launch mass killings of people under their control. Germany was quickly gaining control over places such as Czechoslovakia and Sudetenland and eventually Poland‚ which would cause France and Britain to declare war on Germany. However on 14‚ 1940 German troops occupied Paris and for the following year Britain would be alone in their fight against Germany‚ (676) had the U.S. not gotten involved it is very likely that Germany would have overrun British troops and taken control of Europe. Japan would
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Focus Question 610 Key Terms Used: Industrial Revolution‚ Putting Out System‚ Free Trade Many events in Britain and other parts of the world in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century help contributed to industrialization. The evolution of manufactures in Britain was one of the most helpful and extraordinary events in human history. Many historians argued what could have caused such wide scale industrialization in England (611). One theory is that the people of England finally understood
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of maintaining an empire‚ and violence that erupted in colonies caused Great Britain and France to give up their colonies. Something to point out is that while Great Britain did not peacefully give up their colonies‚ they did not make a hard stand to keep them. In a way‚ the British had come to accept the loss of their empire as something that was inevitable. On top of this‚ there were several groups within Great Britain‚ in particular‚ the leaders of the Labour Party‚ that had for a long time been
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Russia‚ USA and Britain. to stop Nazi Germany from attempting to take over the world. By 1945‚ Western Europe had been rampaged‚ an entire race of people had come close to eradication‚ and the dynamic of power in many participating countries was to change forever. A man from Germany‚ Adolf Hitler was in charge of the Nazi party with an intention to kill anyone not normal like Jews. After WW1‚ the Treaty of Versailles‚ meant that Germany was limited in what they could do. During the 1930s‚ the Nazis
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How was the perception of women changed throughout the Second World War? World War Two (WW2) broke out in 1939 and would have great effect on the Australian Home Front. The impact was particularly felt by women and their role in society changed to a significant extent. These changes are clearly evident from many factors that took place during the course of the war although‚ the most significant changes were due to the introduction of women to the predominantly male orientated workforce‚ fashion
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The end of World War II left Americans confused about what their future held. Soldiers returned home to reclaim their occupations before the war. This led to many women losing their jobs and freedoms that they obtained during the war. Legislation of nuclear warfare became imminent and citizens were unsure of their safety. Although there were many uncertainties about the future of the society at the end of World War II‚ the ending was very beneficial to the United States of America. It led to
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most gruesome wars of all time. Nazi Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy known as the Axis powers fought against Britain‚ United States‚ Soviet Union‚ and France who were known as the Allied powers. This war was fought for many reasons and it prevented Adolf Hitler to expand and become world leader. Hitler’s death and the dropping of nuclear bombs on Japan caused the Axis powers to surrender the war. After WW2 there was a time where the Soviet Union and America had tension with each other‚ the cold war. This
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behemoth effect‚ and not only drove Hitler to suicide‚ but caused Nazi Germany to surrender. This submission was paramount in concluding fighting in the European theater‚ and was made possible due to the Soviets‚ which indicates they had the greatest impact within the
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Revolution. One event that made the colonists upset with Britain is the French and Indian War. After the war‚ Greta Britain was in a lot of debt‚ so they had to get money from somewhere. They started taxing the colonies‚ which made them very upset and angry because they didn’t think that they should be the one who had to pay it off. Another event that upset the colonists was the Boston Massacre. Five colonists were killed by British soldiers during a fight in Boston. The soldiers were there to protect
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After World War II ended‚ the nature of migration to Australia changed significantly due to changes in policies‚ the influx of immigrants and refugees from war-torn countries and the significant increase in global movements of peoples. The conclusion of World War II brought about major change to Australia’s migration patterns‚ as well as contributing to the abolition of the “White Australia Policy” and the gradual decrease in the country’s discriminatory views against non-white immigrants. It
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