2 SEP 2002 THE CONTRAST BETWEEN WWI AND WWII The First World War and Second World War have many similarities as well as differences. The similarities are the obvious of engaging many nations to stop the threat of Germany in both wars. The main difference was the goal of what was being fought for. The Germans in the First World War were looking to gain control of the trade routes of the sea and a rivalry with England. The Second World War was a battle against the fascist party of the Nazi Germans
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II. The causes were the Treaty of Versailles‚ the actions of Hitler‚ failure of Appeasement‚ and failure of the League of Nations. The Versailles Treaty was the settlement between the Allied Powers and Germany. It ended the World War I‚ however after World War I Germany thought that they were going to have a treaty based on Wilson’s 14 points (History on the Net‚ 2013). Instead Germany was hammered with reparations‚ disarmed‚ were blamed‚ and lost territory. The treaty is said to have been the
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The Lack of Freedoms in Minorities During WWII During WWII‚ many Americans and the President himself cherished four essential human freedoms. The first of which was the freedom of speech and expression where everyone had an equal voice. The next promised freedom was the ability to worship God in any way shape or form. The third freedom was the freedom from want‚ meaning all citizens may live a healthy and happy life. The fourth and final freedom was the freedom from fear‚ which means everyone may
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To Nurse in WWII Seventy-one years ago‚ the whole world was focused on the Axis and the Allies in the second world war… But no one paid attention to what was behind the scenes. Imagine‚ you are in the middle of operating on someone‚ and a bomb goes off. To be a nurse in that situation may be extremely different from what you would expect. Being an American Military nurse was very dangerous for multiple reasons. The American Military Nurse Corps was an extremely important part of World
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entered to Axis Power in 1940. Nearly after a decade‚ Italy and the United States enter on the side of the allies. There were several justifications that led to the beginning of WWII. A few of these reasons were the Great Depression‚ which was one of the main cause for United States to enter the WWII‚ the Rise of Nationalism‚ Treaty of Versailles‚ Fascist Party‚ Nazi Party‚ and the emergence of leaders such as Hitler‚ Mussolini‚ and Hideki Tojo. Essentially why WWII broke out in Europe was that on September
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What were Hitler’s main foreign policy objectives from 1933-39? Between 1933-39 Hitler devised a plan of specific foreign policies before and during his rise to power. His policies were to incorporate ‘Volksgemeinshaft’; the unification of all German ethnics living outside the Reich‚ an entire domination of Western Europe and finally an attainment of ‘lebensraum’; living space under which all unified Germans can live in Eastern Europe. For Hitler’s foreign policies to be achieved‚ it was necessary
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Women Journalists of WWII Elizabeth Guerra Chamberlain College of Nursing Theresa Bonney was born on July 15‚ 1894 in New York. She had an impressive educational career which includes Berkley‚ Harvard‚ and Columbia. Making her the first American to receive a scholarship to study at the Sorbonne in Paris. She lived most her live in France‚ making her the unofficial diplomat from the United States. She had also set up the Red Cross ’ correspondence exchange between the children of Europe
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The cause of WWII World war II is a very difficult time to unravel. It all started as the treaty of Versailles threatened to demolish Germany completely. Various political parties competed with each other‚ trying to gain the upper hand‚ which would allow them to take control of Germany and gain power. However these parties weren’t enough to convince the people that Germany could be revived gain. After the First World War Germany was accused of starting of it and thus in the treaty of Versailles
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aggressive‚ violent and devastating war‚ affecting the most powerful and populous countries in the world. The First World War is not an option. That is the reason why after the end of the WWI in 1918‚ the major superpowers were trying to maintain peace in the world‚ especially in Europe‚ since the most military actions took place in this region during the WWI. The very first attempts have been The Peace Treaty of Versailles‚ where the “winner” countries discussed the restrictions and punishments of the “loser”
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Baseball was a big sport back in 1930-1940’s. The sport was only young guys who were also needed in World War II. Nobody could win the war without them and baseball couldn’t be played without them. That was until Phillip K. Wrigley came up with a brilliant idea. He was worried about baseball because he was the owner of the Chicago Cubs. That’s when he came up with the idea of young ladies playing baseball. Some things changed in the game but women taking over baseball helped Americans be able to
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