A concentration camp was a prison where the many Jews‚ gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ disabled‚ Poles and Jehovah ’s Witnesses were sent by the Nazi regime. It is estimated that the Nazi party created and controlled 15‚000 different camps which were found in several countries. These countries included Germany‚ France‚ Holland‚ Norway‚ Poland‚ Russia‚ Yugoslavia‚ Austria‚ Belgium‚ Czechoslovakia‚ Finland‚ Italy‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania and Estonia. Most of the camps were constructed near railways which was mainly
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From Religious Reform to Global Conflict: How Martin Luther Caused World War II Martin Luther’s influence on history is common knowledge. However‚ the extent of his influence is not. One can simply look at the events following Luther’s actions to understand their real impact. Protestantism‚ initiated by Martin Luther‚ set off a chain reaction that eventually led to the American Revolution. That revolution‚ and its outcome‚ led the French to start a revolt against their own king. The French
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The date is December 18th 1878‚ In the small town of Gori‚ located in the Russian Empire. A town not much bigger than a village. This town had one unusual feature‚ a fortress‚ square in the center. This town was the birthplace of Joseph Stalin‚ the future ruler of the world superpower‚ the Soviet Union. Joseph Stalin is one of the most significant aspects of World War Two because of the agreements he had with Germany‚ his reaction and plans against the German offensive against Soviet Union territories
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GRC – 2nd and 3rd Mrs. Carter Research Paper WWII Aviation During World War I‚ about all the airplane was good for was crashing. World War I airplanes were slow and had poor maneuverability. The plane could not effectively carry weapons‚ so air travel was dangerous. The early planes had wood and fabric frames which made them very flammable. If a bomb‚ which was carried under the wings‚ was shot‚ the plane would blow up and both pilots would be dead. “It seems no one had interest in the
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France to declare war on Germany. The United States began to provide significant military supplies to Britain in September 1940‚ even though the United States was still not officially at war. The U.S. did not enter WW2 till December 7‚ 1941 when the Japanese bombed pearl harbor. Although WW2 affected millions of people it also made the U.S. instructable leaving them stronger than ever. An effect of the great depression was that it left many people jobless‚ homeless‚ in debt due to the stock market
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could trust the Canadian government to make the right movements but that did not happen because it leads to many problems and it also lead to many suffering to all Canadian citizens. Many people back then had fight till death
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Domestic abuse intersections or race and ethnicity‚ social class‚ gay and lesbian battering‚ and gender asymmetry provide various actions the Canadian criminal justice systems can take to assist in reducing the socially structured invisibility of certain victims‚ and their reluctance to use the criminal justice system. The criminal justice framework in Canada respond to domestic violence pro-charging and pro- prosecution policies‚ dual arrest –when the police are unable to ascertain the ‘primary
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I didn’t know there was any Canadian fashion " This comment was given by a member of the British press after receiving an invitation to a Canadian fashion show in London in 1983‚ but it could well have been the retort of almost any ordinary citizen of Canada in the late 20th century. In fact‚ only recently have Canadians started trusting and recognizing Canada’s fashion industry and designers. Because of a lack of confidence from the Canadian public‚ the Canadian fashion industry often went
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police There is not a more dynamic‚ recognizable and meaningful symbol for a nation than the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The RCMP; also known colloquially as‚ “The Mounties”‚ are a highly distinguished‚ world renowned organization that was put into action as a result of a need for a national force to implement laws and restore order. It was conceptualized in and formed in 1920 by a merge with the Royal Northwest Mounted Police‚ founded 1873 and the Dominion
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Wilderness and the Canadian Mind: Treatment of Nature in Canadian Literature Since Northrop Frye first proposed his "garrison mentality" thesis in 1943‚ many literary critics have debated its validity as a representation of early Canadian attitudes towards Nature. In the 1970s a number of books were produced‚ which dealt with this thematic element at great length. Most of these supported Frye’s theory and demonstrated the tendency of Canadian writers to depict Nature in negative ways. A more recent
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