Did worldwide decolonisation after 1945 create more problems than it solved?‚ Decolonization after World War 2 created a whole new era of human history. Colonizers had drawn borders for the first time in places like Africa‚ created and promoted the idea of a state and national identity‚ as well as new technologies and ways of life. Independence would therefore create many problems. Conflict over disputed territories leading to ethnic violence‚ power struggles among the educated and a mass exodus
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Sabrije Cemenja - History 222-005 The U.S. Homefront During World War II Dear My Beloved Husband‚ It has been a few months since I have seen your beautiful face each and every day when I wake up. The war is certainly taking a toll on me‚ as I assume it is for you also. But I just know all your hard work on the fields will certainly pay off‚ and we will be reunited very shortly‚ my love. Things around our house and in our neighborhood have been going by very smoothly
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The second world war was one of truly epic proportions. Virtually every nation on earth was impacted in one way or another‚ whether they were directly involved‚ or merely suffered the negative‚ and inevitable‚ externalities that are associated with war. Although the war and its impact was significant enough to stretch world-wide‚ the opposing powers are generally grouped into only two separate forces – the Axis and the Allies. One‚ the Axis powers‚ consisted of nations working towards conquering
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Americans What did they gain in World War II? The government passed the GI Bill‚ providing help to veterans with education and home purchases. Women in WWII gained experience in the work field‚ with careers in manufacturing war materials‚ running businesses‚ and other careers traditionally held for men. Many African Americans gained the confidence to assert their rights as U.S. citizens‚ and fight back against segregation. What challenges did they face at the end of the war? Before the GI Bill and similar
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World War II‚ officially beginning in 1939‚ was a time of military and economic expansion for the United States‚ but it also gave the U.S. an opportunity to gain a more important international role. This leads to the question of how this new role affected lives in America? Throughout (WWII)‚ Americans claimed to be fighting for democracy and freedom abroad‚ focusing specifically on four freedoms (freedom of speech‚ freedom of worship‚ freedom from want‚ and freedom from fear); Unfortunately‚ Americans
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Operation Overlord was the most decisive event in World War II. Nazi Germany had taken over most of Contenitial Europe‚ and was amassing great power. The Allied Forces launched a huge offensive‚ crossing the British Channel‚ and attacking Normandy‚ France. Overall‚ the Allies launched five assaults‚ along with paratroopers‚ on forty miles of beaches (Bowden 6). The Allies knew they had to do something. The Soviets were attacking Hitler from the east‚ but since nothing was happening in the west‚
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As the development of nuclear weapons during World War II gave rise to an age of great technological advancements‚ it also created an era of panic because if in the wrong hands‚ it could potentially lead to the destruction of the world. Both Allied and Axis powers devised several programs to construct weapons of mass destruction‚ but were in dire need of a single key ingredient that was scarcely available in large enough quantities. As Nazi submarine‚ U-234‚ surrendered to U.S forces on May 16th
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Emperor of Japan Hirohito‚ during world war two gained enormous amount of land‚ Having advancing at a very rapid pace invading almost all of southeast asia in a time span of less than 10 years. The US played an essential role in the advancement of military for the Japanese as the trade between US provided them with oil. However‚ July 26‚ in 1941‚ The US President‚ Roosevelt started seeing the Japanese as a threat and decided to sign an Executive Order freezing all Japanese assets held in the
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Schomaker 1 What do two totally different groups of people have in common? During the time between 1939 and 1945 World War II took place. During this war there was an event known as the holocaust. And a huge attack at the American Naval Base‚ Pearl Harbor that took place in 1941. During the war‚ many Japanese-Americans were relocated to internment camps in the western part of the United States. Hitler tried to make as many people hate Jews as possible. The Nazis made ads that stated that Jews
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