Before World War II‚ the war was also known as The Great War‚ The World War‚ or The War in Europe .In France and Belgium‚ it was sometimes referred to as La Guerre du Droit (the War for Justice) or La Guerre Pour la Civilization / de Oorlog tot de Beschaving (the War to Preserve Civilisation)‚ especially on medals and commemorative monuments. The term used by official histories of the war in Britain and Canada is First World War‚ while American histories generally use the term ‘World War’ I. The
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Union nurses during the Civil War played an important role inside and outside the battle‚ their decision to join the war‚ duties‚ and experiences helped shape the American Woman while creating a new piece of history. The Civil War began April 12‚ 1861 and ended in April 9‚ 1865 when General Robert E. Lee‚ of the Confederate Army‚ surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant‚ General Chief of the United States Forces‚ in Virginia. However‚ during the battle between the Union and the Confederacy‚ the Union needed
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Pope Pius XII was pope during the period of World War II. He was required to cover issues and problems‚ which were very different to what other popes have had to deal with. Many believe that he encouraged Hitler’s efforts and refrained from condemning German cruelty; however‚ I think Pope Pius XII had the courage and persistence to stand for intellectual truth and moral freedom. The Pope’s efforts did not go unrecognized by Jewish authorities‚ even during the War. Eugenio Pacelli was born in Rome
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Women during the Civil War helped as nurses‚ cooks‚ solider‚ and spies. Women in the North also worked for the United States Sanitary Commission. “The primary national relief organization‚ coordinating donations to the Union.” The role southern women played during the Civil War was also to cook‚ be spies‚ the duties of the man while in his absence. “Women worked in munitions plants‚ as clerks in government offices‚ and as a sales force in retail businesses.” Clara Barton a famous Civil War nurse
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and intense for America and Japan. Both sides also had fighting tactics that were new to each other. Also both countries could not prepare very accurately. The battle of Iwo Jima was a pivotal point in World War II because it was one of the longest‚ hardest‚ and most intense battles of World War II. Preparing for the battle of Iwo Jima was key‚ though it was very hard to do it accurately. Therefore‚ America could not predict how long the battle would last. “America did not know the amount
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Amongst many other countries during the Cold War‚ Hungary was a satellite nation of the Soviet Union. Hungary had been under the control of the Soviets since 1949. They lived under harsh Stalinist rule until around 1989 when the people of Hungary rose up in rebellion to demand the rights they believed they deserved. This uprising is considered to be the first rip in the "Iron Curtain‚” or the post-WWII "barrier" between the Soviet Union and the non-communist areas in the West. In November of 1944
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Second World War differ from the causes of the First World War? The causes of World War One and World War Two shared both differences and similarities‚ but overall there were more differences between the two. The social‚ political‚ and economic circumstances of the times varied‚ though at times correlated with each other‚ but there are extreme differences that help create a different atmosphere for each war. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ on the 28th June‚ 1914‚ set off World War One;
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A series of war crimes were perpetrated against the people of Belgium in the early months of WWI‚ which were referred to at the time as “the rape of little Belgium.” In August 1914 several large flanks of German soldiers marched into Belgium‚ seizing command of major urban centers like Liège‚ Leuven‚ and Andenne. They subsequently wreaked havoc. In the weeks immediately proceeding the seizure of Belgium by the Germans‚ international newspapers published. There was an international outcry raised
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At the beginning of the Great War Europe and Russia wasn’t producing enough food for their people‚ so‚ food administrator‚ Herbet Hoover asked the American Farmers to increase their yields to assist. With this increase Farmers were buying more land‚ more equipment and hiring more hands to tend to the ever growing farms. However‚ after the Great War Europe and Russia slowly started to produce for themselves and didn’t need the American Farmer as much. Even though the need wasn’t present the American
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Dissent from the American Public: “Give Peace a Chance” A large number of Americans opposed the Vietnam War. This was evidenced by things like a second march on Washington‚ D.C. in 1969‚ which drew 500‚000 participants. However‚ the everyday American did not support the publicized leaders of the protest movement. The clean-cut university students that originally led the protest groups had been replaced by “hippies”: outgoing‚ outspoken‚ loud protesters who had a very specific culture that included
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