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The Atomic Bomb World War 1Arch

Duke Franz Ferdinand’s Murder

World War 2

Kings And Queens Slavery

History Of America Medicine Through Time

Nazi Germany !!!!QUIZ!!!!

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The Atomic Bomb• A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear

reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission ("atomic") bomb test released the same amount of energy as approximately 20,000 tons of TNT. The first thermonuclear ("hydrogen") bomb test released the same amount of energy as approximately 10,000,000 tons of TNT. A thermonuclear weapon weighing little more than 2,400 pounds (1,100 kg) can produce an explosive force comparable to the detonation of more than 1.2 million tons (1.1 million tonnes) of TNT. Thus, even a small nuclear device no larger than traditional bombs can devastate an entire city by blast, fire, and radiation. Nuclear weapons are considered weapons of mass destruction, and their use and control have been a major focus of international relations policy since their debut.

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World War 1• World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great

War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war, a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and tactical stalemate. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, paving the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved.

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Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand’s

Murder• Franz Ferdinand (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia. This caused the Central Powers and the Allies of World War 1 to declare war on each other, starting World War 1.

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World War 2• World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted

from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people, from more than 30 different countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust (during which approximately 11 million people were killed), the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres, and the first use of nuclear weapons in combat, it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history.

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Kings And QueensThis video will show you what happened to all the King and Queens.

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SlaveryChattel slavery

• Chattel slavery, also called traditional slavery, is so named because people are treated as the chattel (personal property) of an owner and are bought and sold as if they were commodities. It is the least prevalent form of slavery in the world today.

Lower caste

• Lower caste in India is a type of slavery which freezes everyone in place for their lifetime and Dalits opening a restaurant or becoming a priest in a temple or becoming a member of high society in India is very rare indeed.

Bonded labour

• Debt bondage or bonded labour occurs when a person pledges himself or herself against a loan. The services required to repay the debt, and their duration, may be undefined. Debt bondage can be passed on from generation to generation, with children required to pay off their parents' debt. It is the most widespread form of slavery today. Debt bondage is most prevalent in South Asia.

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History Of America• When to date the start of the history of the United States is debated among historians.

Older textbooks start with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and emphasize the European background, or they start in 1600 and emphasize the American frontier. In recent decades American schools and universities typically have shifted back in time to include more on the colonial period and much more on the prehistory of the Native peoples.

• Indigenous peoples lived in what is now the United States for thousands of years and developed complex cultures before European colonists began to arrive, mostly from England, after 1600. The Spanish had small settlements in Florida and the Southwest, and the French along the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast. By the 1770s, thirteen British colonies contained two and a half million people along the Atlantic coast east of the Appalachian Mountains. In the 1760s British government imposed a series of new taxes while rejecting the American argument that any new taxes had to be approved by the people. Tax resistance, especially the Boston Tea Party , led to punitive laws by Parliament designed to end self-government in Massachusetts. American Patriots adhered to a political ideology called republicanism that emphasized civic duty, virtue, and opposition to corruption, fancy luxuries and aristocracy.

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Medicine Through Time

Ancient Medicine:• Australian aborigines in recent times were able to stitch up wounds and to set broken bones by

encasing them in mud. Some historians suggest that this shows that prehistoric people could have acquired similar skills. The presence of healed but badly set bones in prehistoric graves, however, suggests that perhaps they had not.

Medieval Medicine:• During the Middle Ages, surgery was left to barber-surgeons, not to trained doctors. It was a time of

frequent warfare, and the constant fighting meant that surgeons' skills were much in demand. Perhaps as a result, surgery actually progressed in Medieval times.

Modern Medicine:• Before the 19th century operations were horrific procedures, and most patients died from post-

operative shock, infection, or loss of blood. In some London hospitals the death rate after operations was over 80 per cent.

• The 19th-century up-turn in surgery actually pre-dated anaesthetics and antiseptics. Many new ideas were trialled in America, with some success. One suggestion is that American surgeons were happier to try out new techniques on Black slaves.

• The improvements in anaesthetics and antiseptics occurred because surgery without them was too traumatic, and patients couldn't survive it. New blood transfusion techniques also saved many lives.

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Nazi Germany• Nazi Germany was around when Adolf Hitler

was in charge of the Parliamentary Group called the Nazi Party, during the course or WW2.

• This group was the main cause of WW2.

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Quiz1. Which Country Created And Used The Very First Atomic Bomb On

Civilians?2. Who/What Was The Cause Of WW1?3. When, Where And Who Murdered Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?4. Who Was In Alliances With Who And What Were The Two Alliances

Called During WW2?5. What Was The Year(s) That King George 1st Rule England?6. What Are The 3 Main Types Of Slavery Called?7. What Year Did The Indigenous People Of America Leave Due To Explorers

That Had Moved To America?8. What Century Did Modern Medicine Come To Be?9. Who Were The Nazis And Who Was There Leader?

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