Assess the reasons why British attitudes to Europe changed from 1945-1973. [50] After the war‚ Britain retained a great sense of national pride as they had not been defeated by the war in the way other European countries had such as France‚ Germany and the Benelux countries. They had their economic and political regimes upheaved and needed co-operation to ensure they could rebuild. Britain was keen for peace throughout Europe‚ especially with the Soviet’s influence spreading; however they were not
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Were the Americans justified in dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945? The United States of American became the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry in warfare‚ when they dropped the first of two atomic bombs 2000 feet over the city of Hiroshima in japan on August 6th 1945‚ killing 80000 civilians and militants instantly and eventually leading to the total destruction of up to 90 per cent of the city. This bomb along with a second bomb led to the surrender of japan just days
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Who was more responsible for the development of the Cold War 1945-49? In some ways‚ the USA was more responsible for the development of the Cold War between 1945-1949. Their development of the atomic bomb at the end of the Second World War contributed to this. The USA felt that they were powerful enough on their own and no longer needed to be allied to the USSR. As a result‚ they became less tolerant of the USSR’s actions and policies. Furthermore‚ the USA made the decision to not share this new
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The role of individuals in the changing influence of the Russian Communist Party‚ 1905-1945 The Russian Communist Party first emerged under the Bolsheviks in 1905 when general strikes were organised in St. Petersburg and Moscow. At this time the Bolsheviks‚ led by Lenin‚ were a minority group and increasingly divided from the Mensheviks over pace of reform and ideology. It was due to the Tsar’s ignorance throughout World War One that the Bolshevik saw an inadvertent increase in influence of opposing
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How far did conditions improve for Black Americans between 1945 and 1955? Intro Before the outbreak of war there was general hostility towards Black Americans‚ Lynching’s and beatings were quite common in the Deep South. However due to the huge amount of volunteer black Americans who joined to fight for ‘liberty and freedom’ in Europe many also joined to fight two wars‚ to fight the war of liberty and freedom at home. When black soldiers returned to their country many were still met with the
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Civil Rights in the USA - How much had been achieved by 1945? Around 1900 the situation for blacks was dire. They suffered extreme discrimination and were frequently the victims of violence in the South. Blacks could not vote and their career opportunities remained limited. White society excluded blacks from equal participation in many areas of public life; they wanted to keep blacks in a position of economic‚ political‚ social and cultural subservience. After the Civil War‚ the USA offered
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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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The movements towards decolonization and revolutions undoubtedly paved the political landscape from 1945 to 1975. Decolonization is the process of removing colonial rule over satellite nations and colonies once owned by global empires such as the British and French. This movement towards decolonization installed a nationalistic pride within many newfound nations and allowed for the growth of ideologies relating to independence. Revolutions occurred in order to begin and promote the idea of decolonization
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control used within xxxxxxxx NHS Foundation Trust. Introduction and background I have worked within the NHS for the whole of my working life and have worked for my current employer‚ (XXXXXXXX) for the past 12 years. During this time frame and long before‚ there has been a consistent message coming from the Government‚ the Department of Health and many parts of the British media; Leadership within the NHS needs to change in order for the
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How accurate is it to say that the status of black people in the US changed very little in the years 1945-1955? I would agree with this statement but I would also think there are aspects of the status of black people that did change in these years and the impacts of which could be debated. In 1945‚ the Second World War ended. Black people’s status hadn’t changed but their attitudes had. They started to question why they were fighting for freedom in other countries‚ against the Nazi oppression
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