offensive in the West. With a rapid attack that shocked military experts and the world at large‚ Germany ’s tank and mechanized formations broke through the Allied armies. The British Expeditionary forced did manage to retreat from the Continent at Dunkirk‚ although their equipment losses were almost total. He ends by saying "Even more important‚ it seemed that the age of the long‚ drawn-out war‚ the sort of bloody stalemate that had characterized World War I‚ was gone forever. The age of ’lightning
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Unit Three: World War II Axis – Axis powers included Germany‚ Italy and Japan Allies – One that is allied with another‚ especially by treaty Fascism – a political philosophy‚ movement‚ or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader‚ severe economic and social regimentation‚ and forcible suppression of opposition Democracy – a government in which the supreme
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bringing with it the almost forgotten friendship between Frith and Rhayader‚ and their bond grew stronger than ever. They are so absorbed with on and other that they grow oblivious to the war occurring around them. Rhayader intends to sail his boat to Dunkirk
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Women during the War Women during the war filled in the spot left open by the men who were leaving to join the war effort. They filled roles like cooks‚ teachers‚ factory workers‚ and police positions. It was common for women to work during this time‚ as most men left to fight in Europe or in the Pacific. As the Men went to war‚ the woman he left behind would still be helping as many joined factories which produced good for the war which included ammunition‚ planes‚ guns‚ tanks‚ and more. An estimated
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Minister. In May of 1940 Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister. That same month a large German offense forced British troops into one of the largest retreats in history‚ it was called the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. During July through October in 1940‚ the English people suffered through the Battle of Britain. Extremely destructive German bombs rained down for months‚ however the Royal Air Force bravely defended their homeland from the Nazi machine. Despite
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Prior to 1900’s * Unequal Treaties unfair for China * Qing Dynasty (1644 1912) * 1842: War over trade Britons want to trade Chinese opium for their tea C don’t want opium B and C battle it out C lose disastrously leads to Treaty of Nanjing: B gets Hong Kong starts to take over parts of China * extraterritoriality: citizens of ruling country abide by their own country’s laws * Most Favored Nation status: * 1844: Treaty of Whampoa French open up
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Just as the fear of Russia’s potential power was responsible for the onset of World War I‚ World War II was initiated for the same reason. Punished greatly for their role as the aggressor in World War I‚ Germany fell into a deep economic depression. This depression and loss of land led to the rise of one of the most insidious actors’ in world politics: Adolf Hitler. Hitler desired a major war as soon as he became Chancellor of Germany in 1933‚ because he greatly feared Russia’s potential power
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through the winter and have to keep running to combat the cold. Brazilian soccer‚ so well documented by Janet Lever (1983) in Soccer Madness‚ is "alegre‚" soccer to a Samba beat-joyous‚ unpredictable‚ spontaneous‚ "poetry and motion." England’s "Dunkirk style" is tenacious‚ with hard tackling‚ fairness‚ and a "let’s-get-the-job-done" attitude. West Germany’s highly disciplined‚ mechanistic‚ orderly "systems soccer" was called by Pele on TV in 1982 "ten robots alongside Rummenigge" (Europe’s "player
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COCA-COLA CRISIS IN BELGIUM‚ 1999. Introduction The assignment given was to choose a case with an organization or person that suffered a PR crisis‚ and didn’t manage it correctly from a PR perspective‚ such as miss-communications with stakeholders‚ media etc. I chose to write about the crisis that happened in Belgium in 1999. I will analyze the steps the company took towards to solve the issue‚ explain what they did wrong‚ and give my own opinion on how they could’ve handled it better. I will
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The Age of Laurier Wilfred Laurier‚ Prime Minister (1896-1911) • Canada dominated by Victorian Ideals -Children seen‚ but not heard -Young couples could not meed without escort -Gentlemen & Ladies wore hats -Ladies entertained at home‚ always observing best etiquitte -Playing cards and whiskey seen as immoral • New technology altered life for many -Telephone -Automobile-rich man’s toy -Bicycle- New styles; cheaper than a horse -Radio -Mechanized farms: combines‚ threshers -”Magic
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