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2. Why was there stalemate on the Western Front?
As discussed on the previous page, after the Battle of the Marne and the 'race to the sea' trench warfare developed on the Western Front. With both sides quite evenly balanced in terms of troops, weapons...
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November Blog: Armistice Day Free
Armistice Day is a significant day in the school calender; it gives us the opportunity to remember the lives lost and sacrifices made in previous wars; as well as remembering the conflicts that are...
Student e-book: Core Option A
Student e-book: Core Option A Free
Option A covers key themes and events of the 19th Century across range of continents. The themes of nationalism and imperialism in Europe come together in the final topic on the causes of the First World...
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5f: The Spanish-American War and growth of US imperialism
You have already read about the arguments in the US for greater imperialism in the style of the Europeans. These arguments came to a head in the growing conflict between the US and Spain over control...
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a. The Spanish-American War: Causes
The Spanish-American War was a major turning point in USA foreign policy; it ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in the US gaining territories in the western Pacific and in Latin...
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5b. What were the motives behind US imperialism?
Throughout much of the 19th century the US pursued a policy of isolationism. Up until the 1880s it had promoted a policy which would avoid involvement in overseas conflict; however it also wanted to prevent...
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5e. The British in India Free
The first British in India came for trade and it was the East India Company rather than the British government which led the way in opening up India and gaining territory to aid trade. However, increasingly...
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5d. Case studies of French, British and Belgian imperialism
Each European government ruled the colonies in different ways. The British and the French had very different ways of ruling and different aims for their colonies; meanwhile the Belgian Congo was ruled...
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a. The rule of the East India Company
The first British influence in India came in the guise of the East India Company. Although trade was the initial aim of this company, it increasingly sought to control Indian rulers and to gain more land...
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3.3 How did Bismarck bring about France’s defeat of 1870?
After the defeat of Austria 1866 many French people agreed with the French general who said, 'It is France that has been defeated at Sadowa'. Prussia had gained territory but France had gained nothing....