World War II (WWII or WW2)‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history‚ with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of "total war"‚ the major participants placed their entire economic‚ industrial
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CCOT Essay Like many parts of the world the Middle East experienced different changes and continuities during the pre classical period. While political structure changed in the Middle East from 10‚000 to 600 B.C.E‚ class structure remained the same. The political structure changed in the Middle East from 10‚000 to 600 B.C.E. These changes were primarily a result of the conquest of the Babylonians. The Middle East was particularly difficult to defend as it had no natural barriers. As a result
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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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World War I - Results The First World War “ended” in 1918 in November‚ when the Treaty of Versailles was signed to create an armistice. Though this treaty became active on that day for Western Europe‚ this treaty did not take effect in Eastern Europe until up to mid-1920s. Political‚ cultural‚ and social order was changed immensely in Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa‚ even countries not directly in the war. As a result of the damages from the war‚ many new countries were formed. Also‚ millions of people
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Poland in 1939‚ the United States knew that another World War was coming on. After World War I America decided that they did not want to be involved in another war due to the devastation that it had caused before. However President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided differently. With competing views among the isolationists and the interventionists‚ FDR concluded that the only way for the Great Depression to end was to become involved in another war. The Great Depression destroyed the economies of the
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actual root causes are much deeper. The causes of World War 1 were alliance system‚ imperialism‚ militarism and nationalism. I will be going into detail of these details of these matters to explain the events that triggered the world war. Countries throughout Europe made defense agreements that would pull them into battle‚ meaning‚ if one country was attacked‚ allied countries were bound to defend them. This was called Alliances. At the start of World War 1‚ Germany and Austria-Hungary allied and became
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The world’s greatest war‚ World War II began in 1939 and lasted for almost six years. It was between two military alliances. On the axis powers were Japan‚ Germany and the Kingdom of Italy. While the allies were lead by United Kingdom‚ China‚ Soviet Union and The United States of America. America was not directly involved in the war in the early stages. The necessity increased after the fall of France‚ the Pearl Harbor incident but mainly when Hitler declared war on U.S. This led to America’s direct
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When World War I ended it left behind agression that lead to the start of World War II. There are many reasons that caused World War II started. Some of the main reasons that caused World War II to start where the Treaty of Versailles‚ The Great Depression‚ Japanese Imperialism‚ and the Attack on Pearl Harbor. World War I ended when they signed the Treaty of Versailles on June 28‚ 1919. Because the U.S. senate rejected the Versailles settlement it was very dangerous years that were going to start
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The Great War 1914-1918 was universally destructive. The effects of these were seen in many areas‚ as in the destruction of human life and property‚ and in the political‚ social and economic fields. The evolution of capitalism and progress in the scientific spheres were also important consequences. It is estimated that in the four years of war‚ some eighty lakhs of people were killed and as many wounded. Some 8-10 lakh people were reported missing. In most countries‚ after this Great War‚ monarchy
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World War 1 Introduction: World war 1 happened 100 years ago this month‚ it remains the defining conflict of the modern day. To what extent is it true to say that WW1 changed popular understanding of war? Before World War 1 people thought that war was glorious and an adventure by the end of the war they realized that this was not true World War 1 changed the popular understanding of war. World war 1 changed the way that war is now fought‚ this happened because both mechanization and technology
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