history help: Whats the difference, in History, between a short term cause and long term, please? - Help.com

The short term reason in the history of Ikari’s life for being single was being shot down by Susy Q. The long term reason was a lack of confidence.

short term cause means something that only has an effect for a small while
(eg: stealing some chocolate, as more can be made)

long term cause means something with a long term effect
(eg: blowing up the chocolate factory)

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chocolate rules.

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any other examples?

Yes:

Causes of the First World War:

Short term: The shooting of Archduke Franz ferdinand at Sarajevo
Long term: The Alliance system

Long term causes are those that happened quite a long time before the main event you are focusing on actually happened whereas short term causes are those which happened only a relatively short time before it.

Events such as the First World War were the result of various causes working together - not just one particular incident. So you can say that the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the immediate cause of the war, but that causes such as the build up of rivalry between Germany and France was a long term cause because it dates back to France’s defeat by the Germans in 1871. A short term cause would be something such as the Balkan Wars of 1912/13 - together with the other events of the 10 years before war broke out..

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Anubis wrote:
Long term causes are those that happened quite a long time before the main event you are focusing on actually happened whereas short term causes are those which happened only a relatively short time before it.

Events such as the First World War were the result of various causes working together - not just one particular incident. So you can say that the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the immediate cause of the war, but that causes such as the build up of rivalry between Germany and France was a long term cause because it dates back to France’s defeat by the Germans in 1871. A short term cause would be something such as the Balkan Wars of 1912/13 - together with the other events of the 10 years before war broke out..

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