Modern American honor is viewed as bravery‚ freedom and hard work. Honor has been expressed differently for years and years in different countries. Honor is defined as someone having high respect‚ courage and being selfless. Honor can also be viewed as someone sacrificing something or themselves; like our US soldiers. Nothing stays the same‚ and honor is no exception. History tells its own story from different perspectives of honor just from over time. For centuries‚ women weren’t able to leave
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Events of WWII (Grade 10 History – Melessanakis 2012) Individually make sure you take more notes (as needed)!!! Hitler invades Russia Who – Germany and Russia When – June 22‚ 1941 What – During the Battle of Britain‚ Hitler decided to attack Russia. Russia countered the Germans using the “Scorched Earth” policy and destroyed everything that could be useful to the Germans. Where – Western Russia‚ along a 1609 km front‚ 39 km from the capital city of Moscow Why – Hitler wanted the large amounts
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Following World War I which ended in 1918‚ the world entered into a second world war after Germany launched an unprovoked attack on Poland in 1939. It was Britain who was first to declare war on Germany later France would follow Britain’s lead. On December 7‚ 1941‚ the Japanese‚ an Axis power‚ attacked Pearl Harbor‚ part of the United States who had been neutral up until the attack. The United States then joined the Allies in the second world war to defeat Japan‚ Germany‚ and Italy. U.S. President
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nation and of other allied nations was severely threatened‚ not only by the Germans‚ but by the Japanese. The Japanese were a strong people willing to fight till it was no longer possible. It may even be said that they were suicidal‚ with their kamikaze pilots and no real hope of defeating the allied nations. America has always‚ and most likely will always place a high value on American lives. In order to protect these lives and to insure that the world is safe for democracy‚ American leaders had to
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World War II is possibly the most significant period of the 20th century. Indeed‚ this brought development in technologies‚ the end of European colonialism mostly in Africa and Asia‚ the woman’s right and civil rights movements in the US. Mainly‚ the fighters were the Allied (to be continued!) The allies were the winners; indeed‚ they brought to an end to this war by dropping the atomic bomb in two Japanese cities (World War II‚ Historynet). In the following paragraph‚ we will understand the historic
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1. Appeasement—the making of concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid war 2. Axis Powers—in World War II‚ the nations of Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan‚ which had formed an alliance in 1936 3. Third Reich—the Third German Empire‚ established by Adolf Hitler in the 1930s 4. Nonaggression Pact—an agreement in which nations promise not to attack one another 5. Blitzkrieg—“lightning war”—a form of warfare in which surprise attacks with fast-moving airplanes are followed by massive attacks with infantry
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World War II was a gruesome battle that took place through 1941-1945. This war took place because there were many problems between the Allied powers and Axis powers. The countries who were involved in the Allied powers were: Britain‚ France‚ the United States‚ China‚ the Soviet Union and more. The Axis powers were: Germany‚ Italy and Japan. Germany‚ Italy and Japan had many things in common including their enemies and dreams. Hitler wanted to dominate Europe and eliminate anything in his way
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W o r l d W a r I I S t u d y G u I d e TERMS Fascism / Three Characteristics: 1) Glorification of the state (state has absolute power and control‚ no checks and balances) 2) Social Darwinism (peaceful nations fail‚ every nation wanted to be aggressive) 3) Eleteism (all social orders destroyed‚ people were given assigned roles in society and they could not change them) Mein Kamph: a book written by Hitler London Conference: a conference in 1933 where 66 nations met and discussed
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Fugu Runs in The Family Fugu is a traditional Japanese fish that’s been a part of Japan’s culture for many years. Kazuo Ishiguro’s "A Family Supper" is the story of a family that is recovering from the loss of their mother due to fugu poisoning a few years ago. The boy in the family has lived in California for some time and decides to move back to Japan to stay with his father. Upon his arrival‚ a series of clues lead us to believe that the dinner his father has prepared will be their last
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