German soldiers were thought of as heroes during World War 1. They were idealized and known as the leaders of the country. For months these soldiers had been told that being a soldier was their duty and that it was an honor to serve the reich and the state. These innocent boys had a delusional war image drilled into their head non-stop until they believed that being a soldier was a blessing‚ almost a gift. However‚ these boys soon realized the harsh realities of war and fighting. They began to see
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The Battle of the Bulge‚ or Ardennes Offensive was a major German offensive. On December 16‚ 1944‚ towards the end of World War II‚ Adolf Hitler launched the German counteroffensive in an attempt to reverse the decrease in his fortunes that started on D-Day. He intended to accomplish this by trying to split Allied troops through an assault located within the Ardennes Forest of Belgium‚ destroying enemy troops located here. He believed it would ensure the Allies to form a peace treaty that would
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The Fungus That Changed the World Life before September 1928 proved to be a difficult time for many. The quality of life across the world was poor‚ and humans had a considerably shorter lifespan than today. Bacterial infections ranked as a leading cause of death. These infections spread easily‚ and diseases such as pneumonia‚ syphilis‚ gonorrhea‚ diphtheria‚ and scarlet fever as well as wounds and childbirth infections killed thousands every year. Surgical infections were also a major killer‚
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historians have disputed over the origins of World War I‚ who started it‚ who is to blame for the outbreak of the war? And there are no accurate answers to the questions. To support the statement "Germany was responsible for the outbreak of World War I" to a full extent is impossible. First of all the war was never a World War until much later (arguably not until us intervention in April 1917)‚ second there were many other factors and countries involved in the outbreak of World War I. First would be to
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American Revolution was quite revolutionary‚ due to the fact that a lot changed in America during the 18th century. Colonist wanted to protect their rights and since they were denied them by their ex-owners the revolution began. The American Revolution greatly transformed America. America singed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This was the start of the Revolution because America stopped all the unnecessary taxes that they were liable to pay due to the French and Indian war. America was able
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The American revolution‚ a social revolution ‚ is similar to the need for a feminist revolution because the american revolution was the colonies revolting against the country that owned them because they felt they didn’t have a say in how they were controlled by the higher powers and the Feminist “revolution” would be the group of women who are oppressed by men and feel that they also don’t get to say how they are controlled by men‚ which is the “higher power”. In all of history men and women have
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Alexander was a great leader even though some people commonly think that he was a sword wielding tyrant. Alexander was a great leader because he respected the beliefs of other people‚ had a great respect for knowledge‚ and he was a superior strategist in battle. He was so great that he was almost able to conquer the whole known world. Alexanders respect of other people’s beliefs was one of the biggest reasons he is considered great. While other conquerors in this time period‚ like the persians‚ would
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The question is‚ how great was Alexander the great? If I were asked that question I’d say that Alexander was pretty great. Take the spread of cultural diffusion‚ if it weren’t for Greece’s culture of plays and acting there wouldn’t be any type of movies‚ shows‚ and plays. Don’t forget about Alexander’s great inspirational leadership‚ inspired many people to continue his legacy years later after his death. Finally‚ Alexander was a great military leader. He did all things possible in order to build
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Was the United States really “neutral” before the attack on Pearl Harbor and her entry into the Second World War? World War II began in September 1‚ 1939. German tanks and planes had begun a full-scale invasion of Poland and keeping their pledge Britain and France declared war against Germany. However‚ it wasn’t until December 8‚ 1941‚ the day after the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese did the United States “officially” entered the war. The United States had declared neutrality before they
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American Revolution was quite inevitable due to the economic‚ social‚ and political issues that divided the colonists from Great Britain. Economic issues played a huge rule in pushing the America’s into a revolution. The Stamp Act of 1765‚ for example‚ was a huge contributing factor. Thus act was the first tax levied directly in American colonists by the British government and imposed tax on all paper documents in pursuit of decreasing their large debt. The colonists insisted the act was unconstitutional
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