In the UK there was still a lot of bitterness over the war – the huge memorial at Thiepval had been started in 1928 and was not finished by the time the Young Plan was signed. The Menin Gate in Ypres was only finished in July 1927. So the scars of World War One were still very raw in the UK and with an election due in 1929 no one political party wanted to be seen as being ‘soft’ on Germany. However‚ the persuasive pull of the USA was strong – hence why the plan was adopted. 1) 12 million people
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Appeasement was the name of a group of British and (in part) French policies in the years leading up to World War 2‚ with their intentions being to avert war. This was to be succeeded through making concessions to Germany‚ Italy and Japan in the years leading up to WWII. Such matters generally were of fair (if not crucial) interest to those making the concessions. Although it is often spoken of pejoratively‚ appeasement did have roots both in traditional diplomatic practice and in the particular
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Explain how women’s lives were affected by World War 1. Before World War 1 women across Britain mainly worked in domestic service as maids and only 25% of women worked a job. Working class women were expected to sustain family life. 11% of these worked in domestic service. Upper class women did not work and were usually tended to by their personal female domestic servants. But most women wanted equality in the work place and in society and so campaigned through the Suffragettes‚ protesting for
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War and Culture War has affected society for generations and generations‚ for as long as history has been recorded. In modern day however‚ war has affected our culture in a few significant ways. Some people rally for their country and troops‚ and some people protest. Propaganda is used‚ and the media is biased. People in America is much more knowledgeable on American issues in present day and it has affected how our culture views wars compared to previous generations. Access to information has
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The constant exposure to life and death throughout the Vietnam War altered several American soldiers perspective on society. In the novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ author Tim O’Brien uses characters such as Rat Kiley‚ Tim O’Brien‚ and Norman Bowker to prove this point. While all the characters have very different personalities‚ skills‚ and future goals‚ each one of them are moved by the war similarly. However‚ Vietnam also has a specific effect on each soldier causing them to feel a certain way.
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Britain’s and France’s weaknesses were not the most important causes of World War 2 although they did have an effect on it. The Invasion of Poland actually started World War 2. Britain and France could have prevented WW2 from ever occurring at The Remilitarisation of the Rhineland‚ Munich Conference and The Invasion of Czechoslovakia. Britain and France could have also lowered reparations for Germany as Germany was bankrupt and with extremist parties taking power such as The Nazis would dislike
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Britain at war Unseen archives Chapter one The opening moves By the morning of the 3th september 1939 war was inevitable. Prime minister neville chamberlain broadcast to the nation at 11.15 a. that this country is at war withg germany this declaration followed britans issuing of an ultimatum to germany to withdraw from the polish territory they had attacked and occupied in the early hoin urs of the 1st september
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1972 Summit Series It was described as “the goal heard around the world.” Paul Henderson scored to make the score 6-5 with 34 seconds remaining in game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series. This goal sealed the comeback victory for Canada after falling behind the USSR hockey team 3 games to 1. The 8 game series is considered by some as a huge defining moment in Canadian history with repercussions beyond sports. The series had an impact on Canadian politics‚ the economy
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COMPARITIVE POLITICS SEMINAR II A DESCRIPTION OF TWO WESTERN EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN INTRODUCTION I chose these two systems‚ which interest me for different reasons. The British system is one that has evolved over many centuries‚ with both small and large adjustments along the way to keep in on course. In contrast to this‚ the French model has changed dramatically on several occasions‚ and can rarely have been described as stable. However‚ in 1958 Charles de
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The Greeks and Romans had one thing in common and that was war. Wars through the centuries change events and the mindsets of people experiencing them. Many wars occurred through the centuries and have affected the United States in various ways. One particular war that changed the outlook of America would be the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War affected the culture in the United States during 1950 to 1960’s by citizens striving for love and compassion instead of hate and violence throughout every home
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