At the outbreak of World War II in 1939‚ Switzerland immediately began to mobilize for a possible invasion. The entire country was fully mobilized in only three days. The Swiss government began to fortify positions throughout the country.[citation needed] In the course of the war‚ detailed invasion plans were drawn up by the German military command‚[7] such as Operation Tannenbaum‚ but Switzerland was never attacked. Switzerland was able to remain independent through a combination of military deterrence
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youth Philip was held as a hostage in A place called Thebes which was then the leading city of Greece‚ this where he learned his military skills .In 1543 he married Mary of Portugal but she died in 1546 giving birth to their son named Don Carlos.Philip II became king of Spain in January 1556. Spain economy might not be the same if Philip was not the king.
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course of World War II cannot be underestimated. Hitler influenced his nation and the rest of the world in disturbing events‚ it may never be justly understood by later generations. Since one of Hitler’s goals was to expand Germany’s nation‚ he needed more living space. So as Hitler being one of the most tarnished and powerful leaders of Germany‚ he took over parts of Czechoslovakia. Yet this wasn’t enough for him‚ he invaded Poland in 1939 and this was the outbreak of World War II. Hitler formed a
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in the country. Women became the foundation of the classic American family and the spirit of the United States was finally able to regain strength and solidity. World War II spurred the homemakers to explore options for employment in areas that had previously been dominated by males only. The role of women throughout World War II re-defined the female standard in American society as a result of the vacancies in civil employment on the domestic front and newly legislated non-combat positions for the
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The United States entered the war on the side of the Allies after Japanese attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7th‚ l941. World War II was fought between the Axis‚ which included Germany‚ Italy and Japan‚ and the Allied included Britain‚ United States‚ Soviet Union and France. More than 50 million people died during the war. It was the most terrible war in the history of humanity. Since America entered the war suddenly after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor‚ many people
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World War II‚ which lasted from 1939-1945 was the most significant armed conflict in human history. Ranging over six continents and all the world’s oceans‚ the war caused an estimated 50 million military and civilian deaths‚ including those of 6 million Jews. Global in scale and its repercussions‚ World War II‚ created a new world at home and abroad. Among its significant results were the beginning of the nuclear era‚ increased pressure to decolonize the Third World‚ and the advent of the Cold War
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Segregation during World War II was at its lowest point in history‚ but one group called the Triple Nickles worked through it and became highly tuned fighting machines‚ never getting to show their worth in the front lines of the war. The African Americans of the 555th trained the same if not more than the regular caucasian paratrooper. Due to segregation of the time period all African Americans were treated worse than prisoners. Then they got a break‚ and felt their calling as smokejumpers out in
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Nicholas II Nicholas II will always be remembered in Russian history because he was the last tsar to rule Russia‚ caused many downfalls to come to Russia‚ and that he was killed because of his actions. Because of his poor choices when ruling Russia‚ he would eventually be overthrown or killed due to his rash decisions. Nikolay Aleksandrovich‚ or better known as Nicholas II‚ was born May 18‚ 1868. On May 26‚ 1896 succeeding his father in Moscow‚ Nicholas was crowned tsar of Russia. Nicholas was
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A Man Who Became Pope Karol‚ or Pope Jonh Paul II as we know him‚ was one of the most couragous men because of all the hardships he faced in his lifetime.In the movie we only saw a small portion of them because the movie stopped right as he became pope. I am sure he faced many many more while serving his term as Pope. Being from Poland‚ and being a Catholic made him a prime target for discrimination back when the Natzis were trying to eliminate many different groups of people because of their
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In the sixteenth century‚ King Phillip II‚ ruler of Spain at the time‚ had control of one-fifth of Western Europe’s land and one-quarter of its people. Spain had convoys coming and going from the New World or the Americas back to the Old. King Phillip II had a monopoly on the commodities with incalculable value like sugar and salt. Salt was used to cure meat and as preservatives‚ so it was in high demand. A Castilian writer once said‚ “The Empire of Spain is over twenty times greater than that
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