WHICH ALLIANCE SYSTEM WAS THE STRONGEST IN 1914
WHICH ALLIANCE SYSTEM WAS THE STRONGEST IN 1914? In 1914, the six most powerful countries in Europe became two opposing alliances. The Central Powers (Triple alliance) consisted of a contracted pact between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in 1882, of which was followed, 25 years later, by the Triple Entente pact between Britain, France and Russia. Each country was notorious for their advanced and mass military, and the initial Central Powers alliance had installed sufficient fear and suspicion to form an Entente. Many argue there is certain evidence that The Central Powers alliance was stronger than the Triple Entente. In 1870, Germany gain hold of the flourishing Alsace-Lorraine industrial area in France, so that in 1914 German industry was the 2nd most successful in the world to U.S.A: we can therefore assume that Germany found this economically gratifying as well as having access to advanced technological machinery. As a whole, The Central Power's soldiers in army count of 3.76 million (approx. 60% from Germany) exceeded that of the T.E's (Triple Entente) 3.25 million- securing victory for The Central Powers on that front. Furthermore, Germany, itself, had an impressive amount of warships (85 and 23 submarines) in naval rivalry to Britain (122 warships and 64 submarines) proving a harsh contender with a vast and dynamic military. From a defence view, the geographical
To what extent was the alliance system responsible for the outbreak of World War One in 1914?
To what extent was the alliance system responsible for the outbreak of World War One in 1914? In the events after the end of WW1 much of the blame for the outbreak of the war fell on Germany and their aggression. However with hindsight we see that things were a lot more complex. The idea that many historians except nowadays that the alliance systems caused WW1, but none of them can agree to what extent they caused the war. Before the war began countries started to make bonds and promises between each other, this triggered a lot of factors that sparked the war. In 1914, when the First World War broke out, Europe was divided into two military alliance systems: the Triple Alliance including Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, and the Triple Entente that included Britain, France and Russia. The intent of the alliance system was primarily to provide mutual defence in order to maintain the power balance in Europe, but the nations eventually came to rely on it for aggressive purposes. Frictions between the groups had brought Europe to the verge of war several times after 1900, and were indirectly influential in generating a world war out of the Balkan conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. Although the alliance systems were intended to provide mutual defence, they encouraged war equally well by providing military support. In my opinion the most important alliance in the lead
To what extent was the alliance system responsible for the outbreak of World War One in 1914
To what extent was the alliance system responsible for the outbreak of World War One in 1914? In the Treaty of Versailles after World War One, the Triple Entente immediately placed blame on Germany's aggression and scheming tactics for the outbreak of war. However, over time, the causes behind the war began to become more obviously complex. One of the most commonly citied reasons is the alliance system. Prior to the war, the countries of Europe had formed complex alliances and, with their empirical statuses, this apparently created a chain that a single trigger (the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand) would set into inevitable motion. But how important was the pre-1914 alliance system in causing World War One? Firstly, we must come to understand exactly what the alliance system comprised of. Indeed, many of these 'alliances' were not really alliances at all, but mutual agreements in relation to trade or colonial territories. One of the most prominent and important alliances was that of Russia to Serbia. Russia had promised to protect the Serbian people and their rights. Austria-Hungary had control over areas where Balkan people were prominent, conflicting Russian policy and ultimately leading to war. Another vital alliance was that of Austria-Hungary and Germany. In July, 1914, Germany had given a Carte Blanche to Austria-Hungary, promising unconditional support in
Skeletal System. What is the difference between the axial and appendicular skeleton? What is the difference between ligaments and tendons? How are bones important in maintaining homeostasis?
. What is the difference between the axial and appendicular skeleton? What is the difference between ligaments and tendons? How are bones important in maintaining homeostasis? The Skeletal system provides us with many important functions. It provides us with the shape and form for our bodies as well as supporting, protecting and allowing our body to move freely, producing blood for the body and storing minerals. This is important in maintain homeostasis. The human endoskeleton skeleton is a combination of cartilage and 206 bones that make up the skeletal system. It is organized into two basic units: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton supports the axis or trunk of the body and includes the skull, enclosing and protecting the brain, vertebrae of the spinal column, enclosing the spinal cord and the rib cage, around the heart and lungs. It includes 80 bones. The appendicular skeleton is made up of the bones of the limbs, shoulders and pelvis. This part of the skeletal system contains 126 bones, 64 in the shoulders and upper limbs and 62 in the pelvis and lower limbs. The function of the tendon is to connect the muscle to bone. The tendons pull on the bone providing movement when a muscle contracts. Tendons also stabilize the joint. Each muscle usually has two tendons, one proximal and one distal. Ligaments are internal or external to the
The US system of checks and balances is ineffective, discuss.
The US system of checks and balances is ineffective, discuss. In the system set up by the U.S. Constitution, the national government is divided into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. These three branches are not independent of one another because the Constitution set up a system of checks and balances to help ensure that no one branch became too powerful. Each branch has powers that it can use to check and balance the operations and powers of the other two branches. The Legislative Branch is given the powers to make law however the legislature may also override presidential vetoes if they manage to gain a two thirds majority in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Although the Legislature can do this, it is realistically extremely unlikely that they will gain a 2/3rds majority as even if a single party does have a majority in one house, they may not in the other such as is the case currently where the Democrats have a majority in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives. They also have the power over the purse strings to actually fund any executive actions and so if they disagree with a government budget, they can interfere with this and stop it from going through. This was done to the Clinton government when he had lost both of his majorities and so had to ask the American people to support his budget. The removal of the president
To what extent has the UK political system become more democratic in recent years
To what extent has the UK political system become more democratic in recent years In recent times the in the UK we have seen the more frequent use of referendums. These are votes where the electorate votes on a specific issue such as devolution. It is thought of as a good way of including elements of direct democracy in our representative system. Although this method does seem to infringe on the principal of parliamentary sovereign if in the UK our representatives our supposed to put forward the views of the electorate it cannot be seen as bad idea. However some critics of referendums argue that its frequent use in recent years has actually detracted from the democratic process. They argue that the questions used can be worded to influence voters, no matter how carefully they are phrased they will always have an element of bias to them. Also they argue referendums are expensive and disrupt the government. Others argue that because referendums are held at a time of the ruling party's choice, they have the biggest influence on the outcome of the vote. If these criticisms are true then obviously the use of referendums are actually degrading from the democratic process, however others disagree. Supporters of referendums argue that there use in our political system will re-connect voters, after having participated in this process they will take more notice of real issues, rather
The circulatory system.
The circulatory system The circulatory system can be greatly affected by the type and amount of training a person does and therefore has to be considered very closely compared to other body systems. The main functions of the circulatory system are: * Transport- carrying blood, water, oxygen and nutrients throughout the body, and transport the removal of waste. * Body temperature control- the blood absorbs the body heat then carries it to the lungs and to the skin, where it is then released. * Protection- it helps to fight disease, e.g. antibodies, which fight infection, are carried in the blood and the clotting of seals cuts and wounds. The circulatory system has four main parts: * The heart * The blood vessels * The blood * The pulmonary and systemic circuits. The heart . The blood enters the right-hand atrium. The blood is deoxygenated. 2. The right atrium pumps this blood into the right ventricle. 3. The right ventricle pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs where oxygen is picked up. 4. The blood then returns to the left atrium through the pulmonary vein. 5. The left atrium pumps the blood into the left ventricle. The blood leaves here through the aorta to be distributed to the rest of the body. From here the blood looses its oxygen because it is used for other bodily functions. The cycle then takes place all over again. Blood vessels
Can the use of the First Past the Post electoral system be justified in a modern democracy?
Can the use of the First Past the Post electoral system be justified in a modern democracy? [50] The 'first past the post' electoral system is a simple majority system whereby the country is divided into single member constituencies and voters select a single candidate who only requires a simple plurality of votes to win the election. It is extremely difficult to define a modern democracy, but the core ideas would be that it allows the people to govern (in most cases through elected officials) and fair and equal representation for all. Thus, for the FPTP system to be justified it must meet this criteria, and whilst it does usually fulfil it's role of creating strong, single party government it unquestionably fails in encouraging participation and providing equal representation and therefore it is hard to justify. One of the main reasons why it can be seen as justified is the fact that it provides strong and single party government. The United Kingdom has always employed a first past the post system and for this reason there has only been six coalition governments in its history and only two since 1940. These consistently single party governments for many have been vital in allowing laws to be passed and that with a coalition government, very little would be able to passed. The theoretical argument is that single party government leads to strong government and this is what
Organisational system security - The possible security issues which exist within the FilmPoster.com system
The possible security issues which exist within the FilmPoster.com system M1 DoS attack: a DoS attack is an attack a person that hacks a computer in an attempt to make computers resources unavailable to its intended users. Though DoS attacks motivation may be carried out for different reasons. Film posters have a web site used to sell movie posters to collectors and a DoS attack will be used by the attacker to prevent the film posters site from functioning efficiently, temporarily or indefinitely. Since film posters hold details of their customers, who have registered with the website, with websites that hold such information people that use DoS attacks target such sites or services hosted on web servers. The attack can be used to saturate the targets machine, such that it cannot respond to legitimate traffic, consume its resources so that it can no longer provide its intended service. They are so many different ways of using DoS attacks they basic types of attacks are, disruptions of physical network components, obstructing the communication media between the user and the film poster from communicating adequately. They can also use Permanent Denial of Service Attacks: a denial service attack attacks and damages a system so badly that it will require replacing or reinstalling the hardware. Phishing attackers; will attack filmposters.com website to acquire sensitive
What Is The Internet?
What Is The Internet? The Internet is a worldwide connection of computers. Many including businesses, governments and universities e.t.c may own these sites. Being 'on the net' means you can access all of the information on these computers from your home computer. You join the net by installing software and set-ups on your system from a certain company e.g. Tiscali and sign up to a price plan with them and then your online. To get connected to the Internet your computer needs to have a modem and then the modem has to be connected the phone through a wire. Through this piece of equipment a normal signal from the phone line is created into digital data in the modem. Modern modems can transfer data at very high rates e.g. broadband and ISDN. You also need software that will enable you to access and view other Internet sites. The World Wide Web usually does this. FTP (File Transfer Protocol.) This is a way of getting files of information or programs from other computers. Many freeware programs use this such as MSN messenger e.t.c. Hundreds of others sites on the net use this program. There are also up to the minute weather satellite photographs and the current NASA projects can be accessed and downloaded via the Internet onto your computer. World Wide Web (WWW.) Users of the World Wide Web use a web browser e.g. Internet explorer e.t.c. and access a search engine such as
