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    * To raise military called for volunteers‚ but decline in enlistment led to April 1862 Conscription Act. N capture of Confederate lands led to loss of source for manpower‚ 1864 shortage so desperate draft widened but still ineffective States’ Rights versus Centralization * States’ rights supporters obstructed war effort by limiting Davis’ ability to declare martial law and obstructed conscription * Confed did centralize power in S- bureaucracy larger than that of Washington‚ impressed

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    Himmler Mein Kampf Lebensraum Fascist Benito Mussolini Robert Oppenheimer Harry Truman Josef Stalin Munich Agreement Appeasement Sudetanland Nazi-Soviet Pact Axis Powers Allies (Grand Alliance) Corvettes Annexation of Austria Conscription Crisis Normandy Juno Liberation of the Netherlands Kamikaze Divine Wind Hiroshima Nagasaki Fat Man Little Boy Enola Gay War Measures Act Internment Camps Repatriation Atomic Bomb Black rain Victory Bonds Rationing Propaganda

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    TO WHAT EXTENT DOES TSAR ALEXANDER II DESERVE THE TITLE “TSAR LIBERATOR”? Tsar of Russia from 1818 to 1881. Son of Nicholas I ascended the throne in 1855. Signed in Paris (1856) the peace that ended the Crimean War began the construction of a vast program of reforms. Open to ideas of social renewal‚ emancipated the serfs (1861) without satisfy the peasantry‚ which was granted in usufruct‚ with a strong payment of ransom‚ only a portion of the lands they occupied. Instituted the Zemstvo‚ provincial

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    World War one started in 1914 and ended in 1918‚ and World War two started in 1939 and ended in 1945. In both wars‚ Germany and its allies had major parts in the beginning of the conflicts. World war one was fought between the Triple Entente & Italy versus Germany and Austria-Hungary & the Ottoman Empire. The results for both wars were almost the same. In World War one‚ no army lost; however‚ Germany politically lost everything‚ or most‚ of what she had. While in World war two‚ Germany surrendered

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    Furthermore its army had been greatly reduced and a natural border(The demilitarised Rhineland) had been imposed between France and Germany. a)What military restrictions were placed on Germany by the treaty of Versailles? -Germany had to ban conscription(soldiers had to be volunteers) and could only have 100‚000soldiers inits army. -It could only have six battleships. -No armed vehicles nor aircraft nor submarines. -The Rhineland became a demilitarised zone‚ no German soldiers were allowed into

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    Jennifer Lawson American History Project #2 Movie Critique Gangs of New York “Gangs of New York” is a historical crime film which takes place in New Yorkin the 1840s-1860s. The film was released in 2002. It was directed by Martin Scorsese‚ and written by Jay Cocks‚ Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan. It is loosely inspired by Herbert Asbury’s 1928 nonfiction book The Gangs of New York. The film was critically acclaimed with 10 Academy Award nominations‚ including Best Picture and

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    progressive. Overall his actions created better diplomatic relationships for Australia and opened us up to multiculturalism. Whitlam’s first act as a prime minister in December 1972 was to end conscription‚ which despite troops already starting to withdraw from Vietnam‚ the government had continued to enforce conscription and apply the legal penalty for refusing. Whilst he was not responsible for the decision to withdraw the troops from Vietnam‚ as this had already started to occur before he came to power

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    occupation and launched their insurgency. This proved effective as Britain was surprised‚ as they did not expect the rebels were going to strike so soon. Moreover‚ as the scale of the war increased‚ the threat of conscription began to loom over the Irish people. The increased likelihood of conscription helped the rebels gain numbers as those that feared the war or simply did not support it‚ sought membership of the Irish Volunteers as they were an anti-war organization. As the British responded to the demands

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    the century in America toward the 1900s was a time of growth in population‚ industry and invention. Approximately five million Polish immigrants came to the United States‚ fleeing their country for various reasons. Some emigrants left to escape conscription‚ others left to seek better opportunities in America‚ and some fled from religious persecution (“Polish Immigration”). This immigration to America and all went with it is an immense part of Polish history‚ as is expressed in the short story‚ “The

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    Reserves were created and more. * Explain Metis rebellion. Who‚ what‚ where‚ when and why. * J.A.M. national policy : all about the three components. His goal‚ strengthen economy. * Canada’s contribution to world war one. Know what conscription is and different prospective between the English and the French. How did it effect women? How did they contribute and what were they demanding? ( sufferage and education. What did they gain? ( right to vote ) and know the year. * 5 ways Canada

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