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    the start of World War 1 President Wilson addressed the Americans and declared that every “man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality”. The diversity of the United States would cause problems for the country and it was laid out that America would not participate in the war and should stay neutral. However‚ many more wars followed soon after the war was declared on Germany by the very man who had laid out America’s foreign policy as neutral. The US has fallen short

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    The period between the end of the World War I and the beginning of the World War II known as “the interwar period” was a turbulent era that marked and generated several changes in how commanders led the war. A number of factors promoted as well as limited innovation not only technological but also in other different forms. The purpose of this paper is to describe that the economic-financial crisis‚ the innate conservatism of officers‚ and political and military leaders with insufficient technological-minded

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    The Effects of World War II on The U.S. The United States first faced the problem of World War II by trying to stay out of the war. However when France fall to Germany‚ Britain was the only democracy government left in Europe. The United States decided to help Britain as much as they could without entering the war. Therefore came the Lend-Lease Act which permitted the U.S to lend‚ lease‚ or sell any arms‚ ammunition‚ and food to any country that seemed vital to the U.S safety. Although the U.S navy

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    World War I (WWI) was the turning point for modernism where many artists involved in the war welcomed nihilism and expressed their opposing views on outdated societal norms through non-traditional works of art. The artists of the movement expressed a different point of view regarding how reality was portrayed. Characteristics of this modern avant-garde revolution included the expressive use of color‚ primitivism‚ and experimentation. Modernism soon had a lasting impact on artistic styles and techniques

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    A Genocide is the planned mass killings of a certain type of people based on religion‚ ethnicity‚ or some other determining factor. The biggest genocide of all time was the Holocaust. During the end of World War II it was Hitler‚ Chancellor of Germany‚ that came up with a plan he called the “Final Solution”. This “Solution” was to rid Germany and her neighbors of a plague they called Jews. It started out with massive shootings of the Jews‚ a method found insufficient. Soon a more effective method

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    War & Art Bounded by the First World War‚ the period of 1920-1945 witnessed the hardships of the Great Depression and the destructive slide into political conflict. Throughout these dramatic times‚ during both the highs and the lows‚ artists responded to the world in which they lived in dramatic fashion. The events certainly had rippling effects upon all aspects of European life. In this time‚ artists and musicians had little choice but to react to the times to express their feelings and remain

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    stages‚ the revolution started in February and finished in October. As a result of this revolution‚ it removed Russia from the war and brought about the takeover of the Russian empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist republic’s hands‚ replacing the traditional Tsarist autocratic monarchy with the world’s first communist state. From Word War I losses‚ poor leadership‚ falling industries to chronic food shortages‚ the people of Russia were fed up with how their country was run and how weak it was

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    During World War I‚ the defensive weapons used by the German were way more advanced than the offensive weapons of the U.S and their allies. Although the U.S came out on top breaking through the German defenses and forcing their troops to retreat to their trenches‚ we suffered a great amount of casualties. The lost battalion went into Argon Forest with approximately six hundred men‚ they left with over four hundred dog tags and less than two hundred men because of the defensive lines advanced armory

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    Consumerism – Bruce Dawe Poetry || 2009 Every society has mythology. In some societies‚ it’s religion. Our religion is consumerism. As we are constantly exposed to mass media and popular culture in our modern society‚ the insidious nature of consumerism has allowed it to penetrate into every aspect of our lives‚ dictating our very beliefs‚ values and wants. Nearly every individual in our society subconsciously conforms to the shallow and superficial mindset that characterises our consumerist culture

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    "Assess the role of Canada in the First World War." When people look back and remember the First World War‚ they often remember the assassination of Franz-Ferdinand‚ the sinking of the Lusitania‚ or the Zimmerman telegram. Not often do they recall the role that Canada played in the war. However‚ Canadians were a significant factor of the Allies’ success. Although Canada only possessed two Navy warships at the time and was known for being a peaceful country‚ she supplied over 60‚000‚000 shells to

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