artillery‚ and tanks in a rapid succession take over one town/city/country at a time. “Germany successfully used the Blitzkrieg tactic against Poland (attacked in September 1939)‚ Denmark (April 1940)‚ Norway (April 1940)‚ Belgium (May 1940)‚ the Netherlands (May 1940)‚ Luxembourg (May 1940)‚ France (May 1940)‚ Yugoslavia (April 1941)‚ and Greece (April 1941)” (“Blitzkrieg”‚2016). What set apart WWII from WWI was not the military tactics‚ but the advancements in military weapons. Special operations
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white powers that have robbed him of his dignity‚ identity‚ individuality and desire to escape those powers in the hope of finding his own identity. Richard Wright focuses on the mistreatment and the ugly stereotypes that label the black man in the 1940s and the struggles to overcome those
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the electorate‚ and making the issue of communism a central part of postwar political life. The Democratic and Republican parties to prove that they were the most reliable enemies of communism helped produce a great anti communist frenzy in the late 1940s and early 1950s that had corrosive effects on American life. Known as McCarthyism‚ after the Wisconsin senator who became the most famous and notorious voice of anti communism for a time‚ the post World War II Red Scare was a widespread phenomenon
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their sudden lack of support from other Middle Eastern countries. Early on‚ the U.S. had developed a "well-organized pro-Israel constituency thus becoming a major player in the creation as well as the keeping of the state of Israel. In the early 1940s President Franklin Roosevelt declared that "no decision altering the basic situation of Palestine should be reached without full consultation with both Arabs and Jews. No matter how vague‚ this statement was the first of its kind that officially
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in the world. Many tourists come from all over the world just to see this beautiful city. However‚ London was completely destroyed in 1940‚ during World War II. Shortened from the German Blitzkrieg‚ “The Blitz”‚ was known as the bombing in Great Britain. There were over 100 tons of explosives dropped in Great Britain. This was during the time from September 7‚ 1940 to May 19‚ 1941. (The Blitz”). Luftwaffe attacked London 71 times. The Luftwaffe was the official name of the German Air Force (“Luftwaffe”)
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The period of the 1930s and 1940s is known as the Swing Era. Big bands like Benny Goodman‚ Count Basie‚ Artie Shaw‚ and others became household names and music icons ("Jazz History- Swing"). Swing music was a trendy style of jazz‚ while swing dancing was very popular and performed in many dance halls. As they became more widespread‚ both became a vital part of America. The 1930s brought a style of music that was possibly the most fashionable and accessible in jazz history. Swing music was an extension
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occupied on September 4‚ 1939. • Vladek went back home to his family from the P.O.W. camp in 1940. 3. Collection/Ghettoization 1940-1944: • Vladek and his family received an order to live Sosnowiecz‚ Poland to be relocated into the Stara Sosnowiecz quarter by January 1‚ 1942. (Not a real Ghetto) • Vladek and his family were relocated to Srodula‚ Poland in 1943. (Real Ghetto) 4. Deportation 1940-1944: • On May 10‚ 1942 all Jews over 70 years old were deported to Theresienstadt‚ Czechoslovakia
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of which were 14 year old girls. These girls were named Agata and Ania Bal and they were both victims of the experiments performed by Dr. Josef Mengele. The last journal that was found was written from a 20 year old woman named Alicja Kowal. May 5‚ 1940 Kowal‚ Alicja I have risked my life for this journal. I have stolen this pen in which I could’ve died. I am writing this right in the moon light of the train car. The smell of all things is what makes this scenario so realistic. It is indescribable
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Thank You. More Power. ARLENE B. SALADA Applicant List of Secretaries of Education (*) Acting Capacity # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President | Secretary of Public Instruction | 1 | Sergio Osmena | 1935 | 1940 | Manuel Quezon | | 2 | Jorge Bocobo | 1940 | 1941 | | | Secretary of Public Instruction‚ Health‚ and Public Welfare | (1) | Sergio Osmena | 1941 | 1944 | Manuel Quezon | | Minister of Public Instruction | * | Jorge Bocobo | 1943 | 1945 | Jose Laurel | |
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23 March Pakistan day is a national day for Pakistan. This day is been observed as a national day all over Pakistan. It is also know by the name of Pakistan Resolution Day Republic Day. As we all know that on 23rd March 1940 Pakistan Resolution came into view. On this particular and subjected day‚ the very first constitution of Pakistan was been adopted and Pakistan nation was transferred and transformed into Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The basis and primary purpose behind this day was that there
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