The Great Depression was an economic recession that took place in the 1930s. It originally started in the United States in October 29‚ 1929 when the stock market dropped tremendously. The whole country spiraled as well as much of the world‚ banks closed‚ GDP decreased‚ and unemployment reached an all-time high. “By 1932‚ according to the relatively crude statements of that time‚ 2 percent of the American workforce was unemployed” (Brinkley 568). Things were so tough in the US; laws were made that
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WHY DID GERMANY LOSE WW1 Germany lost WW1 due to a variety of military‚ socio-economic & political‚ and strategic reasons. The war itself continued for 4 years‚ inflicting various casualties and economic hardships on Germany. The most important reason why Germany lost WW1 were its incompetence to carry out it’s various strategies – originating from the first strategic failure‚ the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. The military incompetence of Germany on land and in sea was also an important
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visit your favorite place in the world? During my senior year‚ my parents came in with amazing news for me. They had told me I was going to a trip to Italy with them. The plan was not initially with me going on the trip‚ but my little sister was‚ since she could not assist on the trip‚ I was the lucky brother that had this opportunity. Most of my concerns were school‚ but this trip would definitely pay off the hard work keeping up with school. One of the places I wanted to visit the most on the whole
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Many Americans in the 1930s supported a policy of isolationism for several reasons. First being they did not want the US to be pulled into another war in the way it had with World War I. Lastly the nation was still recovering for the Great Depression American supported isolationism because they were concerned about getting involved in another war. After our involvement in WWI many American that is was a war that the U.S had no part in. There were reports that our involvement in World War I was done
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These wars were both the Allied powers against Germany‚ in most cases Germany against America‚ Britain‚ or Canada. Both of these wars were turning points in World War II. They had many technological advances for military actions during this time that had led more destruction and other countries trying to get these deadly weapons. Leading up to D-Day‚ Germany had invaded France‚ hoping to take over all of Europe (World War II history). While Germany did this‚ slowed the growth of Germany’s troops
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2. To what extent was Germany to blame for starting WWI? After a massive war‚ it easy to see why a lot people would point fingers at the country that lost the war. However‚ is this always correct; or do people jump to conclusions much too quickly? By doing this‚ do they also create a whole new kind of trouble for themselves to come in later years? Some may suggest that it is more productive to look at the events leading up to the war to determine who was at fault. The blame attached to World
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Today‚ both Japan and Germany are powerful countries with strong economies and a large presence in the world. This did not happen to be the case before the start of the war‚ each country was going through hardships and struggles of their own. In the war‚ Japan and Germany were part of the axis alliance. In order to enter this gruesome war‚ each country had their own reasons and motives. Germany was dealing with an economic downfall‚ due to the backlash the country received after WWI with the Versailles
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Winston Churchill once said “ To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” "Winston Churchill Quote." people have always desired nice‚ luxurious things and power of anything they can get their hands on. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ Leon Trotsky from the Russian Revolution is represented by Snowball‚ who is constantly bringing up new ideas to the community and Napoleon to make their lives go as smoothly as possible after taking over the farm. Based on the events in history‚ the
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<center><b>Q: Describe & Explain the Unification of Italy.</b></center> <br> <br><b>The Unification of Italy divides in to 3 main stages:</b> <br>1815-1830: Revolts all over Italy. Revolts are suppressed. <br>1848-1849: Revolts all over Italy. Revolts are suppressed. <br>1858-1870: The unification of Italy <br> <br><b>Introduction</b> <br>To understand the unification of Italy‚ matters before the revolution need to be examined. <br> <br>Up until 1716‚ Italy was just a big piece of land divided among small
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In 1939，Italy entered the World War II because they had a treaty with Germany and they only got few benefits from the treaty. One side of the argument is that Italy should enter the World War II. The other side of that the Italy should not enter the World War II. I believe that Italy should enter the World War II. I have three reasons why I believe that the Italy should enter the World War II. The reasons why Italy should enter the World War II were Benito Mussolini would like to make a strong‚ new
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