World War ll. A global tragedy in which millions died and thousands more were injured‚ or scarred for life. A blemish in the history of the world. But what if that terrible event had never happened? I believe that World War ll could have been prevented‚ if only the League of Nations and countries like France and Britain had been harder on Germany. One thing that would have prevented World War ll is if the League of Nations had done something. Germany should have been stopped from the beginning
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University of Exeter ARA 3158 - Armed Islamist Movements To what extent have recent post 9/11 developments affected the strength of al Qaeda? Abdullah Rifai Student Number: 600012806 Word Count: 2171 More than a decade after 9/11‚ a great lack of consensus exists over the assessments of al Qaeda’s current situation. Some analysts’ say that al Qaeda is ‘on the ropes’ (John Brennan‚ 2011)‚ that the United States is ‘within reach of strategically
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What have been the main developments in strike activity in Britain over the last 35 years? Strike activity is a form of industrial action that can occur in the workplace once conflict has risen. It is a complete stoppage of work by a group of employees and its aim is to express a grievance or to enforce a demand. (Dundon‚ Rowlinson‚ 2011) Employees will usually use a strike as a last resort to deal with issues in the workplace; workers are not able to perform a strike without a stringent process
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What technologies have been used to kill people‚ and why? Killing technology has been on show during the major wars in the 20th century; and the killing rate increased drastically in the last century. During 20th century major developments took place in gas weapons‚ small arms‚ large guns and weapons of mass destruction which were in use during World War 1 and World War 2. Killing was not seen as an objective in war however‚ it was seen as being a more humane method and to make war shorter. The
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Innovative or Simply Post-Modern? New Paradigms in the Study of "Civil War" A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic‚ or‚ less commonly‚ between two countries created from a formerly united nation state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region‚ to achieve independence for a region‚ or to change government policies. Civil wars since the end of World War II have lasted on average just over four years‚ a dramatic rise from
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Although aspects of a distinct Australian identity had been forming‚ by federation in 1901‚ it had not yet fully emerged. There were many reasons for this‚ mainly because of the ‘crimson thread of kinship’ with Britain. One thing that was shared by all colonies was the idea of a ‘white’ Australia. A great percentage of the population were of Caucasian decent‚ and Australia had been a British Dominion. Many politicians believed that the Anglo-Saxon race was superior. They were afraid that cheap
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Yusef Lyons U.S. History 6/6/2012 Should America Have Been Involved in World War I Several factors played a key role as to why America entered the war. Some of the most common reasons were the sinking of the Lusitania‚ the Zimmerman Telegram‚ America’s economic ties with the European powers‚ and the Russian Revolution. I personally feel that the U.S. should have gotten involved in WWI. America was trying to remain neutral and promote peace‚ but they couldn’t stand by and continue to let
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The changing technology in housing in the post-war period such as the introduction of new‚ more efficient designs that focused on functionality and minimal details improved the Australian way of life. The use of these designs made housing affordable for lower-class families. The new designs also persuaded Australians to reject conservative values of previous periods and embraced the idea of building in relation to space‚ technology and engineering techniques. For example‚ Source 8.14 conveys an image
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Important impact of FDI on Australian economy Jes Hongs Abstract Australia has traditionally relied on inward FDI to meet the shortfall between domestic saving and the level of domestic investment. Inward FDI also continues to play a significant role in making Australian industry internationally competitive‚ and thereby contributing to export growth. Over the past 15 years Australian outward FDI stocks have grown more strongly than inward FDI stocks. Outward FDI enables Australian firms
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Political Party History Before the Democrat and Republican parties began their reign over American politics‚ political parties were constantly changing. The first parties resembled faction’s more than actual parties. The nation’s politicians were known to crowd together around a particular issue. These were usually a reflection of social living in America. A change in political parties meant a change in the way Americans were living their lives. Strong third parties also helped influence the
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