Air Raid Shelters in the United Kingdom During World War II World War II broke out on the first day of September‚ 1939. Over 60 million people lost their lives in the war and the air raids which were taking place were one of the causes of the death of both civilians and soldiers. During the severe years of the world war‚ civilians in Britain had to be protected from the air raids of Axis powers‚ particularly from the air raids of Luftwaffe‚ the German air force. Therefore various types of air raid
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Although World War II originated in Europe‚ Japan’s views on expansion aligned well with Germany’s and led to a strong alliance between the two‚ allowing war to spread towards the Pacific. Prior to Germany’s expansion into Sudetenland‚ Rhineland‚ and annexation of Austria‚ Germany had already withdrawn from the League of Nations. Hitler had convinced all of Germany that they needed Lebensraum or “Living Space” for the Aryan race‚ otherwise known as Germans (Fascist Expansion Notes). This push for
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Segregation during World War II was at its lowest point in history‚ but one group called the Triple Nickles worked through it and became highly tuned fighting machines‚ never getting to show their worth in the front lines of the war. The African Americans of the 555th trained the same if not more than the regular caucasian paratrooper. Due to segregation of the time period all African Americans were treated worse than prisoners. Then they got a break‚ and felt their calling as smokejumpers out in
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February 12‚ 2013. Education after WWII After World War II‚ President Roosevelt signed the G.I Bill on June 22‚ 1944. The aim was to provide federal aid to help veterans adjust to civilian life. The Bill helped provide hospitalization benefits‚ purchase of homes and businesses‚ education was also a highly demanded benefit from the GI Bill. Enrollment in university campuses soared in United States after the G.I Bill was passed in the United States. It was also a time when women and minority
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role in WWII‚ disregarding what men think. They nursed injured soldiers‚ the entertained the troops to loosen them up and most commonly‚ they took over the jobs that men left behind. Even though women didn’t fight in war directly‚ doesn’t mean they weren’t important during it. During war it is obvious that people get hurt‚ so who’s going to help the injured? The women did; without them the soldiers would’ve been in even more pain‚ get the wound infected or died. “With the average age of 25‚ by war’s
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Canada’s Military Contributions to World War I‚ World War II and Korean War Every 11 hour‚ 11 day of the 11th month we express our gratitude to those Canadian soldiers who fought courageously in the wars of World War I‚ World War II and the Korean War. In World War I‚ the battle of Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele recognized Canada as a strong independent army. During World War II Canada became a supportive ally to Great Britain and United States. In the Korean War‚ Canada joined United States to stop
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the World War II‚ the Japanese army murdered about 3‚000‚000 to around 15‚000‚000 of people. Millions of those executed were Chinese‚ Indonesians‚ Koreans‚ Filipinos‚ Indochinese and prisoners of war (Rummel). China was the top country with the most casualties of civilians. Cities and towns were completely destroyed by the Japanese army. Many times people call these years the “Asian Holocaust” due to its immense similarities to the Holocaust. Which also happened at the same time during World War
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The United States has actually not declared war since World War II. In Article I‚ section 8 of the U.S. Constitution‚ Congress has the power‚"to declare war [and] grant letters of marque and reprisal."(archives.gov) But Article II‚Section 2 provides that‚"The president shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States." (fed-soc.org) While it’s clear that the intended action for Congress alone to declare war‚ presidents don’t necessarily act with them but rather on their own will
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WW II Torture tactics Some of the World war II torture tactics may have been the cruelest of all time. Stories from prisoners of war are horrifying‚ an example of one by Ian Cobain is‚ The German SS officer was fighting to save himself from the gallows for a terrible war crime and might say anything to escape the noose. But Fritz Knöchlein was not lying in 1946 when he claimed that‚ in captivity in London‚ he had been tortured by British soldiers to force a confession out of him Torturing them in
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The Holocaust had a tremendous role in World War II. It was a mass murder of six million Jews‚ Gypsies‚ and homosexuals. However‚ the main people who were captured‚ persecuted‚ or turned into workers were the Jews. Adolf Hitler‚ the third reich at the time‚ thought that the Jews were a subordinate race and a threat to Germany’s racial community. Hitler believed that the other races didn’t harmonize with the Germans. The Holocaust began in 1933‚ the idea of the persecution of the Jews happened well
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