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    The Cold War Explain the causes of the cold war; describe the events of the cold war as they affected Germany directly. Make notes on the causes and the consequences of the Cuban missile crisis. The cold war broke out following the Second World War for several reasons. There was a tremendous American fear of attack and spread of communism‚ Roosevelt thought it was absolutely necessary to abolish communism and stop the progression of it. Soviet troops had freed several countries in

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    from the right e.g. Kapp putsch 1920- (friekorps)‚ Munich Putsch1923 (Nazis)‚ the organisation group- terrorist. However they were other problems that were caused by other factors. E.g. the treaty of Versailles‚ the armistice- November criminals/ Blockade‚ the spartacist revolt in 1919‚ democracy- people wanted their old leader Kaiser back‚ Hyperinflation. After Kaiser abdicated in 1918 then friedich Ebert became the president of Germany then Philip Schiedmann became a chancellor. Then on 11th November

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    Russian monarchy. One of the major reasons why United States made the right decision by entering the war was because of the German submarine warfare. In 1915‚ the British used its naval strength to blockade the German coast. This prevented weapons and other military supplies from getting through the blockade. As a result‚ Germany

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    authorized the use of the atomic bomb‚ made a wise decision under the circumstances of the war. The Japanese refusal to surrender‚ the massive amount of allied casualties involved in invading the Japanese mainland and the ineffectuality of a military blockade enforcing Japan to surrender made the bomb a necessary last resort. The side effects of atomic weaponry weren’t known when Truman gave the order to drop the bomb over Hiroshima. Neither the military nor the scientists

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    History of the English Language One thing that makes human culture possible is the language‚ not thought. We cannot form a precise though without the power of words. Surely‚ we can relay on pictures‚ but language is the tool that will help the idea construct more completely‚ precisely‚ with more detail and finesse. Animals communicate‚ but their way of communication is based on cries consisted of limited number of symbols which have general meaning. Example: In case of danger: - A human

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    The American Civil War: Why the South lost‚ and the North won Several reasons exist as to why the South (The Confederate States of America) lost to the North (The Union/The United States). However‚ was it due to the South’s failings‚ or simply that the North was superior? 1. Population Population wise‚ the North had a considerable advantage over the South. Being as how Slavery was abolished‚ and African Americans were allowed to join the Armed Forces‚ this also gave the United States a boost.

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    One of the most brutal battles in American history is the civil war. This battle was a battle was a make or break moment for the U.S. One argument about the civil war was on the generals. Historians are still arguing this question. Who was a better general Robert E Lee or Ulysses S. Grant. Unfortunately this question does not have an official answer on which general is better. People often speculate that question. Ulysses S. Grant was a better general than Robert E Lee because the north won the

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    Question 1: Why were the U.S. and the U. S. S. R suspicious of each other after WWII‚ and what events between 1945 and 1949 heightened the tensions between two nations? The mistrust between these two countries has been there even before the WWII because they had different beliefs and different goals. The U.S.S.R was a Communist country controlled by a dictator that was not respecting a freedom of human rights comparing to the USA that was a capitalist democracy with valued freedom and human rights

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    Chapter 8: From a World War to a Cold War (Contains Cuban Missile Crisis) Why did Cold War break out? This portion of the content deals with the reasons for the outbreak of the Cold War between the USA and the USSR Competing Ideologies: The Cold War confrontation between the USA and the USSR was a clash between the opposing ideologies of Communism (USSR) and Democracy (USA) Supporters of Democracy felt that Communism was akin to slavery and that only Democracy could offer freedom. On the

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    Was The Use Of The Atomic Bomb Justifiable? "The use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender..." Admiral William D. Leahy (Alperovitz‚The Decision To Use The Atomic Bomb‚ date of publication unknown) There have been many issues involved with the use of the atomic bomb because of the high cost of lives‚ and that it was considered to be immoral and unethical. However it

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