1939 and with Hitler and Stalin working as partners the German army came at Poland from the West and the SSR came from the East. On August 31 of 1939 Germany attakced Poland and in response Britain and France declared war on Germany. This was the start of the war. Eventhough Britain and France declared war on Germany they were still encuraged to take over poland. The Battle of the Atlantic was a battle between the Germans and the British. The Germans used U-boats to sink cargo ships that were trying
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Slavery‚ where did it all begin? In 1619 a Dutch ship escorted 20 African slaves to Jamestown‚ Virginia know as the British Colony. During the 17th and 18th centuries‚ European settlers in North America were seeking out labor sourced servants. Europeans were mostly poor so they needed cheap labor sources which lead them to African slaves. There is not an exact number of how many slaves were brought to America but the number is close to 6 to 7 million during the 18th century. African slaves worked
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to be calm which is why he will not get Jem a gun is Jem embarrassed ashamed or proud when the farmer calls Atticus a niggalover Ashamed: As Attiicus does not retaliate making him seem physically weak Proud : As Atticus shows strength by ignoring the insults Atticus believes that he would be ashamed if he did not defend the black man and his children would not lear their moral values Is Jem proud when he sees Atticus take on a armed mob Throughout the story Jem refers to Atticus as Atticus
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horse races. Women were never allowed to take part or even watch the games. The penalty of being caught doing either was death. But one time this rule was spared. When a woman’s husband died‚ she continued to train her son in boxing. She even went to the games disguised as a man. But she was caught when she shouted with excitement when her son won. That day her life was spared because both her husband and son were Olympians (Allen‚ 112). In the beginning‚ the Games were only open to Greek citizens
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communist group. Why did the war start? In Samulet‚ Cambodian peasants were not treated very well‚ they rebelled
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government in favor of a new system of government. All Revolutionary Wars are different because they all start out differently‚ they have different reasons for starting‚ and they all end with different results. Every war starts out differently. The American Revolutionary War started out because Britain had sent troops to the Americans colonies. There was already tension between the two and it escalated when a random gun was shot. The French Revolution started after King Louis XVI left the country in bankruptcy
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showing some extreme behavior against each other. The conflict of Communism vs. Capitalism soon became grew importance. The beginning of the Cold War is not easy to set up. Although Winston Churchills Iron Curtain Speech in 1946 may seem like the start of the war but it is considered not to be one. Even though being a hero of World War II‚ Winston Churchill‚ as the ex-Prime Minister of England‚ held no official political stand anymore. His speech was a great response to Russias actions of gathering
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Why did the Renaissance Start in Italy? The Renaissance started in Italy because of three reasons. One reason is because of Italy’s flourishing cities. The cities brought in trade‚ allowing new ideas to be spread. The Medici family /merchant class‚ trade‚ and new ideas in architecture and building designs allowed Italy to have such great cities. The second reason is because of the well educated people that lived there. These educated people developed new ideas and philosophies such as Humanism
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important event followed. American Revolution did not start suddenly‚ there were the reasons behind the start of the American Revolution and as always consequences followed after the American Revolution. American Revolution has been and is a central event in U.S. History; it has been and still is now viewed differently by the different historians providing different ways for the learners to look at the American Revolution through different perspectives. At first‚ when Americans started settling in the New
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They did this by taxing their people‚ especially the third estate. The people needed a new way to get out of debt without making their people poor‚ unfortunately‚ their monarch decided to keep taxing them. “Increased indebtedness arising from loans to the American
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