In the history of the world there are many occurrences that have changed life and the world‚ as we know it. September 1‚ 1939‚ a day that would change the world forever. It was the start of World War II. The war lasted 6 years‚ it killed more people‚ destroyed more property than any other war in history. World war two is said to be the war to end all wars‚ because of the leaders‚ the technology‚ and the effects the war had on the world. This was the first war that had civilian death rates that exceeded
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The United States entered the war on the side of the Allies after Japanese attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7th‚ l941. World War II was fought between the Axis‚ which included Germany‚ Italy and Japan‚ and the Allied included Britain‚ United States‚ Soviet Union and France. More than 50 million people died during the war. It was the most terrible war in the history of humanity. Since America entered the war suddenly after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor‚ many people
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When you hear Americans in World War II you usually think of fighting or how we dropped the atomic bomb. But‚ what if I told you that women actually played a key role in World War II. They could join the military if they wanted. They took over the roles of men‚ such as their jobs. Some helped greatly from home by working in factories and rationing much needed supplies. Here are some of the things that women did to help us win World War II. World War two was the first war that women played a major
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The Holocaust had a tremendous role in World War II. It was a mass murder of six million Jews‚ Gypsies‚ and homosexuals. However‚ the main people who were captured‚ persecuted‚ or turned into workers were the Jews. Adolf Hitler‚ the third reich at the time‚ thought that the Jews were a subordinate race and a threat to Germany’s racial community. Hitler believed that the other races didn’t harmonize with the Germans. The Holocaust began in 1933‚ the idea of the persecution of the Jews happened well
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The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice. The movement took place during the 1950’s and 1960’s for African Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United Sates. The Civil War‚ which took place from 1861 to 1865‚ had officially abolished slavery. The war abolished slavery but couldn’t end the discrimination the African Americans faced in the United Sates. They continue to undergo the devastating effects of racism. By mid to late-20th century‚ African Americans had had
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World War II was a horrific war‚ many guns and new strategies and weapons were created‚ for example the nuclear bombs. World War II started when dictators rose to power in some countries‚ for example Adolf Hitler (Germany´s dictator)Germany wasn´t satisfied because they were the only country that was being punished for taking part of World War I and paying for the Treaty of Versailles. Some of the main causes of World War II were when Great Britain and France declared war on Germany for invading
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strategy — arguments that were finally stilled by the intervention of the American president‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt. In both a direct and an indirect sense‚ Torch’s impact was enormous on the course of Anglo-American strategy during the remainder of the war. It may have been the most important strategic decision that Allied leaders would make. In fact‚ this amphibious operation inevitably postponed the landing in France until 1944‚ but at the same time it allowed the United States to complete mobilization
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interests of self governance as well as the National Security of the U.S. 3.) Some of the events that led to the creation of the European Union are the: * The imperial Crisis * The Russian Revolution and Communism * World War/ Global War * World War 2 * European Coal and steel Community * Treaty of Paris * Schuman declaration * Treaties of Rome * Holocaust B.) Roman Empire
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of WWII World War II is looked upon with greatness for our nation due to the success of defeating the Japanese‚ but many fail to realize what we did the innocent ones living within the United States. Similar to the Germans during World War I‚ America had built concentration camps of their own. (“Japanese-American Internment”) Nisei‚ also known as Japanese-Americans‚ were imprisoned in these camps. (“Japanese-American Internment”) What happened to the Japanese-Americans during World War II and why
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World War II started as an act of hatred directed towards the Jewish people. Since the leader of Nazi Germany‚ Adolf Hitler‚ blamed them for Germany’s loss during World War I and for the economic crisis they were having. Hitler invaded Poland on September 1‚ 1939 and claimed he did this for Lebensraum Living space for German people even though it was because he wanted to kill Jewish people. After this mistake‚ war was declared on Nazi Germany and the Axis powers to win what was considered‚ the war
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