The British Empire after the War There was no more than four great empires. The empires were Germany‚‚ Ottoman and Russia. In 1918 the British empire was the beginning of the end. The expectations of the British colonial subject have been raised during the war‚ the empire and the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth had helped to fund. India for example paid 146 million pounds toward the war effect. Importing raw materials from the colonies helped the allied victory.The self-governing
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Origins of WWII - understanding the outbreak of the Second World War requires keeping a perspective on interplay of and convergence of several factors…many historians are tempted to see WWII as a continuation of WWI‚ and call the period 1914-1945‚ the Thirty Years war 1) Legacy of WWI and its Peace Treaties - the “politics” of Versailles very nearly destroyed Weimar in the early 1920’s‚ contested territorial settlements and state power (especially for Germany and to a lesser extent for Italy)
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WORLD WAR ONE FIRSTS First war to be fought on 3 continents. First industrialised conflict. First use of chlorine & mustard gas. First use of the flame thrower. First tank battle. First use of mass airplanes. First use of x-ray in the military. First use of a blood bank. First use of guide dogs by blinded soldiers. First four-star general‚ General John J. Pershing First use of trillion in estimating war costs. First commissioning of war art for propaganda. First use
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Germany is usually seen as the society that was controlled by their government‚ but America’s government had the same kind of control over it’s people . Although it seems America had a lot less‚ it’s because they enforced ideals considered today as correct . Both had almost complete control on media with propaganda‚ along with programs to improve people the way they wanted. The Hitler Youth has often been called indoctrinating. With the continual use of Boys State to this day and since I have gone
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World War II I decided to choose the topic about World War II because I watch a movie about it and it was the deadliest conflict in human history .I did my research on the internet I used Wikipedia ‚ time line ‚ History place ‚ and Google at first it was Confusing because there is so much to write about‚ I did not know where to begin‚ then I decided to concentrate on the casualties of the war because of the numbers of civilians that died. World War II killed more people‚ involved more nations‚
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Revolutionary War‚ America faced many challenges in becoming an independent country. This young nation was forced to deal with many pressing issues concerning the formation of a new government as well as the economic decisions that go along with it. It could be said‚ that during this “New Nation” period of American history‚ the Unites States was a nation full of potential and bursting with promise. In each aspect of society‚ such as political‚ economic‚ and social factors‚ America made vast improvements
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women during and after World War One‚ as my area of focus‚ specifically their economic‚ social and political status. I asked myself why this area interested me and realized that I was also interested in how this affected future wars and/or life today. Through further initial research‚ I became interested in the way that women’s roles in society changed during and after World War One. The specific change that I chose to focus on was how women had to take on the men’s jobs after they were drafted
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5.01 Assessment: World War Again 1- After the effects of World War I Americans were keen on the idea of isolationism. They wanted to focus on improving their economy rather than helping another country across the ocean. The new president Warren G. Harding had promised Americans their "return to normalcy" . They wanted their economy to stabilize and thrive‚ spending money on wars that weren’t their own wouldn’t favor them. After World War I the ideas of isolationism were favored by most Americans
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that brought about many changes that still affect modern society. After the Civil War‚ America was in shambles‚ not only physically‚ but also emotionally and economically. The American spirit was suffering‚ even in the North although they could claim victory in the Civil War. Freed slaves were in need of jobs‚ as were many returning soldiers. The Industrial Revolution led Americas out of the depression that stemmed from the Civil War and it was a time of innovation and progress that paved the way for
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Grand Canyon University October 28‚ 2014 America after WWII. As we all know the Second World War‚ also known as WWII was a worldwide war that lasted from 1939 up until 1945. Starting in Europe‚ the war began with the German invasion against Poland‚ shortly after this Britain and France declared war on Germany. This particular war involved most of the world’s nations and also included all of the great powers during this time‚ because of this and conflicts that began earlier two opposing military
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