Research Paper
High School
World War 1 causes and consequences
The First World War started in 1914 and its responsible for the acceleration of a series of social, political, economic and cultural developments. "Its immediate consequences – the Russian Revolution, the political and social upheavals of 1918-22 all over Europe, the redrawing of the maps with the emergence of new national states – have determined the course of history in the twentieth century." (James Joll, Gordon Martel, page 1) After the war ended, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, in June 1919, in which Germans and their allies were found accountable for the conflict. The Treaty of Versailles determined the borders of Middle East Europe and created an international peace organization named the League of Nations.
Main Character and Character
¶ … Royal Beatings," by Alice Munro, displays an interesting relationship between the main character, Rose, and her stepmother, Flo. The depiction of Flo is one in the middle of the two stereotypical extremes one might…