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    World War II was a very brutal and terrible war led by Adolf Hitler. During this war‚ Jews were discriminated by Hitler and his followers. Most of these European Jews were eventually sent to concentration camps. The purposes of the concentration camps were to concentrate Jews‚ to get free slave labor‚ and to kill them. First of all‚ the primary purpose was to concentrate Jews‚ hence the name. The Jews were concentrated in small areas and most importantly‚ away from the rest of the population. Anti-semitism

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    World War II‚ or the Second World War‚ was a military conflict that happened globally starting from 1939 and lasting all the way to 1945‚ which involved most of the world’s nations. According to Laurel Sefton McDowell‚ “the war years were a period of antagonistic labour-government relations and serious industrial unrest‚ which labour attributed to wage controls (McDowell‚ pg 175‚ 1978). In this paper‚ I am going to explain how World War II shaped the post-war compromise between labour and capital

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    Before World War II‚ there was a massive spread of totalitarianism‚ which was a type of non-democratic authority that destroyed all social‚ legal‚ and political traditions the preceded it‚ used systematic terror to oppress all opposition‚ complete control of military forces and the economy‚ and held an all encompassing ideology‚ as a result of economic struggles and an overwhelmingly weak government. From this‚ Nazisim led by Adolf Hitler‚ communism led by Joseph Stalin‚ and fascism led by Benito

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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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    “WWII – Innovations and New Frontiers” HIUS 380 – Modern American Military History Professor Robert Ritchie Liberty University Ken White Student ID – 87118 April 13‚ 2013 War‚ in its raw nature‚ has always allowed mankind to invent and produce better weaponry‚ causing the opposing side to alter their military tactics and strategize over an offensive or defensive position based on the devastation an accuracy of the new armaments. WWII was no exception as history

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    The Euthanasia Program implemented during World War II killed thousands of people that did not fit the Nazi agenda. These included the mentally ill‚ disabled‚ homosexuals‚ and people not of German descent. Euthanasia was used as a way to achieve “the perfect Aryan race” envisioned by the Nazis This program was led by Phillip Bouhler and Karl Brandt and protected under the Führer Chancellery. Correctly dubbed “T-4” this program was named for its coordinating office in Berlin‚ or Tiergartenstrasse

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    played a major role in World War II by promoting national identity and unity. T World War II gave us countless examples of wartime propaganda posters that engaged Propaganda posters‚ fabricated by both Allied and Axis nations‚ persuaded their populaces of the justness of their cause. These posters today can be found in museums and online‚ allowing us all to study different methods of national advertising in times of war. The War Production Board was established in 1942 to direct war production and and

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    During World War II‚ Millions of people were put into death or concentration camps and almost all of them suffered some form of mental illness afterwards. These people were forced to let go of basic human emotions and work for the people trying to get rid of them. Even though‚ they tried to stay with God through everything‚ their faith was tested. When they were questioning their own religion‚ they went through almost manic states. Being confined and stripped to almost nothing made them feel and

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    natural events taking place such as war or drought. In times of war the abundance and quality food is a critical resource to ensure that soldiers fighting on the battlefield‚ and civilians working in the factories and on the farms remain healthy‚ productive‚ and motivated. But as Lizzie Collingham believes‚ governments can also use food to achieve a desired result or as a weapon of war (88) 4. The presence or absence of food affected everyone involved in World War II. The abundance of food available

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    freedom of speech and expression -- everywhere in the world. 2. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way -- everywhere in the world. 3. The third is freedom from want -- which‚ translated into world terms‚ means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants -- everywhere in the world. 4. The fourth is freedom from fear -- which‚ translated into world terms‚ means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and

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