... random death, whether their victims were lounging in a trench or lying in a dugout (many men were buried as a consequence of large shell-bursts). Similarly, novices were cautioned against their natural inclination to peer over the parapet of the trench into no man's land. Many men died on their first day in the trenches as a consequence of a precisely aimed sniper's bullet. It ... ...
... do everything in their power to undo his work. When Kaiser Wilhelm II dismissed Bismarck, much of Bismarck's alliance system broke up. Bismarck's successor, Caprivi, went along with the Kaiser's inclination towards an alliance with Britain, thus he broke up the Russo-German Alliance. This backfired and only succeeded to alienate Russia while Britain remained indifferent. France, desperately trying to break ... ...
... his election after his first few months in office, due to the lack of change from past presidents. As Crockatt states, "For several months following Reagan's inauguration, there was little inclination within the administration to undertake new initiatives with the Soviet Union-(316). Reagan wanted to test out the waters, get the hang of everything and win over the public before ... ...
