The effects of World War II on Northern & Southern Ireland; 1939-1945 Daniel McCarthy (Visiting Student) Student Identification Number: 08102474 The Two Ireland’s in the 20th Century 0809-HI 208.E John Cunningham Word Count: 2‚990 13 March 2009 Daniel McCarthy 1 Throughout the time period of 1939-1945‚ the two countries of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland found themselves in two different positions in regards to participating in World War II. Northern Ireland‚ which was
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Changes in “Old” and “New” Industries in the UK Economy‚ 1870 – 1939. Compare and contrast the economic performance and regional impact of the Lancashire cotton industry before World War 1 and during the inter-war era (1918-1939). From the time of the coronation of Queen Victoria and the outbreak of World War One‚ Britain stood in a period of economic transition. There are several observations on whom or what caused the rise and fall of the cotton industry. The late 1840s saw Britain enter
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Question: Analyze the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe from the Dreyfus affair in the 1890’s to 1939. Thesis: As Jews began to gain emancipation throughout Europe and later would assert their nationalism towards wanting a Jewish homeland‚ they became a scapegoat to the economic problems after WWI and the Dreyfus Affair‚ especially in the way that Hitler gained the support of the people through mass politics‚ and thus a wide array of actions were taken against in the Jews in Holocaust starting
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How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for war in 1939? The outbreak of WW2 on September 1939 occurred due to numerous factors. These causes include the harshness of the Treaty of Versailles‚ Hitler’s foreign policy‚ the failure of the League of Nations linked to the isolation of the US‚ and appeasement introduced by the British Prime Minister‚ Neville Chamberlain. Hitlers aims consisted of abolishing the Treaty of Versailles‚ a rearmament and he wanted to obtain Lebensraum for his Aryan
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Regimental History - 20th Century Second World War 1939-1945 2nd Battalion‚ King’s Own Royal Regiment‚ Lancaster At the outbreak of the war the 2nd Battalion was based in Palestine. In June 1940 they were moved to Egypt and from August to December 1940 it was based in defensive positions around Mersa Matruh in the Western Desert. In 1941 the battalion was in Syria where it fought in two actions against the Vichy French forces. In September 1941 the battalion arrived‚ by sea‚ to Tobruk where they
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Use your own knowledge to assess how far the sources support the interpretation that most Germans ACTIVELY supported anti-Jewish measures in 1933-1939. [70] Through 1933 to 1939‚ all these sources suggest that there was and was not active support during this time period against the Jews. Firstly‚ there are 3 main sources which all show that yes‚ there was active support; these sources are A‚ B and D. But without ruling them all out‚ I believe that source C does show some active support.
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Slaughterhouse-Five (the children’s crusade) Kurt Vonnegut Theme- Military/War Quote- Page 15 “So then I understood. It was war that made her so angry. She didn’t want her babies or anybody else’s babies killed in wars. And she thought wars were partly encouraged by books and movies.” Explanation: The author Kurt Vonegut is sitting with his war buddy‚ Bernard B. O’Hare‚ and Bernard’s wife‚ Mary O’Hare. Kurt wants Bernard to help remember details of the war so that he can write
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“I’d rather be hated for who I am‚ than loved for who I am not” said by Kurt Cobain‚ lead singer‚ guitarist‚ and lyricist of grunge band‚ Nirvana‚ is a reconstructed idea believed to be taken from Marilyn Monroe. Monroe has similarly stated "it’s better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you’re not." Marilyn was known to have a great interest in humanity‚ morality‚ and sanity. Kurt had quite an opposite perspective; he wanted to shelter himself from all forms of fame and popularity
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How much did Nazi Policies towards the Jews change between 1939-1945? Between the years 1939 – 1945 the Nazi policies towards the Jews had changed a lot. This happened by the Nazis creating laws and restrictions‚ setting up ghettos and even came to a final solution to get rid of most of the population of the Jews. Before 1939‚ hundreds of thousands of Jews lived in Germany. However‚ there were still restrictions towards them but they weren’t as severe as they were in the later years. For example
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‘’Explain the methods taken by Stalin to transform the Soviet Union in the period 1924-1939’’ Commencing from the year 1924 and ending in 1939‚ Stalin undertook many methods to change the Soviet Union socially and economically. Socially‚ he developed a ‘cult of personality’‚ which portrayed Stalin as an all knowing and powerful figure‚ consequently ensuring his position as leader of the communist party and justifying many of his policies and actions. However‚ to maintain his position as dictator
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