the war‚ Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles. Written by the U.S.‚ France and Britain‚ Germany had to dismantle its army‚ take full responsibility for starting the war‚ give up some territory along its border‚ and they had to pay enormous amounts of reparations to Britain and France. Reparations are money paid to the winning country for damages cost during war. Having already spent so much money and resources trying to sustain an entire army for 4 years‚ Germany was unprepared for
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At the beginning of World War II‚ Nations such as England and france were not completely prepared. They were desperate for supplies and support in the war. World leaders were rapidly losing their stature in politics as citizens were continuing to not to be able to find the light for entering the war.Britain had set a precedent for other counties to declare war on Germany(A timeline of World War II ). Although Britain had entered World War II preemptively‚ they were not well enough prepared for a
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Hispanics‚ as well as other minority groups. Although there were mostly white male Americans fighting in the war‚ there were other ethnicities also. White men made up 87% of the force‚ while African Americans made up 11%‚ and the other two percent was made up of other groups of Americans. Only men fought during the war‚ but women played an important role too. Women at the time were nurses to the soldiers. Nurses were very much needed considering they were fighting with heavy artillery. Most minorities
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The Treaty of Versailles is the main cause of World War II. The Treaty itself was a peace treaty that ended the war with Germany and allied nations. With the punishments Germany had to do as a result of the Treaty‚ German Citizens thought they were being too harsh and they were very unhappy. The German citizens became unsatisfied with the government‚ became poor‚ and had a great economic depression much like the United States at the time. Germany had to take full blame for World War I‚ pay thirty-two
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Some top notch review material (from quora.com) If World War One Was A Bar Fight Germany‚ Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a pub when Serbia bumps into Austria and spills Austria’s pint. Austria demands Serbia buy it a whole new suit because of the new beer stains on its trouser leg. Germany expresses its support for Austria’s point of view. Britain recommends that everyone should chill. Serbia points out that it can’t afford a whole suit‚ but offers to pay for the
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Cheyanne Sitch Pod Cast 3 Part B World War One had broken out in Europe. The United States at this time was neutral even though we were sending 1‚000 horses daily to Europe. The Germans did not like this at all. During this time‚ in the United States there was a German newspaper that sold 75‚000 newspapers a day. At this time‚ there was 8 million Germans in the US which equaled 1/10 of the population. Most of them where first generation immigrants. The war in Europe caused several problems. The
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World War I was supposed to be the “war to end all wars‚” but ironically‚ it was a major contributing factor of World War II. The second World War (1939-1945) tore families apart and claimed millions of innocent lives‚ mainly Jews. Once Hitler was in power‚ he orchestrated the murders of over 6 million Jews‚ Gypsies‚ Homosexuals‚ elderly‚ poor‚ and sick in the different Nazi concentration camps. The rise of the Nazi Party was due to the use of strategic propaganda‚ fear‚ and playing to the emotions
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like a college campus‚ had dorms‚ had many luxuries‚ had more freedom than those which held only men‚ had hospital‚ rec hall‚ library‚ allowed gardening‚ farming and many outside activities‚ still a prison as evidence by barbed wire fence and guards‚ was a women’s reformatory prior to WWII‚ able to cook and grow own food‚ Crystal City‚ Texas family internment camp - a prison‚ more freedom than other camps‚ largest camp in country‚ housed whole families‚ were able to grow & cook own food‚ whole families
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in America seemed to be returning to normal. America overcame the Great Depression‚ and the daily life was what it once was. Men were returning home‚ women were returning to their previous duties‚ and the economy was back on track. On the topic of women and family‚ marriages and birth rates were skyrocketing in the 1950s. However‚ this means that divorce was becoming more common as well. It was not a drastic jump‚ but more of a slow and steady increase‚ by about 10‚000 in the decade. Domestic life
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The Treaty of Versailles was the primary treaty that ended the Great War in 1919. It is arguably one of the worst treaties in world history. It solved none of the problems in Europe that lead to World War I and it was one of the leading causes for World War II. The Treaty of Versailles punished the losers of World War I; instead of working together to resolve the issues that caused World War I‚ it created more hostility between countries in Europe. Germany and Austria-Hungary were the countries
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