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    How far was American Foreign Policy inconsistent between 1890 and 1940? (45) The American Foreign Policy between 1890 and 1940 was fairly inconsistent‚ however did hold some consistencies in its core principles over the fifty years. These consistencies concerned US self-interest‚ trading rights and the economic policies within the Americas. The first twenty years of the century saw the U.S. leadership pursue interventionist strategies in dealing with other countries.  However‚ the next fifteen years

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    Since the era of the industrial revolution‚ advances in technology have led to increases in the amount of particulate matter and pollutants in the air. By the 1940’s‚ the air quality in major industrial cities was so polluted that by mid-day the air was so darkened that cars needed to use their headlights since it appeared as though the sky was at dusk. In 1948‚ a smog‚ which is a mixture between smoke and fog‚ settled over a small town near Pittsburgh named Donora. The smog lasted for five days

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    The United Nations: 1940’s-1950’s‚ Present‚ and Future Jeff Patch APUSH/APLANG Mr. Newman/Mrs. Roll December 1‚ 2000 The United Nations: 1940’s-1950’s‚ Present‚ and Future Thesis: The role of the United Nations has changed from being primarily an international peacekeeping force to primarily a humanitarian organization. I. History II. 1940’s and 1950’s: International Peacekeeping A. Creation of the United Nations B. Peacekeeping Missions III. Present Day: Humanitarian Efforts

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    During the 1940’s there was genocide in Germany. The genocide is known as the Holocaust and over 6 million people were killed during this time. Adolf Hitler‚ the man who led the Nazi party in Germany‚ utilized multiple different tools to carry out the genocide. He used methods like gas chambers‚ gas trucks‚ death marches‚ and many more to exterminate anybody that the Nazi party considered impure but the most deadly place to be during the Holocaust was a concentration camp. Concentration camps

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    Joyce Borden Balokovic’s (1897-1971) background and education positioned her to be an impactful women’s activist during the 1940’s. Growing up in an aristocratic family‚ she was heiress to the Borden family fortune which came from her father‚ Gail Borden‚ the inventor of condensed milk. Joyce had other notable relatives including Robert Borden‚ Canada’s Prime Minister during World War I‚ and Lizzie Borden from the famous Fall River murders. She was born and raised in Chicago and was raised by a dogmatic

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    parents‚ holding hands and etc. These examples are related to something called Courtship. Courtship is a relationship between a man and a woman in which they seek to determine if its God’s will for them to marry each other. Dating has changed from the 1940’s dating was more formal. Males had more manners and more the leader in his household. This is one reason why relationship lasted longer in the old days. In today’s time we do more dating which has more sex and the focus is more about ‚sex than growing

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    The purpose of my paper is to answer the question of ‘why did France fall so swiftly in 1940’? Why did this mighty nation succumb to the Germans so quickly? If the Germans had failed in their conquest it is very possible that the war would have ended right there. But their victory in France eventually drew the entire world into war. I will delve into the problems that plagued the nation and come up with an analysis of why France surrendered only six weeks after the invasion of Germany. From the

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    - Analyse the impact of anti-communism in the USA from the late 1940’s to 1953 and the impact this had on tensions between the superpowers during this time. In the years between 1940 and 1953 the capitalist nations of the world such as USA became very concerned about the communist ideologies and its possible spread in the world. As a result‚ the ideological war period known as the “Cold War” was developed. With the end of World War II‚ the USA emerged with a renewed sense of confidence as

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    IV – Politics in the 1940s “A triumph of political expediency over socialist principle.” How fair is this verdict on the Attlee Government? Labour’s socialism was built on several fundamental principles‚ including transferring essential industries to public ownership‚ redistribution of wealth‚ increasing the productive capabilities of the nation and protection democracy. Wealth redistribution and nationalisation were prioritised heavily by the Attlee government. The Labour government’s changing

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    Tack Mahaffey Ms. Bannerman AP English Literature 12 April 2024 Journal Entry 1 - September 16‚ 1940 At noon it came on the radio “.the United States Congress thereby issues the Selective Training and Service Act authorizing a draft for all men ages of 21 and 35. Eligibility is determined by means of a test.Contact your local draft board for more information.” “One suitcase is it‚” Father explained to me‚ “the rest goes to waste. Oh‚ and don’t forget this” he handed me a tiny piece of paper folded

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