Throughout the wars that have been fought there has been much change. From using guns that could only shoot 10 rounds per minute in the First World War until now where we have weapons capable to shoot 6000 rounds per minute which is ten times more shots per second than a World War 1 weapon. The South African War (1899–1902) was Canada’s first foreign war. Also known as the Boer War‚ it was fought between Britain (with help from its colonies and Dominions such as Canada) and the Afrikaner republics
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Causes of World War II The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s the people in Germany were very poor. There were not many jobs and the price of food and basic goods was high. People were dissatisfied with the government and voted to power a man who promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. His name was Adolf Hitler. The causes of World War Two can be divided into long term causes and
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World War II was the deadliest and most widespread war in human history. It lasted for six years from 1939-1945 and resulted in more than 60 million deaths. This war was fought between two sides known as the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Allies made up of several countries including the United States‚ France‚ and the United Kingdom and the Axis Powers which was made up by Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. Before World War II‚ the life of most people living in the United States was extremely difficult
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problems began for Germany when World War II began‚ but by the end of the war Germany was a disaster waiting to happen. After WWII was over Germany found itself split between France‚ the United States‚ Britain‚ and the Soviet Union‚ each country controlling a part. Berlin‚ which was surrounded by the Soviet Union‚ was also divided into four sections. The Soviet Union was in control of half of Germany‚ and it happened to be the East half of the Germany. The Soviet Union made East Berlin the capital
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The Cold War‚ a hostile rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ lasted from the late 1940s until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.Though the two nations fought indirectly‚ the tensions between these two former allies invited all the world’s countries to watch the events of this war closely because its outcomes could have changed the world and sent it towards a destructive future. Both superpowers threatened each other with nuclear annihilation and participated frequently in
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The war after World War II did not consist of fighting‚ but a clash of morals. This period is otherwise known as the Cold War‚ which takes place between the late 1940s-1980s. Tensions between the West (United States) and the East (USSR) were due to their conflicting ideologies‚ which caused uneasiness among many. The United States is a nation which follows a democratic system of governing whereas the USSR is under the influence communism. Due to this the country’s capitalist based society there was
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After World War 2 the United States moved from an isolationist policy to a policy of engagement. The United States of realize that in order to prevent the expansion of Communism it would need to have a more active engagement. Potsdam would be the final time that Stalin and Truman would cooperate for a long time. The struggle between these two superpowers that believe their own economic and political systems were superior to the others would become known as the Cold War‚ a decade-long struggle for
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African Americans during the cold war played a great role in the World War II. However‚ despite their efforts‚ they faced racial discriminations from fellow Americans. They were thought to be unfit for combat‚ and were not allowed on the front lines and racially separated from white American soldiers. This lead to the African civil leaders demanding that the government to set up African combats that are different from those of the Americans to ensure that their work was at the same levels. Racial
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The Vietnam War was a war they began in 1954 and lasted until 1975. It has become known as the “Longest and most controversial war in U.S history.” The United States became involved in Vietnam during the Truman administration to avoid having Vietnam go under a communist rule‚ like a majority of countries in Asia. The country of Vietnam divided into two in 1954 and separated itself into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The two sides divided themselves on the “17th Parallel” when they signed a treaty
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ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR In the middle of 20th century‚ mankind suffered one of the biggest tragedies in its history. The Second World War brought devastation all over the world with almost every country in the world participating in it. Toward its end everybody hoped that this would never happen again and that the political firmament in the following years would be more stable than any time in history. The leaders of the Great Powers met at Yalta‚ in February‚ 1945 to achieve peace. But
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