Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in August 1945. The two bombings were the first and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime. Following a firebombing campaign that destroyed many Japanese cities‚ the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of Japan. The war in Europe ended when Nazi Germany signed its instrument of surrender on May 8‚ 1945‚ but the Pacific War continued. Together with the United Kingdom and China‚ the United States called
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Adolf Hitler (German: [ˈadɔlf ˈhɪtlɐ] ( listen); 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP); National Socialist German Workers Party). He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany (as Führer und Reichskanzler) from 1934 to 1945. Hitler was at the centre of Nazi Germany‚ World War II in Europe‚ and the Holocaust. Hitler was a decorated veteran
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DBQ‚ AP US HISTORY “Throughout the colonial period‚ economic concerns had more to do with the settlement of British North America than did religious concerns.” The 13 colonies were created for two main reasons‚ religioin and economic gain. Religion was a very important issue to the British colonies. Nevertheless‚ it was not the main reason the British were so eager to colonize America. Their main concern was glorifying the British Empire through economic gain. The British were very concerned
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EURO DISNEYLAND CASE ANALYSIS 6 Cultural differences between United States and France Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal‚ and it expresses the attitude of the culture toward these power inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. It has to do with the fact that
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1933 to 1939 was a horrific time for the Jewish population. During this time Adolf Hitler released the Nuremberg Laws. To start‚ these consisted of a “Law against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limits the number of Jewish students in public schools.” (“Examples of Antisemitic Legislation‚ 1933-1939”).To clarify‚ this law showed that Jews were not welcome in “non-Jewish” schools or universities. This caused the Jews to have a small opportunity in the school life. To add on‚ in 1937 “The
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of the investigation This assessment will investigate “To what extent did the Nazi’s change the role of women during the second world war from 1933 - 1945?” To be able to find out how far the Nazi’s changed the role of women‚ this investigation will focus on the Nazi’s role during this time and following their policies and the structure of the Nazi Regime as well as the certain stages in which the Nazi’s expressed their ideas and thoughts on women during that time. Also‚ the ideas behind the policies
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effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. Notes from Mr. Williams: This essay was given to 2nd period APUSH on their first in- class essay. Included were 10 documents (if interested in seeing them‚ please come into class). The DBQ writer needed to take ideas and topics from the documents‚ and ADD significant outside fact and analysis. Notice that this writer does a complete job. He/she deals with the entire question (deals with extent) and answers the question from economic
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Germany 1919-1939 Essay 2012 HSC Question –“ How successful was Nazi foreign policy in achieving its aims to September 1939?” Following the Nazi rise to power‚ Adolf Hitler’s regime conducted‚ and to a certain degree implemented a foreign policy that aimed for the incorporation of all Germanic speaking peoples into the Reich (Volksgemeinschaft); German domination of Western Europe; and the attainment of vast areas of living space (lebensraum) for the greater good of the volk. While the Nazis experienced
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Tristian Huerta AP US History Mr. R. Martinez 23 Sep 2014 Outline I. Thesis Statement: Although the evolution occurring in the 17th and 18th centuries would lead to diversity involving three important factors: social issues‚ economics‚ and politics. II. Social Issues A. Young males (Doc C) B. Stratification (Doc H) C. Families (Doc B) D. “Knit together” (Doc A) III. Economics A. Individual colonists‚ indentured servants‚ and slaves came for riches or new beginning (Doc C) B. Greed
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History Learning Site- "The Hitler Youth was seen as being as important to a child as school was". The Hitler Youth was a logical extension of Hitler’s belief that the future of Nazi Germany was its children. "The weak must be chiselled away. I want young men and women who can suffer pain. A young German must be as swift as a greyhound‚ as tough as leather‚ and as hard as Krupp’s steel." Movements for youngsters were part of German culture and the Hitler Youth had been created
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