World War II‚ or the Second World War‚ was a military conflict that happened globally starting from 1939 and lasting all the way to 1945‚ which involved most of the world’s nations. According to Laurel Sefton McDowell‚ “the war years were a period of antagonistic labour-government relations and serious industrial unrest‚ which labour attributed to wage controls (McDowell‚ pg 175‚ 1978). In this paper‚ I am going to explain how World War II shaped the post-war compromise between labour and capital
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World War II: Hitler Rises to Power In 1933‚ Hitler and his National Socialist (Nazi) party were elected into power in Germany. Hitler was chosen by his party to become the new chancellor of Germany. The National Socialist (Nazis) won 34.1% of the overall vote. The German people were looking for a new voice for their suffering; they wanted a new leader to help get them out of their downfall during World War I‚ the Great Depression of 1929‚ and the Treaty of Versailles. Many people
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questioned. Could the war be a cause for these changes? This paper will evaluate men and women’s roles‚ ideals and standards
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of the best armies in the world. The Indian Army came in existence with independence and has inherited most of the infrastructure of the British Indian Army. In whichever war they have been presented‚ victory was always theirs. Apart from conflicts‚ the army has also been an active participant in the United Nations Peacekeeping missions. The British army was a critical force for the dominance of the British Empire‚ both in India and across the world. In World War I and II‚ the Indian Army has served
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During the final stages of World War II in 1945‚ the United States conducted two atomic bombings against Japan in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After six months of intense strategic fire-bombing of 67 Japanese cities the Japanese government ignored an ultimatum given by the Potsdam Declaration. By executive order of President Harry S. Truman the U.S. dropped the nuclear weapon "Little Boy" on the city of Hiroshima on Monday‚ August 6‚ 1945‚[1][2] followed by the detonation of "Fat Man"
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Was Germany to Blame For World War II? Germany is often solely blamed for the outbreak of World War. However‚ there are several factors which contributed to the occurrence of the war. Although the purpose of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) was to ensure Germany could never start another war‚ it indirectly contributed to World War Two. Germany was unhappy with the terms of the treaty‚ especially the War Guilt Clause and the huge amount of reparations that had to be paid to the Allies. At this time
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World War II‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. Majority of the world’s nations‚ including all the countries described as the great powers‚ fought as part of two military coalitions commonly known as the Allied Powers and the Axis Alliance. The main powers of the Allied Powers were Great Britain‚ France‚ the Soviet Union‚ the United States‚ and China. The main aggressors‚ the Axis Alliance‚ included Germany‚ Italy‚ Japan and many smaller powers of
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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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the time period between 1900 and 1930 saw many technological innovations‚ from the air conditioner to the disposable razor blade. From the tank to the cruise missile. Many of these inventions made our lives easier while others made them more deadly. the first of these inventions is the air conditioner. While many inventers beforehand had made crude means of cooling the air‚ but all proved to be ineffective. the earliest method of cooling the air was putting bowls of ice in front of a fan and the
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freedom of speech and expression -- everywhere in the world. 2. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way -- everywhere in the world. 3. The third is freedom from want -- which‚ translated into world terms‚ means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants -- everywhere in the world. 4. The fourth is freedom from fear -- which‚ translated into world terms‚ means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and
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