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    given reasons the Cold War could have been avoided; what is sure is that if there are were any major events that if avoided‚ would have evaded the creation of the cold war these are numerous. Now I want you to reread this and ask yourself if it’s easily understood. Some of the foremost events that could be taken into consideration are Churchill’s Iron Speech and Truman’s 1947 address to congress. However‚ in a wider context‚ ideological reasons were at the origin of the Cold War‚ and thus a peaceful

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    deployment of new technology in influencing the nature of warfare in the years 1845-1991” In order to ascertain the effect that technological advances had on the nature of warfare within this 146 year period‚ it is necessary to break down the definition of the “nature” of warfare. Within this essay it is understood to mean the ways in which wars were fought. Furthermore‚ one must also consider the non technological factors that affected the nature of warfare‚ and the ways in which wars were fought

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    From 1933 to 1939 Hitler aimed to achieve a "social revolution" in Germany. He aimed to achieve such social policies within the Youth and Women but particularly through his concept of volksgemeinschaft‚ meaning ’people’s community‚’ he hoped to transform Germany into a strong country based on traditional peasant values." David Schoenbaum has argued that Hitler’s "social revolution" was a fake‚ and perceived as being real‚ due to the influence of Hitler’s propaganda. Hitler effectively aimed to unify

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    Later Han and Its Aftermath Later Han’s capital is Luoyang. China returned to a strong central government and a laissez-faire (businesses operate without government interference). China expanded into inner Asia with more lenient government policies toward merchants which facilitated the camel caravans that carried Chinese silk across the Tarim basin and ultimately‚ to merchants in Iran‚ Palestine‚ and Rome. After 88 CE the emperors of the later Han were ineffectual and short lived. China was

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    In what ways did the causes of the Second World War differ from the causes of the First World War? The First World War (1914-1918) was the deadliest‚ most destructive war that had occurred in history up to that time; it was of a scale unknown to previous generations. Nonetheless‚ the Second World War (1939-1945) proved to be by far deadlier than the First One. Both World War I and World War II were total wars fought between the major industrial nations and their empires and both were wars of attrition

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    attacks. However‚ the policy of containment did not prove to be as effective as it was hoped. More failures than successes resulted during the cold war. The first steps the US took in containing communism were unofficial: There were several disagreements reached during the Yalta conference (Feb 1945) and the Potsdam conference (July 17th 1945). These disagreements were ones that concerned Stalin’s requests such as Soviet policy in Poland‚ size of reparations from Germany‚ and naval bases in the Straits

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    Interest groups are formed organizations of people who share a common interest. These groups work together to protect‚ promote and influence others and the government based on that interest. Interest groups vary based off beliefs‚ political and or world views‚ and can range from very few to hundreds of thousands of people depending on the shared goals. My Interest group of choice is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or widely known better as the NAACP. This organization

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    Consider to what extent was the world already at war in 1939? Before the war in 1939‚ there were clearly bitter and tense international relations. We also find that many powerful countries were reluctant and unable to prevent Hitler in his policies of Lebensraum and expanding Germany’s territory in Europe. Hence‚ we can extrapolate that the world was already at war to a large extent in 1939‚ whereby the invasion of Poland was merely a catalyst and consummation of the tense international relations

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    English 1B Poetry Essay The Truth about War Is Wilfred Owen’s poem‚ “Dulce et Decorum‚” unpatriotic? Wilfred Owen’s poem‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est‚” is not an unpatriotic poem. Owen uses this poem to show that although people tend to think that there is honor and glory in fighting for your country‚ war is extremely horrific and draining. Though Owen uses painful‚ violent‚ and vivid images to convey the horrifying reality of war‚ he does not discuss patriotism; instead he uses these images

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    Did men and women have benefit equally from the Renaissance period. The renaissance was an era of a rebirth in art‚ sciences‚ human rights and more. However was there a difference for women’s rights during the Renaissance era? This essay will be addressing two areas; economic opportunities‚ and role in society‚ and will determine that During the Renaissance period men and women did not benefit equally. Throughout this era women were given little opportunity to work and were treated differently

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