big impact on America in the twentieth century. During the holocaust millions of Jews were killed. Six million is the minimum number of Jews that were tortured‚ and or killed during the Holocaust. By 1945‚ the Germans and their collaborators killed nearly two out of every three European Jews as part of the “Final Solution” - The Nazi policy to murder the Jews of Europe. At least 200‚000 mentally or physically disabled patients‚ mainly Germans‚ living in industrial settings‚
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Economical The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 provided new western lands to the United States as well as an enormous opportunity for planters to grow their cotton plantations there. With this new area‚ cotton dramatically increased and it speedily became the most important and valuable product of the United States in 1815‚ with an increase in its exports during the two first decades of the nineteenth century. It accounted from 7% volume export to being the most valuable export (E‚ Horton & Oliver Horton
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at the time‚ began a secret plan called the “Manhattan project‚” which would become the most pivotal dangerous weapon on earth and become the saving grace of the war? What were the leading factors in the United States dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ Japan? The U.S. made its decision‚ these causing factors; to end the war quickly as possible‚ they lived by the Bushido code‚ the "Pacific Theater of Operations" was grueling and an insurmountable mountain to climb in duration and
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The impact of the Depression was felt across the whole of rural America. In 1929 only 1.5 million people in the United States were unemployed. by 1933 this number had risen to more than 12 million - over 20 percent of the work force. In some industrial cities the situation was much worse - 40 percent of those wanting work in the city of Chicago could not find any. At this time the United States had no system of unemployment benefit. Those without work therefore faced great hardship. Due to their
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the Depression As people ambled on during the Great Depression‚ in the Great Plains‚ havoc occurred when hundreds of tons of dust rose up and blew through the air. Today‚ we know this tragic event as the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl affected Central America because many people were forced to relocate due to the harsh conditions. To start‚ the Dust Bowl was a series of dust storms that took place in the 1930’s. The storm lasted for about eight years and in that period of time‚ the storm made many families
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Dropping the Atomic Bomb On August 6‚ 1945‚ President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Then on August 9‚ 1945‚ Truman ordered a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan. These two decisions were based the war timeline‚ war casualties‚ the successful completion of atomic bomb testing‚ the war experience with Japan‚ and the political conditions related to potential Russian claims on Japan. The atomic bomb decision was primarily driven by the weariness of
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World War Two was considered the worst war of all time. The Treaty of Versailles did not heal the distressing mess created between countries during World War One. Germany was left in a bitter position and gave them a desire for dictatorship. One of the most controversial battles was the firebombing of Dresden. On February 13-14‚ 1945 the British Royal Air Force gave the final authorization to commence what was known as the attack towards Germany’s “Florence of Elbe” (DW.DE). The presence of rail
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the conventional bombings and blockade. Truman could have relied on the B-29 firebombing raids on Japan’s cities that could have combined with the naval blockade to wear down the Japanese resistance and force their surrender. Scholars that were critical of this approach pointed out that the bombing may have taken some time to force a surrender putting American pilots‚ troops and sailors at risk. Way more Japanese would have died using this option‚ than were killed in the two atomic raids. 2. Demonstrate
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the Atomic Bomb Did you know that the bomb “Little Boy” dropped over the Japanese town of Hiroshima was so devastating that the people only had an instant to react before feeling the effects? “A Noiseless Flash”‚ the first chapter in the novel Hiroshima was written by John Hersey‚ 1914-1993‚ describes the overall situation and feelings of the bomb through six characters. John Hersey uses character development‚ imagery and tone to contribute to the theme of the Unnatural Power of the Atomic Bomb
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contributor to the atomic theory‚ due to the fact that he was one who formulated various theories that assist in defining the atom. There could have been numerous ways for Dalton to disarray the theories‚ and yet he did not.
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