World War 2 was one of the greatest milestones in 20th-century history‚ involving more than 70 countries around the world. The war began in Europe on September 3rd‚ 1939‚ when the British and French prime ministers‚ Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier declared war on Germany. The main Allied powers were Great Britain‚ The United States‚ and the Soviet Union‚ who had the goal of defeating the Axis powers‚ whose leaders were Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy. The war was initiated by Adolf Hitler’s invasion
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fought were 2 different worlds. WWI was a trench warfare where you had attacks and offensives. An offensive was an attempt to hold any positions that was taken during the operation. This meant sustained fighting in forward positions and raised serious problems of supplying soldiers with ammunition‚ food and water. Also Chlorine Gas was used so staying focused was a hard thing to do. WWII was more a territory battle where you had to move quick to take land. There was no time for trenches‚ hence the
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In this essay I intend to show that it was inevitable that the United States would move from a status of isolationism and neutrality to supporting the Allies and defending democracy‚ also declaring war on Japan and in the end finishing the war in Europe for the struggling allies. By 1941 The Axis powers‚ this included Germany and Italy had taken all of Western Europe. Their control had reached as far west as the bay of Biscay on the west coast of France‚ they reached as far north as Norway and
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Once‚ the Union had regained its full strength‚ world powers were directly affected. Emperor Napoleon III was forced to end his plan to conquer Mexico. The threat of the US trying to expand to the North pushed the Canadian provinces to form a united front and formally become one nation. Also‚ due to the reputation of the Union during the war‚ Secretary Seward was able to purchase Alaska from the Russian government. Lastly‚ the defeat of the South inspired a wave of international abolition
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the idea of joining another war. This motivating America to stay out of World War II‚ many hoped appeasement of Hitler would solve the issues at hand. However‚ as Hitler progressed and was rarely stopped‚ many Americans found it necessary to join the war with European countries to stop the spread of Fascism‚ which was America’s ultimate fear at the time. Clearly‚ the United States shifted from isolationism to interventionism‚ and with good reason.
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If Japan did not attack Pearl Harbor‚ the United States government would not have fired back. Due to the dropping of the bombs‚ approximately 65‚000 people were killed while 50‚000 were injured in severe condition. Everyone who was out during the dropping of the bombs‚ suffered serious burns on areas that were not covered by clothing. According to Japan‚ Japan would have surrendered before the atomic bomb‚ a bomb that derives its powers releasing nuclear energy causing damage
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rule in Africa allowed for the preservation of traditional customs and placed local leaders in positions of power that reported to the respective European power. This form of government led to less resistance by the African natives‚ but indirect rule was not always possible. Direct rule often caused resistance from African natives that wanted to protect their traditional institutions. Regardless of these two forms of rule‚ there were some exceptions to how African nations coped with Europe. In Kenya
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Over the course of six years‚ more than 60 million people died in World War 2. No war was as devastating as this one. With as many losses as that‚ you must question the reasoning for it starting. Hitler took advantage of Germany feeling angry due to the Treaty of Versaille‚ and used historical anti-semitism to justify his horrific interpretation of Jews displayed in Mein Kampf‚ to create a lot of conflict that led to World War 2. Germany felt angered and wronged because of the Treaty of Versaille
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Although originally only a lyricist (providing the lyrics for the songs Hammerstein wrote)‚ Sondheim was encouraged to try his hand at musical composition as well (Swain 641). Sondheim’s big break‚ however‚ came in 1957 when he teamed up with Jerome Robbins‚ Arthur Laurents and Leonard Bernstein to provide lyrics for West Side Story. Running nearly 800 performances in its original run‚ West Side Story was a bona fide hit and immediately thrust Sondheim to the front of the American stage (Sondheim 7)
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the biggest show of stereotyping somewhat recently was WW2. World War 2 was one of the biggest and bloodiest wars this earth has ever seen. There were hundreds of thousands of deaths that took place and it is considered to be the worst war in terms of death. The Germans invaded many countries during the war. However‚ since none of this affected America‚ the United States stayed idle in the war. But on December 7‚ 1941‚ Pearl Harbor of Hawaii was bombed by the Japanese in a surprise attack against
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