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    Following World War I‚ the entire globe started to see the emergence of new totalitarian regimes. Whether it was due to the lack of leadership within a country‚ the people wanting change in economy‚ or new candidates becoming prominent‚ there were many different leaders throughout rising governments. Countries such as Germany‚ Italy‚ Japan‚ and the Soviet Union all had new elected officials within their totalitarian governments for one reason or another in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Adolf Hitler rose

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    June 6‚ 1944‚ the Allies made on amphibians‚ radical decisions to invade and attack Normandy. D-Day was the turning point in World War 2‚ although it would not have been possible without the help of General D. Eisenhower. General David Dwight Eisenhower was a strong republican war official; helping create some of the war plans for the ambitions attack on Normandy. This war plan would be known as “Operation Overlord.” But if would not have been possible without the help from Britain. Finally Britain

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    served. If I get through this lot‚ no more for me.”2 War is definitely not what I expected it to be. Death and disease is all around me and the naïve‚ glorious thoughts I had about war have now disappeared. “Piles of bodies lie next to me at all times‚ wounded‚ dead‚ or even men ____________________ 1. Kennedy‚ Maev. “First World War Soldiers Letters” Thursday‚ August 29th‚ 2013. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/29/first-world-war-soldiers-letters 2. “An Uncensored Letter Home”

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    Germany and flame a war in the whole world causing the death of thousands of innocent people. although some people say that Hitler was a great leader‚ I find it impossible to say that because the means he used in killing innocent people and anyone who stood in his way were against humanity‚ unethical and showed his

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    After too many marchers were too weak to walk they were taken by rail to prison camps. In prison camps thousands more died from mistreat and wrong behavior. Lt. General Masahura was the man in charge over the prison camps and took the troops captive. This gave Japan and the general power to show the rest of the world what they were capable of. Under the general command guards randomly beat and killed troops

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    good? Were they bad? When world war two had ended most of the world was in shock‚more than 50 million people had died. This had put an end to the put an end to the great depression‚ the economy began to bloom‚ put an end to strong empires and led to the cold war. I believe that wwii had a good long term effect on the Great Depression. The ending of the Great Depression had economic and cultural change on the American people. The jobs and wealth created by the war brought the Great Depression

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    After the Revolutionary War‚ many Americans realized that the government established by the Articles of Confederation was not working. America needed a new form of government. It had to be strong enough to maintain national unity over a large geographic area‚ but not so strong as to become a tyranny. Unable to find an exact model in history to fit America’s unique situation‚ delegates met at Philadelphia in 1787 to create their own solution to the problem. Their creation was the United States Constitution

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    During World War two‚ the nazis captured and imprisoned many people who did not fit into their desired Aryan race or disagreed with their beliefs. During the prisoner’s time alive in concentration camps‚ some were subjected to horrific experiments. Many of them either died or were left disfigured due to these events. Many of the tests were to benefit the lives of Nazi soldiers. However‚ some doctors performed the test without a proper reason behind it. An example of how the Nazis felt about the Jews

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    At the start of World War 2 the allies were having very little succes against the superior Germans. The Germans had the advantage of blietzkrieg on their side which proved to be an excellent tactic. Another factor that lead to early German dominance was the enigma codes. These codes gave the Germans a huge advantage because they could communicate over any frequency and no one would be able to understand them. All the positions of the U-Boats and german army was being transmitted every day‚ with no

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    Americans What did they gain in World War II? The government passed the GI Bill‚ providing help to veterans with education and home purchases. Women in WWII gained experience in the work field‚ with careers in manufacturing war materials‚ running businesses‚ and other careers traditionally held for men. Many African Americans gained the confidence to assert their rights as U.S. citizens‚ and fight back against segregation. What challenges did they face at the end of the war? Before the GI Bill and similar

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