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    During World War II the Allies needed to find some sort of weapon to finally get Japan to surrender. When they found out that Japan had been trying to build some sort of weapon with uranium‚ then decided they would try it out also. They did some experiments‚ and when they figured out that Japan was building a bomb bigger than any other bomb in the world they decided that they had to build it first. So they got everybody that they thought could be helpful‚ They had scientists from all of the different

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    World War I World War I (also known as the First World War‚ Great War or War of Wars‚ abbreviated WWI) was a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918. This conflict involved all of the world ’s great powers‚[4] assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers.[5] More than 70 million military personnel‚ including 60 million Europeans‚ were mobilized in one of the largest wars

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    feel that childbirth was a weapon and privilege to sustain the thousand year reich (Hall‚1). The propaganda viewing women as divine were more than likely used to get women to go along with genetic perfection and have more children. By the end of the war‚ Germany’s failing resources forced the acceptance that women should be in factories and on the battlefield (Battle of

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    This article is about the major war of 1914–1918. For other uses‚ see World War One (disambiguation) and Great War (disambiguation). "WW1" and "WWI" redirect here. For the album by White Whale‚ see WWI (album). World War I | Clockwise from top: trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV Tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistiblesinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; aVickers machine gun crew with gas masks‚ and German Albatros D.III biplanes

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    British Depth Study: Britain during the First World War How did women contribute to the war effort? Suffragist and suffragette member took men’s places in jobs when the men went overseas to fight. Hundreds and thousands of women were employed in munitions factories‚ in the transport system (conductors on buses and trams)‚ employed as labourers on farms‚ as nurses and in offices a secretaries and receptionists. This was a crucial part of the war effort as it kept the country going. How were civilians

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    Name Instructor Course Date How World War II technology has affected the United States Introduction Over the past years‚ machinery of war has always been a struggle over an antagonistic edge. This is only achievable though governments that are ready and committed to spend on research and development. Wars are likely to speed up technological innovation as witnessed in the United States during World War II. Even though in the history of the United States there has been much technological

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    JJ Selwyn IV DJM AUH ESSAY – WORLD WAR II How significant a contribution did Australian troops make to the course and outcome of World War II? During World War II‚ of the 7 million people who lived in Australia‚ 550 000 served overseas in the armed forces. While this was a high proportion of the population and they all fought bravely in battle‚ it still can not be said that their efforts made a significant contribution to the course and outcome of the war. In campaigns such as Tobruk and El Alamein

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    During World War I‚ commonly known as the Great War‚ the world’s major powers split into two main groups: the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies included countries like Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Romania‚ Canada‚ Japan‚ and the United States. The Central Powers consisted of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Bulgaria‚ and the Ottoman Empire. This massive conflict lasted from July 28‚ 1914‚ to November 11‚ 1918‚ and was started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

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    March 28‚ 2010 Western Civ. 102 World War I and World War II had a profound effect on many people living during those time periods. During World War I and World War II thousands lost their lives fighting for their respective countries. Men played a crucial part in fighting for their countries on the war front‚ but on the home front women played a crucial part also. During both World War I and World War II‚ women were called on to do work and take on major roles that

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    Penitentiary Ideal and Models of American Prison The penitentiary was supposed to be a place for humane punishment not the physical punishment that was imposed in those days. It was supposed to be a place the inmates asked for forgiveness for the sins they committed. They were supposed to reform from their old ways. The main goal was for the prison system to help the inmates find spiritual transformation that was associated with the medieval monastery. They wanted the inmates to find healing and

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