Historians have questioned the factors leading to the end of the Second World War. The allies had greater resources compared to the Axis power‚ but Germany was dominating even before the World War had begun. Though material comparison was convincing‚ it was the naive form of analysing the factors. Strategically‚ Hitler and the rest of the World made mistakes‚ but some of the strategies prevailed. Evidently through the events of the Second World War‚ strategy of the two oppositions surface apparent
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The Axis and Allied powers in the European theater fought between the years of 1939 and 1945 in World War II. The Axis powers were Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy. The Axis powers wanted more land and resources for their own countries so they began to invade other nations to achieve their goals. The Allied powers were France‚ Great Britain‚ the United States‚ and the Soviet Union. The allied powers fought to stop the axis powers from invading other countries‚ and to protect their homelands. In the
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What techniques does Churchill employ in his rhetoric‚ making his speeches particularly inspiring and memorable‚ especially in the context of the Second World War? Winston Churchill is known for creating some of the greatest speeches in the world. His use of techniques such as rhetorical questions and repetition were used to manipulate his audience into being inspired and‚ ultimately‚ making his speech memorable. His use of rhetorical questions made his speeches memorable. In Churchill’s speech
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the Munich Conference. Instead‚ Hitler distracted the Allies by posing a Phony War‚ which diverted their attention away from their advances on Danish and Norwegian coasts. Germany managed to capture France after German forces took French troops at Dunkirk. The Soviet Union was invaded by the Germans despite the non-aggression pact and‚ although the Soviet’s army was larger‚ they didn’t have the same
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Assess the reasons why British attitudes to Europe changed from 1945-1973. [50] After the war‚ Britain retained a great sense of national pride as they had not been defeated by the war in the way other European countries had such as France‚ Germany and the Benelux countries. They had their economic and political regimes upheaved and needed co-operation to ensure they could rebuild. Britain was keen for peace throughout Europe‚ especially with the Soviet’s influence spreading; however they were not
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SS St. Louis Genocide Final Solution Gestapo Waffen SS Schutzstaffel (SS) Einsatzgruppen Ghetto Roma Concentration Camps Zyklon B Aryan Auschwitz Nuremberg Trials BATTLES & OPERATIONS: Blitzkrieg Phony War Dieppe Miracle at Dunkirk Battle of Britain Battle of the Atlantic Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Ortona D-Day Operation Overlord Operation Sea Lion Operation Barbarossa VE Day VJ Day Trinity Manhattan Project CONCEPTS: 1. Be able to explain
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British Royal Navy to attack and destroy the French warships unless their crews joined with Britain. Still it would be difficult for Britain to take the fight to Germany and actually win the war. The British Army may have survived by escaping at Dunkirk when it tried to help the French‚ but they had lost most of their heavy equipment‚ tanks‚ and artillery. Just 25 divisions in Britain‚ mostly armed with rifles‚ stood against the German war machine. The British Army
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Battle of France (Case Yellow) Throughout all of World War I the German objective was to occupy the country of France. In the four years of fighting on the Western Front in World War I‚ Germany failed to break through the lines of the French and never captured Paris. In May of 1940 Germany would try again as they used very similar tactics to those of the Von Schlieffen plan used by the Germans twenty five years before. The French had built massive defenses along the eastern border of France
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The United States should have participated in World War II. There were many reasons for that cause. One was that the United States fought for democracy in World War II. The United States was once a colony of Britain and was treated badly. In the same way‚ European and Asian countries were being tortured by the Axis powers during World War II. Because of that‚ the United States should emancipate those countries to freedom. Also‚ many citizens in the European and Asian countries were mutilated by being
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beautiful and kind schoolteacher with violet blue eyes and a single long blonde braid. Has a baby‚ just after Willie starts in her class. Mrs. Fletcher: Caretaker for Mr Tom’s house. Geoffrey: An artist living in Spooky Cott after his time at Dunkirk. Recognizes Willie’s drawing talent and becomes his art mentor. Emilia Thorne: William’s second teacher. Later develops a relationship with Geoffrey. Mrs. Clarence: A middle-aged woman living in Salmouth‚ who takes Mr Tom‚ Willie and Zach in
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