World War II (WWII or WW2)‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history‚ with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of "total war"‚ the major participants placed their entire economic‚ industrial
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WWI The Origins of War – September 9‚ 2012 Alliances - Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy (AXIS POWERS) - Great Britain‚ France‚ (pre-revolutionary Russia) (TRIPLE ENTENTE) - Alliances are put in place to act as guarantors of peace - At the end of the 19th c.‚ (Edwardian period in BR history) despite the alliance systems‚ much talk about impending war o Everyone saying war is inevitable o Lots of war talk - Nature of a European war not understood at all - Colonial wars seen‚ which were quick
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Due to the fact of the absence of many men‚ who either joined the military and/or took jobs in a war production industry; women were obligated to move outside their traditional roles and take positions in employment historically reserved for men. For instance in the United States‚ images like "Rosie the Riveter" promoted the ideology that it was patriotic and not unfeminine for women to work in these various industries. Posters in Canada were launched illustrating a women holding a bomb stating
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More than anything else‚ texts concerned with history and memory are reliant on the relationship between purpose and selection. * Points to look out for: * History and memory * Relationship * Purpose - topic sentence * Selection - represent The interrelationship between factual history and factual memory allows a universal understanding to be gained. Denise Levertov’s Libation and A Letter to Marek about a Photograph are showing personal experiences as well as a
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2American History Board Outline Chapter 11 Chapter 11: The First World War Textbook: The Americans--2003 Section 1: World War I Begins --Jeannette Rankin: The first woman elected to Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) a. Against WWI A. Causes of WWI --Many Americans wanted to stay out of the war. --Historians cite four long-term causes of WWI a. nationalism b. imperialism c. militarism d. formation of a system of alliances 1. Nationalism--a devotion to the interests and
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Weapons In the First World War there were a wide variety of weapons used especially when you count their variation (or different models). Here are a list of weapons used: • Rifles • Machine guns • Mustard & chlorine gas • Tanks • Zeppelins • Flamethrowers • Torpedoes and submarines •
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Secondly‚ the guns show how long technology takes to evolve and than how quick evolution can happen. It took centuries to go from smooth bore to rifled bore in the guns. Flintlock gun were still being used at the start of the American Civil War‚ 1861. By the time the war ended‚ 4 years later‚ percussion guns were in style. The Gatling gun showed up around 1867‚ it was replaced in under 100 years with the .50 caliber machine gun. Thirdly‚ railroads and computers are a very interesting study on how quick
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One of the exhibits at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring focused on bioterrorism used in World War I‚ specifically gas attacks on soldiers. Poison gas is still seen as one of the world’s most terrifying a detrimental weapon used in wars. Gas attacks would greatly affect the soldiers because the poisonous gas could be released at any time without warning. Gas attacks could also quickly spread due to a gust of wind‚ only harming more soldiers. To help combat these attacks
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novel focusing on Craiglockhart War Hospital in Scotland in 1917. The novel shows the physical and mental traumas inflicted by the war on the soldiers. Apart from the main war‚ the novel also addresses the internal ’wars ’ in Britain‚ based on class‚ gender‚ father and son relationships‚ the ’sane ’ and the ’insane ’‚ the soldiers and the civilians. While men aspired to gain glory from war and become heroes‚ Regeneration effectively conveys that not all of war was glorious .The horrible mental
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factors led to the civil war in Spain? Why did the war breakout in July 1936? ’’ Francisco Abadal Ramon Section A: Plan of investigation This paper investigates ’’to what extent did the left wing political opposition lead to the Spanish Civil War‚ 1936-1939?’’ In order to reach to a valid conclusion this investigation will be focusing on the comparison of different factors that took place before an during the Spanish Civil War‚ such as the role of the
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