Although most wars are meant to solve problems‚ they end up creating more. During World War Two‚ Japan used its power to conquer land‚ and expand its territory. They did this because their land was a measly island‚ that didn’t have very many resources. Throughout the war though‚ Japan ran into more problems‚ than they initially began with. They were beaten in many battles‚ lost land‚ and lost many lives. They also gained few allies‚ while gaining many enemies. Japan’s involvement in World War Two was filled
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turned from allies to enemies. When the war ended the Soviet Union was the greatest communist power and the US was the greatest capitalist power. During this time anti-communism greatly increased in the US‚ which was shown through events such as the rise of McCarthyism and trials such as the Rosenbergs. Each of these two powers wanted to expand their power by getting other countries to develop their system of government and economy; that led to the Cold War. Due to the large number of colonies in
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After the interwar period between 1918 and 1939‚ Europe found itself in the midst of war again. The United States‚ Great Britain‚ and the Soviet Union formed an alliance called the Allie Powers‚ to fight against Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan‚ who made up the Axis Powers. Brilliant military generals and leaders met throughout the second World War to discuss strategy and tactics. Strategy refers to the overall plan for defeating the enemy‚ while tactics refers to the specific military action to implement
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The Cold War was a period in which the geopolitical tension of post-World War II gave rise to the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ lasting half a century. In the waking destruction of WWII‚ the Potsdam conference was set to determine the fate of Europe and much of Asia. The lands of Germany‚ Korea‚ and other areas were split into zones that were controlled by countries with opposite views. Korea was split between the communist north and democratic south‚ while Germany was
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international relations The Thirty Years’ War was the first Pan-European war of modern times‚ it was a conflict which started in Bohemia (Holy Roman Empire) and took place from 1618 to 1648‚ ending with the well-known Peace of Westphalia. This war started as a religious conflict between the Protestants and the Catholic Church in Germany‚ but latter on it developed into a Franco-Habsburg war involving most of the European continent and having a decisive impact on all the European states and nations
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May 2014 Stephen Sondheim and American Music Since its early roots in vaudeville‚ Broadway music has infused popular culture. Composers like Cole Porter and Irving Berlin not only scored the music of hit shows of the early part of the decade‚ but also provided the soundtrack for American life. As the face of American music changed from jazz to hip hop‚ Broadway’s role in popular culture began to shift. One composer‚ however‚ has continued to make his mark on both the Great White Way and the national
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Why Germany lost the First World War The First World War ended with the triple entente as victorious (with help from the Americans). Some reasons to why the allies won the war were because of; Germany had to fight a war on two fronts‚ the unstable political situation in Germany‚ the allied naval blockade‚ German economy‚ failure of the schlieffen plan‚ interception of the Zimmerman telegram‚ the German naval blockade on Britain (sinking of American ships)‚ development of the tank and anti-submarine
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The Vietnam War had many other names‚ such as the Second Indochina War. It was known as the Indochina War‚ as it was the name of the land in which Vietnam‚ Laos‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore‚ Thailand and Burma sat. “The cold war was a state of political and military tension after World War II‚ between powers in the Western Bloc (US‚ NATO allies and others)‚ and the powers in the Eastern Bloc (The Soviet Union‚ and its allies in the Warsaw pact).” The cold war had shaped international relations in many ways
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The Cold War was a period of diplomatic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union(USSR)‚ that lasted from the end of WWII(1945) until the separation of the USSR in 1991.The main reasons for the conflict between the two sovereigns are the differences in government types‚ competition for global influence‚ and the development of nuclear weapons. The USSR and the US represented two different types of ideologies: Capitalism and Communism. This divide of principles led to deep suspicion between
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"Assess the role of Canada in the First World War." When people look back and remember the First World War‚ they often remember the assassination of Franz-Ferdinand‚ the sinking of the Lusitania‚ or the Zimmerman telegram. Not often do they recall the role that Canada played in the war. However‚ Canadians were a significant factor of the Allies’ success. Although Canada only possessed two Navy warships at the time and was known for being a peaceful country‚ she supplied over 60‚000‚000 shells to
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