World War II is considered “the good war” because it was fought to end injustice and spread democracy and freedom. After the war‚ America held promises to its people. Two of them have been more important than most: protecting the personal freedoms and civil rights for the people of America and ensuring equality for all Americans. Has America kept these promises for the past seven decades? The Great War‚ The Good War; however it is referred to‚ World War II was fought to end injustice and fight
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D-day In May 1940‚ Germany invaded and occupied Northwestern France which had started World War II (1939-1945). America had entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. After entering the war and forming the Allied Forces the British and Americans were planning on an invasion across the english channel. The name for the invasion was Operation Overlord and would be later known as D-Day (A&E par. 1-2). The term D-Day and H-Hour represents the day and hour for an operation. The plus or
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GERMANY AFTER WORLD WAR II The reconstruction of Germany was a long process. After World War II‚ Germany had suffered heavy losses‚ both in lives and industrial power. 7.5 million Germans had been killed‚ roughly 11 percent of the population (see also World War II casualties). The country’s cities were severely damaged from heavy bombing in the closing chapters of the War and agricultural production was only 35 percent of what it was before the war. At the Potsdam conference‚ the victorious Allies
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David. David is very ambitious‚ motivated‚ friendly‚ and he stays true to himself no matter what. 2. 15 years from now being surrounded by the most important people in your life. Who are these people and what are they doing? 15 years from now‚ the most important people in my life will be my friends and my husband. They will all be involved in any healthy activity that makes them happy‚ and they will have careers that they enjoy. 3. Think about what deeply inspires you and write
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early 1900s‚ the United States was faced with moral dilemmas regarding conflicts with other countries. The government was torn between helping others and protecting themselves‚ yet there were still pros and cons to every viewpoint. An example of a World War II moral dilemma is the refugee crisis‚ which we are also faced with today. However‚ in present time‚ we are faced with Syrian refugees rather than Jewish. In Germany and Austria‚ the Jewish community were being persecuted. They were being victimized
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One aspect of Australia’s involvement in World War 2 was the POWs (Prisoners Of War) this is a significant event because of the way they were treated. POWs were treated very poorly‚ conditions unimaginable. Prisoners of war were held in various places‚ dependant on where they were captured. Some Prisoners of war were held captive for 5 – 10 years there are a few rare cases when POWs were held for decades on end. The prisoners of war during the World War II‚ (1939-1945) were treated poorly with no
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required to cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on your knowledge of the period. It is often claimed that the major American wars of the last 150 years have resulted in the most important social and political gains of minorities and women. Evaluate this statement with regard to the experience of minorities and women during World War II. Use evidence from the documents and your knowledge of the period from 1941 to 1945 to compose your answer. Document A Document B Brigadier
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A single decision can lead a peaceful nation to turn to a bloody nation. During World War 2‚ Japan wants to take over the Philippines and the Pacific. Japan‚ taking over other nations‚ was at least successful at first due to an excellent military tactics. But later as United States‚ rival of Japan‚ found out the pattern of Japan’s movement‚ United States were able to attack Japan‚ causing lose of Japan’s newly gained territories in 1945. In this idea of Japan invading other countries successfully
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Question: Assess the experience of Australian POWs in World War II. Being captured as a POW in WW2 was never a good position to be in regardless of what nationality you were and who had captured you. Each country had their own system for managing POWs‚ some of which were definitely better than others but none were ever overly pleasant for the captives. Australian solders were captured and held by three different countries. These countries were: Germany‚ Italy and Japan. Being captured by the German
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react to the events in Korea? What was his stance on the Korean War? ~ General MacArthur was the Army’s Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers‚ Commander in Chief of the United States Command and the Far East‚ and Commanding General of the U.S Army and the Far East. So basically he was top dog‚ and he was there for a reason. He supervised Japan’s transition into a modern‚ democratic nation in WWII; also‚ he called the orders for the counterattack on North Korea and succeeded. Most people saw him as
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