World War II and the Cold War The world was left unhappy after World War I and another war broke out‚ World War II. This was followed by yet another war‚ the Cold War. The aggression of European and Asian dictators led to war. These dictators were totalitarian dictators. Totalitarianism is a political system in which the government exercises complete control over its citizens’ lives. One of the most infamous dictators of all time‚ Adolf Hitler‚ was the despot of Germany. Hitler created Nazism
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Why War? Is war inevitable? It appears that the answer to this question is yes. However‚ war is unpredictable and must be studied based on individual circumstances‚ actions taken‚ and reactions. States disagree with each other on many subjects and conflicts arise often. To answer this question‚ we must first examine the causes of a conflict‚ evaluate the outcome and determine any alternatives that may exist. Then we can analyze some alternative theoretical outcomes compared to the actual
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What was the contribution by the Australian Flying corps in World war ? In 1914‚ Australia created its very first militarised aviation base located in Point Cook‚ Australia had became the first British Dominion for service during world war 1. Australia had created four squadrons‚ the first one had been sent to Mesopotamia located in the middle east in 1916 and the last 3 were deployed to the Western Front to fight in France. On the 8th of February 1915 Australia received a request from the Viceroy
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‘World War One was the result of a series of unintended and disconnected events.’ Does this opinion adequately explain the causes of World War One? It is understandable that historians ponder on what exactly caused a war that destroyed Europe’s economy‚ cost the lives of 37 million men and involved a country from every region of the world (from the Americas to Asia). The opinion this essay will discuss implies that the events that led to this major conflict were unintended and disconnected; and
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first like to clarify and explain the concept of nationalism to explain my reasoning in the next paragraphs. Nationalism is when an individual or group of individuals feel a shared sense of identity‚ pride‚ and loyalty to their nation. (Saglam‚ Gulcan). With that‚ I believe that these factors that can determine whether nationalism contributes to global security. I must state that I believe that nationalism is mainly a cause for starting conflicts and wars among states. In the following paragraphs I will
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WWII Reading Questions http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=15&smtID=2 1. Who was Joe Louis‚ why is he important‚ and why did he help to increase black enlistment into the military? He was important because he defeated a white boxer and encouraged blacks to enlist in the army 2. What was the first concentration camp and when was it set up? Dachau‚ 1933 3. What groups of people were targeted during the Holocaust? Jews‚ Gypsies‚ Polish Catholic‚ Russians‚ mentally and physically
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World War II- the outbreak World War II‚ also called the “Hitler’s war” was the cruelest event in the 20th Century. Apart from that‚ it was a war between ideologies and ambitions. This essay is looking at what caused the outbreak of the war‚ without discussing the war itself or its outcome. Three types of causes are going to be discussed: deep causes‚ intermediate causes and precipitating ones. When it comes to the World War II‚ there are two different places which need to be focused on: The
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Struggle Between Hindu and Secular Nationalisms in India India holds a prominent place in the history of imperialism and decolonization‚ making recent events in this country of nearly one billion especially important to the current day citizen. India also faces problems associated with accommodating religion and diversity within a large federal republic‚ making their experience important for Americans concerned with these issues. India faces growing action of governing which invites the use of
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where nationalism has affected our world in which it has grown to today‚ I will discuss at least 5 instances in which I have gathered from the material from the word history textbook. In looking back‚ nationalism has affected a lot of what our world is today. If it were not for certain things that had taken place when it did in its era in time‚ then the world that we the people have come to know as today‚ it would not be the same and it may even be impossible to imagine it had nationalism not taken
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Identify and explain the four main long term causes of World War I. Choose one and explain how it could have been prevented. The four main long term causes of World War I were militarism‚ nationalism‚ imperialism and entangling alliances. * Militarism is the establishment of military forces. Many European nations took part in militarism before the beginning of World war I. Countries did not want other countries to surpass them in their level of weaponry and military advancements. Some nations
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