with the bulk of their population in Germany and the countries Germany would occupy in World War II. By the end of the war‚ almost two-thirds of their population had been executed by the Nazi’s so-called ‘Final Solution’. 2. Why did it happen? There were multiple reasons as to why the Holocaust happened. One reason being Hitler deranged goals and his intent to create the ‘Aryan Race’. He wanted a race of pure Germans with blue eyes and blond hair. He believed that Germans were superior and therefore
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and caused the extinction of dinosaurs (Than). But is it really possible that one meteor could kill over 700 different species of dinosaurs? Could the asteroid really have been so big that it devastated the entire world? Is there any explanation to why the asteroid hit in the first place? There is no way that scientists could truly find the answer to any of these questions‚ meaning that there are hundreds of other theories that people have come up with. This essay will explain other theories on how
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In the early 1920’s many women pushed for prohibition. Prohibition was the nationwide ban of alcohol to prevent women from being brutally abused by their husbands. The concept of outlawing alcohol was controversial during the 1920’s‚ and did not work very well. People still consumed alcohol even though it was illegal. Some states did not enforce prohibition because they did not have enough money to pay for the enforcements‚ and when enforcements were hired‚ many of them accepted bribes to ‘look the
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could divide their loyalty between their country and their religion. 39% of the German population were catholic‚ mainly in the southern states of the country. These southern states were the most reluctant to unify as a nation as the catholic population did not want to unite with the 61% protestant north population. This was also the same with other smaller minorities which included the growing polish population and the French in the Ruhr and Alsace-Lorraine area. The KulturKampf was therefore introduced
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Did the Progressives Fail? Progressivism generated positive results. If one thinks of progressives as one group of people with one clear objective‚ then they succeeded. But‚ consider the word “progressives” as a general term that encompasses these assorted clusters unfairly‚ because it defines these groups as one. The progressives’ diverse and opposing views break up the previously described group into separate sets of individuals trying to achieve the same goals‚ in a different way. Because
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Each of the four articles portrayed a different explanation for why Reconstruction did not work out as planned by the United States Government. Thomas W. Wilson’s article reveals that the government preyed upon the South. Carter Woodson asserts that former slaves were not given a fair chance to make Reconstruction work‚ while Thomas Bailey blames the Radicals for pushing it on clueless‚ former slaves. Finally‚ Mary Beth Norton takes issue with the resistance of Reconstruction that the South held
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WHY DID EQUITY DEVELOP? HOW DID THE CHANCELLOR’S JURISDICTION OPERATE? I. INTRODUCTION Justice is the `quality of being just; righteousness‚ equitableness‚ or moral rightness’.1 The application of rigid rules can result in a judgement‚ however‚ not justice. The civil law is based on the principle Dura Lex Sed Lex2; this principle holds that the law is harsh‚ but is the law. Therefore‚ a judge can only apply what is written in the law. On the other hand‚ the common law system is based not
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Why did Stalin win? Throughout the summer of 1923 it was apparent that Lenin’s reign was coming to an end and this overshadowed the political struggle however in the Politburo and central committee battle lines were forming. They all thought that they were deserving candidates with so thinking that they were untouchable and were destined to lead USSR . Leon Trotsky seemed to have the stronghold as he had a close relationship with Lenin. However in the background there was opposition growing. Stalin
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significant events involving the mass death of civilians‚ including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare‚ it was the deadliest conflict in human history‚ resulting in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. The beginning of WWII effectively ended The Great Depression in America by putting everyone back to work; 16‚000‚000 men in the armed forces and many millions of men and women in the various industries that supported the war effort. There was concern that when the war ended
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Why did Phillip II launch the Armada and why did it fail? In the summer of 1588‚ the catholic king of Spain‚ Phillip II‚ came up with a plan to conquer protestant England. He would collect his army from the Netherlands and a huge fleet of 130 ships across the channel‚ with the help of France. Why did Phillip launch the Armada?- Phillip launched the Armada for many reasons. When Elizabeth became queen‚ Phillip asked her hand in marriage‚ but she refused. This angered him‚ as he hoped to keep power
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