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    Why should Britain enter WWII? World War II was from 1939 to 1945. It’s the deadliest war in human history. At that time‚ there were many conflicts between European countries. Many countries were unsatisfied with the treaty Versailles‚ especially Germany. Financial crisis and other problems made people feel depressed. In 1939‚ Germany invaded Poland. It’s the beginning of WWII. After three days‚ Britain entered WWII. Britain is one of the main Alliance Nations in WWII. I believed that Britain is

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    rivalry between Germany and Britain. Prior to the war‚ Britain had the most valuable trade in the world because we were trading goods from all over the colonies. Germany was second best at the same time‚ being only £1 million behind Britain in annual trade. The Germans followed Britain and began making Dreadnought ships quickly and it appeared that they were readying themselves for war. In addition‚ Germany had a much higher steel production which was a threat to Britain as it gave Germany the potential

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    Independence; the desire to expand the British Empire; and the Self-Sustainability of Australia were much more important in why the decision was made. The American War of Independence had a significant influence in the decision to settle Australia. Conditions in England in the 18th century were tough: the industrial revolution had removed many people’s opportunities to earn an honest wage as simpler tasks were replaced by machine labour. As unemployment rose‚ so did crime‚ especially the theft of basic necessities

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    Why did people want to come to the ’land of opportunity?’ Are you looking for a distant place that provides great opportunity and employment? You’ve hit jackpot! America‚ land of the free. Why America you ask? well‚ First of all‚ it offers vast plains for farm settlements and plenty of room. It has massive natural resources of oil‚timber and minerals as well as cheap land. American industries are leading the world with a grown economy and a need of constant supply of labour‚ therefore good

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    Did you know that Dr. Luther King wanted to stop segregation? Well he was just an ordinary person and was a preacher in Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery who had thoughts that discriminating was bad. He also hated how they were seperated from whites. The second reason is when Rosa Parks was put in jailed in 1955 and MLK boycotted buses. The last reason is when he gave “I Have a Dream” speech. He was a person that impacted america. The first reason that he hated discrimination was that

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    question came to my mind‚ “why he follow the wants of Grendel’s mother?”‚ because for me doing that is not the answer. Beowulf is a brave‚ powerful‚ intelligent man and has an extra ordinary strength that enough to kill the mother of the evil. I thought he will kill it but I was wrong‚ actually all of us I guest‚ but I ‚we are wrong because he just let that evil victim him and let the history repeat and it destroy the kingdom and lot of people sacrifice and suffer again. He did not kill the evil but he

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    Focus Question 610 Key Terms Used: Industrial Revolution‚ Putting Out System‚ Free Trade Many events in Britain and other parts of the world in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century help contributed to industrialization. The evolution of manufactures in Britain was one of the most helpful and extraordinary events in human history. Many historians argued what could have caused such wide scale industrialization in England (611). One theory is that the people of England finally understood

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    African-Americans for military force‚ political power‚ and to end the Civil War. President Lincoln needed all the manpower he could possess to secure the possibility of the United States being whole again. The purpose of Document G is that President Lincoln wants to state his reasoning for passing the Emancipation Proclamation; to make African-Americans part of the Union’s military. Furthermore‚ the percentage of deserters in the Union’s military instantaneously. As a result‚ President Lincoln turned to the

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    England controlling the colonies but not honestly showing interest the people of the colonies is a reason for the Americans to want to be their own people. However because of this‚ Americans are finding their own identity‚ what it is to have an American identity‚ why they felt as though they no longer wanted to be a part of the British rule‚ and after they’ve left the empire ruling‚ who the American Identity was describing. The American identity came to play during the 1750’s. Mather Byles feels

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    As of 1927 Russia was vastly inferior to its neighboring countries industrially. With the ever growing fear of war‚ Joseph Stalin had to industrialize Russia and fast‚ or Russia was going to cease to exist. The result was the First Five Year Plan. In the communist government‚ a ministry was in charge of the execution of plans and there are t wo types of ministries. There was a sectoral ministry and a territorial ministry. The sectoral ministry was in charge of coal steel‚ textiles‚ aviation‚ and

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