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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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    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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    The Bataan Death March was a 65 mile march to prison camps‚ during World War II. The march began on April 12‚ 1942. The people on the march had to experience terrible treatment and horrible beatings. The prison camps were like torture and also unsanitary. The Bataan Death March was very harsh. The Death March was a long march in the Philippines of American and Filipino POWs (prisoners of war)‚ where they were treated very harshly. During the march‚ the POWs faced intense treatment‚ where the Japanese

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    losing of war President’s next day speech Pearl Harbour is a lagoon harbour on the island of O’ahu‚ Hawaii. Most part of the harbour is a naval base for the United States Navy and it is also the headquarters of United States Pacific Fleet. It was attacked by the Japanese navy in a surprise military air strike. The attack took place in the early hours of December 7 1941 and lasted for around two hours. The following day USA declared war on Japan and thus the entry of USA in World War II. Reason

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    following World War II dramatically affected filmmaking in America by providing filmmakers with their first real commercial competition outside of their own industry. Hollywood responded by giving audiences what TV could not; sex‚ violence and realism. World War II gave the movies a bit of breathing room from the commercial spread of television. While technological innovations were accelerated for the budding TV industry‚ these technologies were focused almost exclusively toward the war effort‚

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    been in a leadership position since 1921 so her being a Jew was a big controversy even though she wasn’t in Germany. She spent a lot in Paris where the Nazi controlled a lot of during World War II. In 1930‚ the Germans elected the Nazis which would affect the whole world as this group would instigate the Second World War. Rosalind Franklin was born to a British

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    The Silent Generation The Silent Generation coming of age was from 1946 through 1963. This generation was the post World War II era and the Great Depression. This generation was actually “influenced by World War II and the Great Depression.” (Study.com) It was a time of fear with Russia and communism. This fear caused this generation to stay indoors and not have ideas and thoughts of their own. They did not fight for what they believed in. They did what they were told to do by what was thought

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    After The War: A Journey Through The War Essay Would say that setting plays an important role in a novel? It doesn’t matter if the main theme contributes to the setting‚ how the characters affect the setting‚ or symbolism also contributes to the setting‚ setting is important. Which one can’t help but to ask is how? How is setting important? The setting of After the War was the most important role because it influences plot‚ characters‚ and theme/symbolism. Later on this book‚ these

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    the rest of the world 1864: German convention; established the Red Cross‚ an international agency for humanitarian service in wartime Western socialists formed an international movement‚ based on the idea that working peoples should unite across national boundaries International movement had two weaknesses Based heavily on western dominance; arose at same time as nationalism; Olympics became international forum for fierce athletic competition between rival nations World Court established

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