austro-Hungarian Duke Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, on the road back from City Hall; goal was to crush Austria-Hungary’s nationalism Alliances Triple Entente- Russia, Britain, France Triple Alliance- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy Schlieffen Plans German General that created a plan that was used by the Germans in hope to defeat France ...
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...the decision for the “Lesser Germany” which was led by Prussia, Germany began to enter an industrial era and eventually developed to the widespread industrial expansion. The victories of three wars over Denmark, Austria, and France finally led to a unified Germany and created a large domestic market which provided a solid ground for development of industrial capitalism. Under the leadership of Bismarck, Germany experienced strong economic growth and rapid industrialization. Resources were spent on scientific research, modern political and economical system reformation instead of the “German question”. As illustrated, Germany had gone through four waves of technological progress, the railway wave (1877 – 86), the dye wave (1887 – 96), the chemical wave (1897 – 1902), and the wave of electrical engineering (1903 – 18); German manufacturers began to capture domestic markets from British imports,...
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...Diseases and illness were not gone forever after the Civil War there were still people fighting them during WW1. But prevent for these were evident, measures taken were mobile laboratories, antitoxin, tetanus, and vaccinations against typhoid. Outbreaks still occurred though such as the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918. With outbreaks like this though, it reminded doctors that they can not stop discovering medicine and new medical methods. Then in Cleveland George Crile started introducing doctors to a method of anesthesia. He brought 3,000 gallons of nitrous oxide and performed demonstrations using this mix. With this it created just enough to put a patient to sleep, but not enough to overdose or shock them. The new method was very helpful...
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...Riley Smith Lang 120 Professor Murray March 31 2015 Animal Cruelty and Abuse Animal abuse is said to be an under reported abuse stated by The Humane Society, it is also seen as a disturbing abuse. The rate in which animal abuse is going is only making it terrifying. The statistics of animal abuse are rising more and more with each year that comes. Although humans see it as something unfathomable, animal abuse occurs every day. Animal abuse is when physical pain, scarring, or death is brought upon an animal for no reason or showing it neglect. As shown in a group of statistics by The Humane Society shows that most abuse cases occur in dogs the most, commonly the pit bull. The Humane Society states that in 2001 abuse that occurred with dogs was around 13%, in 2007 it increased with a 12% jump to 25%, but in their latest study it was shown that 65% of abuse cases occur with dogs. As startling as this information may sound, it is a fact that society as a whole is becoming a worse place that feels like it is okay to hurt animals. In fact 68% of humans believe that the meat prices need to drop instead of worrying about the well-being of a cow or any animal. The ASPCA also agrees with what the human society has to say. The ASPCA agrees that the rate in which animal abuse is going is way too high. Animal abuse does not just have to be about physically hurting an animal. This could also mean neglecting it. An animal is just like any human. It loves being shown it is cared about and...
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...Many soldiers were either enlisted or drafted in World War I. It is devastating to see young innocent men go to war, especially not knowing what they are about to experience in the harsh environments of World War I. In World War I, many humans were brutally killed throughout the 4 year war, “in which over 16 million people have been brutally killed by diseases or fighting in the frontline (lecture, Gonzalez).” “The total number of both civilian and military casualties is estimated at around 37 million people. The war killed almost 7 million civilians and 10 million military personnel (How Many People Died in WW1?).” Not only humans were killed int the war but, millions of horses were also killed during World War I. Paul is an innocent young teenager who was a student in the beginning of the novel. Him and his classmates decided to join the German army after his teacher influenced him to enlist in the military. Was Paul mentally strong to encounter a bloody mess of a war? The pain, death, and inhumane will strike Paul’s point of view of the war....
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...China Fragile Superpower This page intentionally left blank Fragile Superpower Susan L. Shirk China 2007 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2007 by Susan L. Shirk Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shirk, Susan L. China: fragile superpower / by Susan L. Shirk. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-19-530609-5 1. Nationalism—China. 2. China—Politics and government—2002– I. Title. JC311.S525 2007 320.951—dc22 2006027998 135798642 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper For Sam, Lucy, and David Popkin This page intentionally left...
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...[pic] Frank G. Madsen Queens’ College University of Cambridge International Monetary Flows of Non-Declared Origin This dissertation is submitted to the University of Cambridge to Fulfil the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy April 2008 Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Effetti del Buon Governo Siena, Palazzo Pubblico Sala dei Nove 1337-1340 Declaration This dissertation is the result of my own work and includes nothing, which is the outcome of work done in collaboration. Chapter 3, “Complexity, TOC and Terrorism”, was presented in an embryonic form at the ISA conference in Chicago, USA, March 2007. Chapter 4, “Organised Crime”, is the further elaboration of a chapter of the same title published in 2007 in the Oxford Handbook on the United Nations Statement of Length The dissertation does not exceed the word limit of 80,000 words Fieldwork Thailand (money laundering); Indonesia and Burma (deforestation); New York (US money supply); Washington DC and Fort Worth, Texas (Organised Crime linked to terrorist funding); Australia (Sydney, (APG) and Canberra (money laundering, South Pacific); and Rome, Italy (Chinese organised crime). Contact Frank.Madsen@cantab.net Abstract Through an analysis of the presence and nature of international monetary flows of non-declared origin and their relation to deviant knowledge, the thesis...
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