Can the bombing of dresden be justified? On the evening of February 13‚ 1945‚ a series of Allied firebombing raids begins against the German city of Dresden‚ reducing the “Florence of the Elbe” to rubble and flames‚ and killing as many as 135‚000 people.More than 3‚400 tons of explosives were dropped on the city by 800 American and British aircraft. The firestorm created by the two days of bombing set the city burning for many more days‚ littering the streets with charred corpses‚ including many
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“World War One was unavoidable” Discuss. Introduction: World War One began in 1914‚ August 1‚ when Germany declared war on Russia and France. Countries started mobilizing for a continental war‚ one of the bloodiest conflicts in the history of the humankind surrounded by many different theories‚ why it has emerged and how it could have been avoided. In order to fully understand the origins of World War One‚ I am going to start analysing European diplomacy from 1870’s when the war was still avoidable
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true to believe that Germany was the sole instigator of the First World War? No topic in the 20th century is more debated about by historians. The causes of the Great War‚ which raged on from 1914 to 1918‚ can be found as far back as the Franco- Prussian war which ended in 1871‚ the political and economic environment of Europe and the web of alliances which divided the empires of Europe into two tense and armed camps. As for Germany’s involvement in the start of the war‚ there are three ways which
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To what extent was there a Post-War Consensus between the years 1951 & 1964? The term ‘post-war consensus’ is used to describe a period of general agreement in the key areas of politics between the two main political parties following the Second World War. Prior to the 1951 Conservative election‚ Labour had introduced several important social and political reforms. It appeared that there was no systematic effort by the Conservative party when they returned to power to reverse these changes‚
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government began six years before the war‚ and describing his coming to power‚ "30 January 1933‚ the date on which Hitler was made Chancellor in Germany‚ marked only the beginning of the Nazi seizure of power" (Evans). Hitler came to Germany’s aid during a time of need‚ and its citizens eagerly followed him. However‚ Hitler was not responsible with the new power he acquired. Although no one but Hitler himself would be able to say what he was thinking at that moment‚ it was documented throughout history that
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world war one was caused by a single country‚ Germany. Evidence of this comes from the fact that Germany believed that war was inevitable‚ they were in the process of designing military strategies for a war prior to Austria-Hungary having any hostility towards Serbia‚ and tried to pressure countries into unwanted treaties. There is information to suggest that Germany anticipated a war ever since they themselves became a country. In 1871 “following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War‚ Germany
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The time before 1914 was a time of unrest and small fighting between countries. As a cause of industrialization‚ countries had had to find new markets which were often in other countries. To gain the markets‚ the country had to take over the land. This policy of conquering and ruling other lands is called imperialism. By 1900‚ Britain had control in over five continents and France had control of large portions of Africa as a result of imperialism and felt that their military could not be beat. Once
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During 1968 the Vietnam War was a defining moment in American history‚ in that due to the Tet Offensive‚ American morale concerning the war and President Johnson decreased‚ mistrust in the government increased‚ and the end of the Vietnam War seemed nearer. This year was truly a turning point in American history; the three listed examples are only a few reasons why. The Vietnam War in general changed the history of America‚ but the year‚1968‚ especially affected the American society. During this
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attacked. On June 28‚ 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to Austro-Hungarian thrown was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb. On Saturday‚ July 18‚ 1914‚ Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia. The President of the United States‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ insisted on neutrality and did not want to get involved. Eventually the US pulled away from “absolute neutrality” and sided with Great Britain‚ France and Russia. War was still not declared‚ but right around the corner for the United States. Wilson wanted
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How important was the Second Boer War (1899-1902) in changing attitudes in Britain to imperialism during the period 1880-1902? The Boer War of 1899-1902 was vital in regards to changing attitudes towards British imperialism in the time period of 1880-1902‚ as despite the early populist view during the war seeming to be pro-imperialist‚ following notable events such as mafficking (1900) and potentially even the 1900 General Election‚ there was a real sense of antagonism towards the brutal methods
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