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    “What do you think the outcome of this war will be?” “I believe we will win because if we eliminate the jews then there is less of a threat to Germany.” 2. “Why did you want to become the dictator of Germany?” “I saw an opportunity to give people jobs that didn’t have one‚ and to fix what world war 1 brought to germany.” 3. “ How did you feel when the allies took away land from Germany?” “I personally didn’t like that the allies took away our territory and our land. So when Germany needed a leader

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    tables on you‚ and we can clearly see who becomes stronger and who weaker. The alliance system was a major component of World War I‚ and there were three main parts of this system the neutral countries‚ the triple alliance‚ and the triple entente. The alliance system rapidly escalated a strictly limited war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Why? Because what started with two countries turned out to be a full-blown war involving around eight countries. That quadruples the amount of time‚ lives‚ money

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    During World War II‚ D-Day was one of the most‚ if not the most‚ important day for the Allies. D-Day was the day the Allies sent American‚ British‚ and Canadian troops to the coast of Normandy to reclaim France. In secrecy‚ we planned the attack against Hitler and the Nazis. So many brave troops risked their lives that day in honor of their country‚ and to finally defeat the Nazis. D-Day is the day when the tides turned in the Allies favor and was the beginning of the end for Nazi‚ Germany. The

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    Drugs within the Prison System Socorro Pardo DeVry University Professor Wells October 12‚ 2012 Drugs in the prison system have been a problem for corrections personnel for many years. The problems with drugs in prison are different in many parts of the country but the question remains to be how the drugs get into the correctional facilities. The breakdown of the use and abuse of illicit drugs within the prison systems is being based on a worldwide issue. The issue with drugs in

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    greeted us and asked “Want to learn about the cherry trees?”. “Sure‚” we answered. I was so fascinated by them. When the park ranger was done speaking‚ we decided to go to the World war 2 Memorial. We arrived at the World War 2 Memorial and was heartbroken when the ranger told us “405‚000 people lost their lives in this war and the wall of gold pays tributes to them.” He also told us that theres a rainbow pool framed by 56 granite columns representing unity. “Look at that!” my friend told. With the

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    2 years after WW II started‚ the government made the work force open to women to help contribute to the war from home. The women mainly served clerical jobs such as farmers‚ canteen servers‚ Red Cross nurses‚ and in the war industries. A few years after‚ the National Defense Headquarters began allowing women to work in uniform such as the air force‚ army corps‚ and naval services. Since the women took on such a strong role during the war as workers‚ and in uniform‚ it impacted women then‚ and now

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    of political turmoil during World War II and the subsequent rise of the Cold WarAmerican national security anxieties began to turn inward in the early 1950s. The clash between the United States‚ an international defender of democracy and capitalism‚ and the Soviet Union‚ a rival superpower working tirelessly to prevent the expansion of capitalism into its communist stronghold‚ was more than just an ideological competition – rather‚ the two powers were battling to rid the world of the corrupt‚ inhumane

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    Fibonacci that gave us our decimal point when during fractions or other Math problems. When he Fibonacci was studying mathematics‚ he used the Hindu-Arabic symbols instead of Roman symbols which didn’t have zeros and lacked place value. Fibonacci also created the Roman numeral system. It’s no wonder that such a system caught on so quickly with merchants and other people in professions where day-to-day use of mathematics was essential. With the new system‚ people could compute sums and differences

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    ★ The Battle of Gettysburg: A battle‚ a speech‚ a memorial ground During the American Civil War‚ from the first to the third of July 1863‚ there were sanguinary battles in and around Gettysburg. The losses of lives on both sides were massive‚ approximately 23 000 dead‚ hurt or missing on each side.1 It was there‚ in the small city of Pennsylvania‚ that the war turned around. The South was suddenly facing defeat.1‚ 2 The Civil War continued for two years after the Battle of Gettysburg. Still it is

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    treated? Following World War I‚ many nations agreed the treatment of prisoners was unacceptable. As the community of nations worked to address the horrible treatment of prisoners‚ they drafted changes to the international treaties known as the Geneva Conventions. Many nations agreed to these standards of treatment for prisoners of war‚ including the German government. World War II was the first major conflict where these new standards of treatment were used. During World War II‚ the Germans under

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