One aspect of Australia’s involvement in World War 2 was the POWs (Prisoners Of War) this is a significant event because of the way they were treated. POWs were treated very poorly‚ conditions unimaginable. Prisoners of war were held in various places‚ dependant on where they were captured. Some Prisoners of war were held captive for 5 – 10 years there are a few rare cases when POWs were held for decades on end. The prisoners of war during the World War II‚ (1939-1945) were treated poorly with no
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During the final stage of World War II‚ the United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9‚ 1945‚ respectively. The United States had dropped the bombs with the consent of the United Kingdom as outlined in the Quebec Agreement. The two bombings‚ which killed at least 129‚000 people‚ remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. In the final year of the war‚ the Allies prepared for what was anticipated to be a very costly invasion
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The Holocaust had a tremendous role in World War II. It was a mass murder of six million Jews‚ Gypsies‚ and homosexuals. However‚ the main people who were captured‚ persecuted‚ or turned into workers were the Jews. Adolf Hitler‚ the third reich at the time‚ thought that the Jews were a subordinate race and a threat to Germany’s racial community. Hitler believed that the other races didn’t harmonize with the Germans. The Holocaust began in 1933‚ the idea of the persecution of the Jews happened well
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World War II was a war spanning from 1939-1945 in which the Canadian army fought battles worldwide and contributed greatly to the allied victory in the war. Many Canadians fighting in the war were part of a gruelling Italian campaign. The army first landed on the Italian island of Sicily‚ where they then made their way deeper into Italy‚ fighting battles in Ortona‚ Cassino and Rome. Secondly‚ some soldiers who were part of the Canadian army went to Hong Kong to fight the Japanese. The Canadians were
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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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World War II is considered “the good war” because it was fought to end injustice and spread democracy and freedom. After the war‚ America held promises to its people. Two of them have been more important than most: protecting the personal freedoms and civil rights for the people of America and ensuring equality for all Americans. Has America kept these promises for the past seven decades? The Great War‚ The Good War; however it is referred to‚ World War II was fought to end injustice and fight
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February 12‚ 2013. Education after WWII After World War II‚ President Roosevelt signed the G.I Bill on June 22‚ 1944. The aim was to provide federal aid to help veterans adjust to civilian life. The Bill helped provide hospitalization benefits‚ purchase of homes and businesses‚ education was also a highly demanded benefit from the GI Bill. Enrollment in university campuses soared in United States after the G.I Bill was passed in the United States. It was also a time when women and minority
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After the First World War‚ many collective security plans and appeasement policies were established by European nations- the League of Nations‚ the Stressa Front‚ etc… to ensure safety for the old powers‚ such as France or Britain‚ who felt insecure witnessing the rise in power of Germany‚ Italy‚ and Russia; however‚ the outbreak of World War II proved the weaknesses of the collective security‚ which were the most prominent cause to the failure of international diplomacy‚ and in addition to Germany’s
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The Road to World War II On your own copy of this picture‚ add labels to explain what the cartoonist suggests Hitler is doing? Who are the other people in this picture and what does the cartoonist think of them? January 1933: Hitler became Chancellor of Germany Hitler soon ordered a programme of rearming Germany Hitler visits a factory and is enthusiastically greeted. Many Germans were grateful for jobs after the misery of the depression years. March 1936: German troops marched into the Rhineland
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Introduction H.G. Wells is a well-known author from the 1800’s. His most famous book is War of The Worlds. This book was released in 1898 after which lead to much more. In 1938 the book was made into a radio broadcast‚ and in 1953‚ a movie‚ all of which are in some way different. Book vs Movie Differences: The book and the movie had several differences. One of these differences is that the narrator is not married in the movie. He‚ for the first time‚ meets Sylvia in
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