To this day‚ World War II has been the largest and deadliest conflict in history. World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945. With over fifty nations involved‚ fighting took place in almost every part of the world on land‚ sea‚ and in the air. The conflict was partly caused by the economic crisis of the Great Depression and by unresolved political tensions following the end of World War I. There were two military alliances during the war‚ the Allies and the Axis powers. Germany and Japan were two of the
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“World War One was unavoidable” Discuss. Introduction: World War One began in 1914‚ August 1‚ when Germany declared war on Russia and France. Countries started mobilizing for a continental war‚ one of the bloodiest conflicts in the history of the humankind surrounded by many different theories‚ why it has emerged and how it could have been avoided. In order to fully understand the origins of World War One‚ I am going to start analysing European diplomacy from 1870’s when the war was still avoidable
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Armenian Genocide The Armenian genocide was a horrible genocide that lasted between 1915 to 1923. During World War I‚ killing Armenians was the official policy of Ottoman rulers‚ who suspected Armenians of supporting Imperial Russia‚ one of their longest standing rivalries. The Armenian genocide was initiated by the Young Turks government of World War I. In 1915‚ over two hundred prominent‚ educated‚ and influential Armenian leaders of Constantinople were arrested and soon after were cruelly executed
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first time‚ a historic reversal caused by long-term changes in women’s roles and massive job losses for men during this recession” (Cauchon). Just as the current recession has impacted the way that women exist in the workforce‚ so too did past national events influence women’s roles in the workplace. In the early twentieth century‚ it was rare for women to work outside of the home; World War II‚ with its incredibly high draft rate‚ left a labor gap in the United States that made it necessary for women
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Although World War I began in Europe‚ specifically between Austria-Hungary and Serbia‚ the conflict spread across the globe. Prior to World War I Europe experienced persistent tension with its neighbors as the various nations strived to assert their place in the world. Distrust was felt widespread. The British and the Germans were in constant competition with each other with their construction of warships efforts. At the same time‚ the Balkan’s practice of revolutionary activities made peoples from
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During World War II‚ many people other than Jews were taken into camps. They called themselves the “Kriegies”(“PBS” 6) or prisoners of war. Most of these camps that these civilians‚ or soldiers were trapped in‚ were tormenting and miserable. To be able to survive this war was most difficult‚ but to be able to survive a prison camp was close to impossible. Many of the prisoners in World War II were taken to camps in or near Germany. These prisoners were “beaten‚ starved‚ and worked to death” (“World
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part of wars for the United States especially in world war II. In world war II nuclear techniques were used to help America in the war to promote their chances of them winning the war. During this time this was the nuclear age where the united states moved towards the nuclear age. The nuclear age was apart of the time where many of the war tactics were nuclear weapons. Americans in the war were helped severely by the efforts in the war with nuclear techniques. Many techniques were used during this time
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There was a second war in September 1939. This became known as World War 2. During this war they had Entertainment for the people to get their mind off of the war. Their Entertainment was Radios/music‚ movies/filming and different games. They had famous people to also help with the entertainment Tommy Trinder ( famous comedian)‚ Glenn Miller ( Music ) ‚ Betty Grable ( dancer ) and others. Government had took over everything else so entertainment was a good thing for them to get into. The first
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Machine Guns were very successful weapons that were used throughout WWI. They would be set up on front line trenches and were able to fire over 150 rounds a minute and was able to sweep the landscape whilst still firing. This added excellent and accurate fire power against the enemy. Machine Guns were responsible for the deaths of thousands of soldiers who went ’over the top’ as they could be moved
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opportunity for women in the United States to caste aside their traditional roles. It allowed them to enter the workforce. Especially factories that were producing the war supplies that helped the United States win the war against the Axis powers of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. The women were a key factor for the United States winning World War II. Without their contributions and help than victory would not have been possible‚ and it advanced women’s rights and reputation as reliable workers. “Fortune
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