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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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. They have fought in Europe‚ Africa and the Middle East and won glory for the British Empire. They have served in France and many other countries too. The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure the national security
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built a large and powerful army‚ which occupied most of Eastern Europe by the end of the war. The great resources and population of Russia assured that the Soviet Union would be‚ along with the United States‚ one of two super-powers. World War II led directly to the cold war and ended a century and a half of American isolationism. However‚ the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for control over the postwar world began prior to World War Two coming to and end. The mutual
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Schindler’s List World War II was a very bad time for everybody. The world was going through a rough period of time. It was so bad that they gave it a name. We now call that period the Great Depression. Sounds depressing‚ I know. Adolf Hitler saw the Great Depression as a great opportunity to rise in power. He began telling the people of Germany exactly what they wanted to hear. Everybody believed him and Adolf Hitler joined a party called the Nazis. He saw this party as a great way to reach his
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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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Catherine II was the Empress of Russia during the late 1700s. She came into power in the 1760s when she deposed her husband Peter III and took over his throne. Catherine‚ who is often referred to as “The Great”‚ acquired this title because of all the accomplishments she achieved during her reign. She conquered many lands and expanded the physical size and wealth of Russia. She helped integrate European and Asian people within her empire‚ creating unity. She strongly supported education for her people
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What was D-day? What was represented‚ and who died for what? If you want that information you came to the right place. D-day (Operation Overlord) was so important in World War II. It gave so many people hope for their country. This battle was by far the most important‚ participated in by many‚ and a costly battle. This conflict was the turning point in the war. Lead by Dwight Eisenhower‚ the allies marched into Normandy and took what they needed and did it with a passion for their countries. Each
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To what extent did nationalism contribute to the origins of the Second World War? (2011‚ 2) GERMANY: -Hitler exploited the German people’s disillusionment with the Treaty of Versailles in order to come to power. He promised that he would fix the economy and pay off reparations‚ as well as increase employment. -Hitler made the people believe that only his leadership was strong enough to lead Germany back towards greatness. The German people had little faith in their government at that point (they
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Why America Entered World War II Many reasons‚ including that Nazi Germany was sinking American supply ships because the US was providing financial and military support to the Allied troops (England‚ France‚ China and Russia). Most importantly‚ Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ without a declaration of war or any warning that hostlities were being commenced‚ sinking most of the battle fleet. The day after the attack‚ December 7th‚ 1941‚ President Roosevelt went before the
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A Genocide is the planned mass killings of a certain type of people based on religion‚ ethnicity‚ or some other determining factor. The biggest genocide of all time was the Holocaust. During the end of World War II it was Hitler‚ Chancellor of Germany‚ that came up with a plan he called the “Final Solution”. This “Solution” was to rid Germany and her neighbors of a plague they called Jews. It started out with massive shootings of the Jews‚ a method found insufficient. Soon a more effective method
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