their country above all others is often labeled as a nationalist. However‚ in the time before the great war there were some cases of extreme nationalism in various countries. The "winning" powers of World War 1 believed that one of the causes of the war was nationalism‚ and therefor they tried to solve the issue of extreme nationalism. George Orwell gives insight into life in Europe after the war and how the actions of these "winning powers" had an impact negatively on nationalism. The Germanic states
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Prior to World War II the world was in an economic limbo because of the Great Depression‚ Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese and that affected both the United States‚ and Germany‚ but in different ways. Also World War I affected Germany and the United States‚ but it affected both countries differently. And thus because of those three reasons‚ Germany and the United States were motivated to go to war. These two countries were following two completely different forms of government. Germany
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Peter I. America at War: World War I. New York: Facts on File‚ Inc.‚ 1991. Dowsell‚ Paul. Weapons and Technology of World War I. Illinois: Heinemann Library‚ 2002. Lopez‚ Donald S. in Association with the National Air and Space Museum‚ Washington‚ D.C. Smithsonian Guides: Aviation. New York: Macmillan‚ 1995. Spangenburg‚ Ray and Diane K. Moser. The Story of Air Transport in America. New York: Facts on File‚ Inc.‚ 1992. About.com 20th Century History. “World War I”‚ by Jennifer
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After World War II‚ the Western European nations made a concentrated effort to consolidate their economies and lessen the political conflict‚ and also mark departure from the days in which European nations openly sought to undermine or destroy each other. European nations became closer tied due to many treaties and economic policies which stabilized the countries ravaged by World War II. To the most important economic programs at the time where the ECSC‚ or the European coal and steel community
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already seen one world war‚ and they weren’t prepared for another. Originally‚ America wanted nothing to do with the second world war‚ and they were not fully recovered from the first world war. America was not ready financially‚ for the most part‚ and supplies were cut down and needed to be replenished. Once America joined the war‚ it was once they were ready to‚ and they were also pushed to no other choice. America originally planned on staying neutral and keeping out of another war. Even after declaring
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Though the opposition to the Treaty by Congress may have had some part in its failure‚ Wilson’s inflexibility and bullheadedness on his views and ideas toward the Treaty of Versailles was the main factor in its downfall. Wilson did everything in his power to convince the people of the United States that the Treaty of Versailles should be approved by the Senate. Wilson’s strong feelings toward the Treaty made it difficult‚ even impossible‚ to convert his thoughts of it to anything other than what
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civil war and war communism - Lenin seizes control of the state: the party as the head of the proletariat - Lenin’s interpretation of Marxism - The NEP: the adaptation of Marxism - Death of Lenin and the power struggle: national versus internationalism (Trotsky and Stalin) - Stalin’s interpretation of Marxism-Leninism: Collectivisation and industrialisation Political terror – purges and show trials of the 1930s The effect of Stalin’s policies on the Soviet people The coming of the Second World War
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natural events taking place such as war or drought. In times of war the abundance and quality food is a critical resource to ensure that soldiers fighting on the battlefield‚ and civilians working in the factories and on the farms remain healthy‚ productive‚ and motivated. But as Lizzie Collingham believes‚ governments can also use food to achieve a desired result or as a weapon of war (88) 4. The presence or absence of food affected everyone involved in World War II. The abundance of food available
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World War I was one of the worst battles in the world’s history. It was fought from 1914 to 1918 which involved several allied forces trying to stop Germany and its allies from trying to dominate all of Europe. On August 4‚ 1914‚ Britain declared war on Germany and its allies because of the infringement they made on The Treaty of London of 1839. Legally being a member of the British Empire‚ Canada was involuntarily sent to war when Britain joined to fight. Canada helped immensely in the war but overall
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The world broke out into a massive conflict‚ which had 32 countries pitted against each other. The two sides of the war were the Allies and Central powers. America’s involvement in the war came much later than the rest of their allies like Great Britain. The reasons that America entered the First World War were due to specific events like German submarine attacks on the Lusitania and Sussex. Another event that sparked America’s intervention in the First World War was the interception of the Zimmermann
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