World War II was a very brutal and terrible war led by Adolf Hitler. During this war‚ Jews were discriminated by Hitler and his followers. Most of these European Jews were eventually sent to concentration camps. The purposes of the concentration camps were to concentrate Jews‚ to get free slave labor‚ and to kill them. First of all‚ the primary purpose was to concentrate Jews‚ hence the name. The Jews were concentrated in small areas and most importantly‚ away from the rest of the population. Anti-semitism
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What Caused World War 2? World War 2 was the largest human conflict in history. Over seventy million people fought‚ sixty to eighty million people died in the struggle. Decreasing the world’s population by 3%. Many scholars and historians have argued the exact causes for WW2. Most people agree it can all be traced back to Adolf Hitler. Italy’s Mussolini can also be blamed too. In my opinion‚ World War 2 was started because of the rise of dictators in Germany‚ Italy‚ Russia and Japan and their want
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history are known as World War 1 and World War 2 in other words The Great War (so H.G. Wells in 1914) and the Second World War. Both wars having a gap of twenty years in which World War 1 lasted from 1914 to 1918 (so H.G. Wells in 1914) and World War 2 went from 1939 to 1945. The war was held in center of Europe and both wars were between two associations. (Stenschke‚ Christoph 2014 p.99) World War 1 was between central powers and allied powers. (Open University‚ 2014) World War 2 was between axis powers
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World War I (1914-1918) involved more countries and caused greater destruction than any other war up to its time. An assassin’s bullets set off the war. A system of military alliances (agreements) plunged the main European powers into the fight. The war lasted four years. It took the lives of about 9 million troops and more than 6 million civilians. World War I was originally called the Great War. Picture Weapons of World War I Several developments led to the awful bloodshed of the Great
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Chapter 21 Overview: World War I‚ 1914-1918 * The United States entered World War I in April 1917. Although the United States was actively engaged for only 19 months‚ labor and capital were quickly mobilized on an impressive scale. * The armed forces increased from 180‚000 in 1916 to nearly 3 million in 1918. * Scores of new agencies attempted to regulate prices‚ set priorities‚ and allocate resources. * To pay for the war taxes were raised‚ the money supply was expanded‚ and billions
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The Three Major Events of World War II After the loss of World War One the Nazi’s needed revenge against the Allied Forces. The Nazis gained support in Germany by promising to break the Treaty of Versailles and make Germany rich and powerful again. This promise and the power of Adolf Hitler caused Germany to disobey the treaty‚ which was the commencement to World War Two. The three key points to this horrific war was The Battle of Britain‚ the attack of Pear Harbour‚ and Victory in Europe Day
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NATHAN BECK World War 1 was the first war in history that had most of the world dragged into conflict against one another. There were many causes of WW1 the main one that actually started it was a short term cause‚ the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire. But there were a lot of long term causes that were building up to war like the arms race with military sections such as navy being built up especially between Britain and Germany. Also Imperialism was a great
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World War 1 also known as the Great War which started in 1914 as was fought in Europe. World War 1 had a huge impact on Australia and it society this was because of the Enemy Aliens‚ Middle and Working class women and the labour force. Australia’s ally was Britain so they supported the Triple Entente. As a result of the their involvement in World War 1‚ tensions began to develop between groups of people on the Australian home front. In world war one there was a lot of work available because all
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World War 1 had a major impact on the world and everyone in it. There were 4 main problems that could’ve cause WW1. Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. The most important one was Militarism. It made people think about the “importance” of their navy/military. By other countries having better navy/military that could cause problems between countries. It could make them jealous of each other‚ and make them want to go to war. Usually‚ Militarism involves a country
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in the war known as the Fourteen Points. It was also called “Peace Without Victory.” The plan meant to prevent international problems from causing another war. To promote his plan for peace‚ Wilson visited Paris‚ London‚ Milan‚ and Rome in Europe. However‚ the Allies were against Wilson’s Fourteen Points. The Allies wanted to punish Germany for the war. One idea of Wilson’s peace plan was an end to secret treaties. One issue that caused World War I that was addressed in that idea was entangling
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