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    As the Civil war had drenched the American society with a feeling of sectionalism and dismay‚ the inevitable was yet to be answered as to what society was going to be like following the war. As the dust settled‚ many attempted to redirect society in a direction of empathy and immunity‚ whereas the others‚ mainly the recalcitrant southern states‚ continued to dig its dark roots within American society. This sense of sectionalism drove the American society even after the struggle ended in 1865. The

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    seen one world war‚ and they weren’t prepared for another. Originally‚ America wanted nothing to do with the second world war‚ and they were not fully recovered from the first world war. America was not ready financially‚ for the most part‚ and supplies were cut down and needed to be replenished. Once America joined the war‚ it was once they were ready to‚ and they were also pushed to no other choice. America originally planned on staying neutral and keeping out of another war. Even after declaring

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    treated? Following World War I‚ many nations agreed the treatment of prisoners was unacceptable. As the community of nations worked to address the horrible treatment of prisoners‚ they drafted changes to the international treaties known as the Geneva Conventions. Many nations agreed to these standards of treatment for prisoners of war‚ including the German government. World War II was the first major conflict where these new standards of treatment were used. During World War II‚ the Germans under

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    To what extent was World War II Hitler`s war? The second World War can be considered “Hitler`s war” due to Adolf Hitlers responsibility and actions that caused the war. He had an enormous impact and role on many events such as secretly increasing the size fo the army‚which made World War 2 possible. On the other hand‚ the failure of the League of Nations and defects in the Treaty of Versailles also triggered the outbreak of the war. It gave Hitler many oppurtunities to support his ambitions and

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    horrible and bloody World War II? On December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Within the first two months of this tragic event’s occurrence‚ 120‚000 Japanese Americans including my father‚ were taken to internment camps. It was horrifying to see him leave with a look of sadness‚ disgust‚ and wonder on his face. Little did I know‚ I was not to see this important figure in my life for some time: the entirety of this world wide catastrophe. He was taken to a prisoner-of-war camp in Montana‚ and

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    THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC AND EAST ASIA: JAPAN ON THE OFFENSIVE: 1941-42 When the nations of Western Europe became embroiled in World War II‚ Japan began to expand into the Southeast Asian colonies of the European powers. After the United States retaliated with economic sanctions‚ Japan planned a concerted attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii‚ and other Pacific and Asian targets. For a time Japan was master

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    After World War II‚ many black Americans made advancements in desegregation and ongoing challenges to equality. This long period of time has witnessed remarkable progress in various aspects. Although black Americans made remarkable progress‚ the effort required a lot of will to be able to uphold the challenge of gaining civil rights. There are many examples of struggles that black Americans went through to gain civil rights after World War II. Plessy V. Ferguson was a case that the Supreme Court

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    The relationship between war and genocide in the context of the WWII was interwinded. The Nazis’ ultimate plan was the final solution. This process started with persecution‚ anti-Jew laws‚ then labor camps‚ ghettos‚ death camps‚ and eventually genocide. The Nazis had primary goals of economic improvement‚ territorial expansion and nationalism as a result of their WWI losses. Unfortunately‚ in the Nazis pursuit of their goals‚ 55 million people died in total during WWII resulting in the genocide of

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    Abstract: - An unsung hero of World War II was born on June 23‚ 1912 in London‚ Alan Mathison Turing was an innovative thinker‚ computer scientist and mathematician. He was not recognized for his contributions to our society until after his death and many pardons later. He was especially prominent in the development of theoretical computer science. He is widely known for his 1936 paper which introduced the “Turing Machine.” His work also made substantial contributions in the area of artificial

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    Before World War II women were limited in their social‚ political and economic rights. Women were unable to earn a wage comparable to men. Women were also greatly limited for career opportunities when compared men. Due to women’ expectations of getting married‚ raising kids‚ and taking of the home‚ women did not have much representation outside of the domicile. The war changed American politics‚ economics and social rights for women. At the beginning of the war‚ there was a drastic increase

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