really no country wanted but seem that were not able to stop it. The total cost of the US being involved in this was around 30 billion which this would lead to America into the dirty 30’s. The zar of Russia was never paid back his loans and then which also had the world economy in a large debt. Only four empires fell after ww1 Russia‚ Ottoman Empire‚ Austria hungry‚ and one more which I forgot. Even though the president of America wanted to stay out of the war. But America had too much sympathy towards
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WW2 was a very bloody war and it was kind of good for America because it gave women the chance to have jobs and not just be a stay at home mom/wife. On september 16‚1940 congress passed the first peacetime military act‚ This act ordered men from the ages of 21-35 to be trained for battle in 12 months but that was before Pearl Harbor had gotten attacked. After Pearl Harbor congress passed the Selective Service Act which extended drafting to 18-38 years to join the military‚ But men 18-65 had no
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Japanese Internment: racist or not? The “Japanese Internment” was an incident that occurred in World War II. The internment was to place all Japanese citizens into holding camps‚ wither American citizen or not. Some argue that the internment was solely based on racism‚ because the US were at war with Japan. In February 1942 President Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066‚ which declared that the U.S. armed forces could designate military areas in which certain people had to be expelled
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Evolution of Communism in Europe Outline: Thesis: Communism in Europe faced a lot of mutations with the contribution of big philosophers and leaders like Marx‚ Lenin‚ and Gramsci and evolved to become the socialism we know today. I Marxism A Overview B Major Elements II Stalinism A Overview B Contribution of Stalin III Eurocommunism A Overview B Description C Major Elements IV Socialism A Overview B Major Elements V Future of Socialism
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There are sources that show the actions taken by the countries. After World War I France had made a treaty with the country of Poland that states if either country is attacked‚ the other will send aid and assistance via money and manpower‚ “to lend each other immediate aid and assistance‚ if such a failure is accompanied by an unprovoked recourse to arms…” (Doc 5) This was a key factor in why France went to war against Germany after Poland was invaded by Germany. In an excerpt of Benito Mussolini
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Evaluate the role of Propaganda in World War II Throughout the ages leaders of nations have needed the support of their countries population to ensure support of conflicts such as war. To increase support for the Nazi party and ideals‚ Adolf Hitler did not just have to target adults with propaganda‚ he had to target youth as well. Hitler realised that using the education system was very effective in indoctrinating youth. Outside of school‚ Hitler created the Hitler Youth‚ to further emphasize youth
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Pearl Harbor We all know what happened after Pearl Harbor. The US got involved in World War 2‚ battles were won‚ long story short‚ we came out victorious. We’re proud of our win‚ and we gloat about it. But how does Japan view the war? In their culture‚ a loss of a battle is the ultimate disgrace. What do they teach students about this war? Did their government hide the true outcome of the war from them? What about the Kamikazes? So many questions are asked‚ and we hope we can answer some. Japan
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feared that Japan was going to take over Southeast Asia‚ which therefore would threaten Great Britain’s ability to oppose Nazi aggression in Europe. Japan was a relatively isolated group of islands lacking in raw mineral resources such as oil and iron. After almost a decade of war with China‚ and an increasingly contradictory relationship with the United States‚ belligerent‚ hostile Japan had the objective of taking the entire Pacific
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the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek‚ receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers" (although as Article 19‚ it comes after the right to hold property‚ be married and hold a nationality‚ among others). A0s such‚ western ethics heavily favor the nearly unfettered rights to speech‚ press and information.
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Together‚ Canada and the United States‚ on behalf of the Allies‚ made military contributions in the Second World War‚ albeit with varying results. Canada had declared war on the Axis Powers only a week after Great Britain and France had made their declarations. The war continued on‚ and Axis victory was being averted by sheer Allied bravery‚ even though Britain was near to collapse and France and the rest of Europe had long fallen. Allied victory seemed impossible‚ until the United States entered
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