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To What Extent Did the Alliance System Cause the First World War?

Although the system of alliances which underlay the geopolitics of late 19 th and early 20 th century Europe did not directly cause of the outbreak of war in 1914, it was critical in the formation of the pol...
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Answered by Adam J. • History tutor
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What is the difference between free vibrations and forced vibrations?

Free vibrations involve no transfer of energy between the vibrating object and its surroundings, whereas forced vibrations occur when there's an external driving force and thus transfer of energy between the...
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What is an inertial frame of reference?

It is a frame of reference in which Newton's first law, which states that objects won't change velocity (accelerate) unless an external force acts upon them, is obeyed.
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Why is Curly's wife a key character in 'Of Mice and Men'?

curly's wife is pivotal in teh novel of miceand men as steinbeck uses her to highlight the key themes of the novella. misognyny was key during the 1930s, key to the novel is teh context of the great depressi...
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What is simple harmonic motion?

Simple harmonic motion is an oscillation where both of the following statements are true: -The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to its displacement from an equilibrium position (the midpoin...
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Answered by Michael S. • Physics tutor
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