Before all that we must go back and first look at the causes of World War II. Historians have suggested many reasons why World War II broke out in 1939. However‚ have you realized that the World War II was the culmination of the inter-war period. The five most important causes‚ therefore‚ were: Treaty of Versailles solved nothing It is often claimed that the Treaty of Versailles was a failure. And even many historians say that the Treaty angered the Germans‚ and did not even satisfy the Big Three
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United States and Latin America. It is viewed as an event in which the United States has helped Cuba gain independence from Spain while ridding the presence of European powers. However‚ this interpretation is widely debated and challenged by historians. Some historians argue that the U.S. went to war with Spain for humanitarian reasons and the protection of American interests that Spain interfered with while others disagree and argue that the
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not come out of something it is not important‚ it’s just a hobby. Grele stated the unimportance of oral history when he says‚ “Despite this growth and the evidence that more and more historians are using the oral history interview in their own work‚ there has been little discussions of oral history by historians” ( 39). With his statement‚ he explained how the only people that respect and view oral history as a career are the ones who
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reading what historians and politicians have to say it seems to me that their definition of a ‘barbarian’ is an evil‚ filthy‚ and lazy creature. According to an unknown historian barbarians are an evil spirit possessed by the devil who do horrible acts of crime‚ and who also have lust and sin. This writer is also the historian that mentions about their dislike of personal hygiene‚ and who says‚ “They grease their blonde hair with butter and care not that it smells rancid.” To another historian who goes
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decision by Harry Truman‚ the president of The United States of America. Throughout the years‚ it has been a heated debate in terms of whether the decision was morally correct and justified. Historians have analyzed and presented many arguments. In this short essay‚ I will attempt to expand on how historians feel about the decision by Truman to use atomic bombs. The revisionists bring into perspective and question the motivations of Harry Truman claiming he had more on his agenda than just the war
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as nationalism or politics. However some historians disagree this view and they would argue that the Empire was indeed becoming stronger. This essay will explore why the Habsburg Empire was on the brink of collapsing by 1914. The first and possibly the most important reason why the Habsburg Empire was on the point of collapsing is because its weak nature was highlighted when in 1905 the Hungarian Independence Party won the election and as the historians Wolfson and Laver write “Since it still refused
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objects also serve as primary sources. For example‚ American Indian rock art‚ African American quilts‚ Depression-era photographs‚ and even buildings have assisted historians in their efforts to reconstruct the past. A secondary source is a resource produced by an individual who did not participate in the incident. For example‚ an historian who writes a book about the American Revolution has produced a secondary source. Secondary sources are typically written documents. However‚ note that in our
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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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Contrary to a popular belief—one especially among historians and theorists—the lack of objectivity in history books and school textbooks is not hugely problematic. The reason for the previous claim is that‚ simply‚ when it comes to historical occurrences‚ bias and inclinations of perspectives—though can hypothetically be eliminated—are totally inevitable. Historians are human beings‚ with brains to know‚ comprehend‚ and evaluate historical events and consciousnesses to feel and sense the underlying
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history shows an alternative point of view‚ but not an alternative history‚ compared to many historians. If many historians considered Columbus great‚ Zinn shows how he is not so great; if many historians say the Native
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