While in exile in Mexico City‚ Mexico‚ an attempt was made on Trotsky’s life. On May 24‚ 1940‚ twenty-five armed Stalinist agents stormed into Trotsky’s home in the borough of Coyoacan (Hansen‚ Joseph). The men were armed with machine guns and bombs. Trotsky and his wife escaped the machine gun fire by lying flat on the floor. However‚ the second assassination attempt was much more successful. On August 20‚ 1940‚ Trotsky was in Mexico City when he was stabbed with an ice-pick in the head by a man named
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Harley Quinn and Joker were the two characters that Batman had to fight. The relationship between this two are that they are dating. The Joker and Harley Quinn were both created in 1940 and 1992. The Joker and Batman won’t survive without each other and this all started with a prank. The Joker was created on April 25‚ 1940 by DC Comics. 1965 was the year that the Joker had his own comic spinoff and then the comics were canceled and then it came back in 1973. I think that the Joker is a very successful
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Britain at war Unseen archives Chapter one The opening moves By the morning of the 3th september 1939 war was inevitable. Prime minister neville chamberlain broadcast to the nation at 11.15 a. that this country is at war withg germany this declaration followed britans issuing of an ultimatum to germany to withdraw from the polish territory they had attacked and occupied in the early hoin urs of the 1st september
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Second World War between the Allies and Germany. As part of the Battle of France on the Western Front‚ the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 26 May-4 June 1940. After the Phoney War‚ the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940. To the east‚ the German Army Group B had invaded the Netherlands and advanced westward. In response‚ the Supreme Allied Commander—French General Maurice Gamelin—initiated "Plan D" and invaded Belgium to engage
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AMERICAN CULTURE Visual and performing arts 3.Arts and letters The arts‚ more than other features of culture‚ provide avenues for the expression of imagination and personal vision. They offer a range of emotional and intellectual pleasures to consumers of art and are an important way in which a culture represents itself. There has long been a Western tradition distinguishing those arts that appeal to the multitude‚ such as popular music‚ from those—such as classical orchestral music—normally
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Harbor. The countries who was involved in this attack includes Japan‚ United States‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and China. Before the attack happened‚ in July 1937 Japan invaded North China from Manchuria. In Jan of 1940 Yamamoto planned to destroy the U.S. Navy in Hawaii and weaken the Americans.In July of 1940‚ the US forced trade sanctions which were then followed by an official ban and then aiming towards Japanese military in Asia. In Jan. of 1941 Administrator‚ Yamamoto began to communicate with other Japan
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invades China‚ July‚ 1937. U.S. sanctions until 1940. Road to War in Europe B. Mussolini takes power in Italy‚ 1922 V.I. Lenin takes power in Russia‚ 1917-1924 Joseph Stalin takes power in Russia‚ 1927 A. Hitler takes power in Germany‚ 1933 Germany rearms and takes Rhineland‚ 1936 Germany takes Austria‚ spring‚ 1938 Munich agreement‚ September‚ 1938 Hitler breaks it‚ March‚ May‚ 1939 Hitler-Stalin pact‚ August‚ 1939 The War in Europe‚ 1939-1940 Hitler invades Poland‚ September‚ 1‚ 1939
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“The Diplomatic History of Postwar Japan” is based on how in the 1940s‚ the Japanese government was able to use diplomacy to preserve its interests under occupation. This case will be structured in the following sections: 1) point‚ 2) reason‚ 3) evidence‚ and 4) conclusion. Point: The essence of this chapter is how the Japanese government used diplomacy to overcome challenging circumstances to fulfill its interests during the 1940s. To elaborate‚ the Japanese government signed the Potsdam Declaration
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Leni Riefenstahl‚ was a famous film director of the time and a devoted propagandist supporting the Nazis. She was amazing in working the angles. Hitler was shown to the public first as one of them‚ an ordinary person‚ and then as a god. In this specific scene‚ the German population is introduced as a whole united community to put in contrast the failures of World War I and this was thanks to their obedience and loyalty to Hitler. The purpose of all the media creating a media cult on Hitler was to
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allies‚ and Nazi Germany. It was a great escape that helped Britain avoid defeat in the Second World War. During World War II there were many battles. Amongst the battles‚ Dunkirk was probably the most significant in British History. In the spring of 1940 the Phoney War came to an end as the Germans swept through France in what is known as a Blitzkrieg. A Blitzkrieg is a strategic military campaign that involves tanks‚ motorized infantry‚ artillery and aircraft. Its purpose is to create an overwhelming
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