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    during World War II Even though men were more involved‚ women had a part in World War II as well. Women had jobs during World War II‚ but they weren’t as dangerous. One of the jobs that women held during World War II was Airforce service pilots. Women Airforce Service Pilots‚ or WASPs‚ was one of the lesser-known roles that women played in World War II. I think that women did great serving our country‚ but some helped the Nazi’s. Women should have never participated with the Nazi’s in World War

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    poster produced during World War II‚ uses many visual and textual elements to encourage Americans to buy war bonds by portraying the Japanese as rapists. The author of the piece is unknown‚ but it is obvious that the creator of the poster carefully chooses the color‚ patterns‚ scale‚ text‚ and representation of the piece to send a very strong social and political message. There is little doubt that the underlying message was directed towards all Americans during World War II‚ and not towards a single

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    Adolf Hitler in World War II Isabelle Lynne Fuller American History Matt Walker 4th hour 4/9/17 Would you want to be a soldier working for Adolf Hitler during World War II? Many things happened in Hitler’s life before World War II and some of those things were serving in the Bavarian Army during World War I‚ getting temporarily blinded by a British gas attack in World War I‚ and eventually rising to the rank of lance corporal. Many things happened in Hitler’s life and a big

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    Though there were many contributing factors to the start of World War II‚ Germany invading Poland was the most significant. Adolf Hitler’s demanding‚ rigorous expectations of the Nazis made them extremely powerful and threatening. Thus‚ Germany was very confident during this attack with their new force‚ blitzkrieg‚ and their previous experiences of invading Austria and Czechoslovakia. Germany’s desire to expand the state after being banned from armed forces in the 1928 Kellogg- Briand Pact caused

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    women to work outside of the home; World War II‚ with its incredibly high draft rate‚ left a labor gap in the United States that made it necessary for women to enter the workforce in record numbers. Although many women were discriminated against in various industries‚ especially women of non-white ethnic and racial backgrounds‚ the changes that occurred in the 1940s laid the groundwork for allowing women to become a vital part of the workforce. Prior to World War II‚ the workforce consisted primarily

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    Was World War II inevitable in 1939? In the early hours of the 1st September 1939 German forces invaded Poland. 21 years after the end of World War I‚ the world had to face the beginning of another world war that should last 6 years. World War II was one of the most disastrous events in human history causing approximately 60 million deaths and destruction almost all over the globe (msn Encarta 2008). Winston Churchill wrote in the preface of his book about World War II (The Gathering Storm):

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    The Origins of World War II The causes of World War II are numerous‚ but can be boiled down to a few primary issues. There were immediate causes and more long term‚ deeply rooted causes. The Treaty of Versailles caused a lot of tension in Germany. The League of Nations was more of a puppet institution and had little success in actually shaping world policies. International laws agreed upon by many nations were ignored. This includes Japan‚ Manchuria‚ Abyssinia‚ and Italy under Mussolini’s rule

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    Nazi war with Poland started on September first in 1939. The war against Poland was very uneven and over matched. Germany had over 1 million soldiers and 2‚000 tanks while Poland barely had enough to keep up. The war caused a world uproar causing many countries to feel threatened by the Nazis. This even caused Poland to split in two. Why did Germany want to pick a fight with a small country like Poland? Adolf Hitler believed the land of Poland would be great for more room for the German

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    World War II was an great war that had many casualties and also a whole lot of destruction from all sides of the war. Countries that were affected greatly consist of Japan and Europe. Both of the countries fought in the war and were affected greatly by the aftereffects such as ruined homes so people had nowhere to sleep and also no means of transportation. Other countries in World War II were left without leaders so other people had to step up and rebuild their country to what it one was. Europe

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    US History II Honors   April 21‚ 2014    The Rise of Adolf Hitler was the beginning of a devastating 6 years for all of Europe‚  1939 ­ 1945.  Not only were countries being invaded by the German Nazi party‚ lead by Adolf  Hitler‚ but ​  ​ he caused pain and suffering to many innocent people.  Adolf Hitler was a bitter man  not caring what he did or what his soldiers did to these people.  Adolf Hitler was the cause of  World War II. ​  ​ September 1‚ 1939 was the start of a tragic war that killed

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