How did the Second World War Affect Family Life in Britain Between 1939-45? The Blitz comes from a German word meaning lightning. It was the sustained strategic bombing of the United Kingdom by Germany during the Second World War. Between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941 there were major raids (attacks in which more than 100 tons of high explosives were dropped) on 16 British cities. Over a period of 267 days (almost 37 weeks)‚ London was attacked 71 times‚ Birmingham‚ Liverpool and Plymouth eight
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The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War scarred America’s self image by because this was the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish what they planned to do in war. The war also had great effects on the American people. It was the first war ever broadcast on TV. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield. The Vietnam conflict began long before the U.S. actually
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There are several things that play into why the Civil War started‚ although the overall burning issue was slavery. Many people argue that the Civil War started over states rights. But when you look at it the states rights were to abolish or protect slavery. This problem seemed to arise as the north became more industrialized and the south stayed predominately agricultural based. As the north began to look towards a city life people began to work together as one. In the south cotton had become a very
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Why did the South Lose the Civil War? Beginning as a battle of army versus army‚ the war became a conflict of society against society. In this kind of war‚ the ability to mobilize economic resources‚ the effectiveness of political leadership‚ and a society’s willingness to keep up the fight despite setbacks‚ are as crucial to the outcome as success or failure on the battlefields. Unfortunately for the Southern planters‚ by the spring of 1865‚ the South was exhausted‚ and on April 9‚ Lee surrendered
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The civil war was fought for many reasons‚ After Abraham lincoln was elected in 1860 the South feared that he would abolish slavery so the South seceded from the Union.( Civil War Trust 1). The union wanted to stay in tact‚ (Civil War Trust 1). So the North did not see a legitimate reason for secession. (Civil War Trust 1). The two sides had also been drifting apart because of their cultural and economic differences. ( Guelzo 1 ). The North was advancing industrially and the South was growing agriculturally
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was slavery. The north side was against slavery while the south was for it. This event was called the civil war and it’s crazy to think that the north side v.s the south side of the same country would be fighting against each other! Texas as well fought in this long battle and was part of the south. But‚ why did Texas fight in the civil war? One of the reasons why Texas fought in the civil war was to protect their state’s rights. At the Texas Secession Convention in Austin‚ Texas it was stated that
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Why did English civil War start? In this essay I am going to clarify why the civil war started. A civil war is a conflict fought between inhabitants of the same country. In this case the two sides that fought against each other in England were King Charles I’s side and Parliament’s side. The main reasons for going to war were parts of these three main topics: Money‚ Religion and Power. There were many reasons for the civil war‚ some of the proceedings of 1642 were the grand remonstrates made by
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I have always been interested in history and all of he great knowledge it has to offer for our current life. I like learning about how our ancestors did things in their days‚ and how their decisions helped shape our country today. I believe that the time of the Vietnam War shaped our country in many ways‚ and most of what happened was not for the better of our country. I chose this topic because it was a very controversial time in America‚ it was a big learning lesson for America. People look
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During the Cold War‚ the United States and the USSR wanted to put their government systems and ideas into people’s minds. A map provided by NATO presents us with information about the Warsaw Pact’s influence on Europe (Doc 5). Since the United States created NATO‚ the USSR responded by implementing the Warsaw Pact. By creating NATO‚ they were able to influence democracy on most of the Europe‚ leaving the Warsaw Pact with a few countries. This gave the United States the advantage‚ because since they
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Why did the 1919 Paris settlement not provide a durable peace in Europe? The First World War‚ was without a doubt one of the most tragic events in the history of people. It was fought on a scale‚ and at a cost in human suffering‚ unparalleled in the history of man kind. Countries from every continent‚ including most of those in Europe‚ had taken part. Whole populations had been marshalled to serve their countries war efforts1. All these came to an end when on 11 November 1918‚ Germany finally agreed
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