Using the atomic bomb in World War II changed the world forever. World War II was the first time in history that a nuclear weapon had been used during war. Two atomic bombs were released by the United States on Japan. The use of the bomb caused the world to realize how powerful weapons can be. Much controversy came from the United States use of the atomic bomb and people still debate today whether or not the US was justified in their decision to use the bomb. Because Hiroshima was a significant
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Diseases was a big killer in World War 1 because of the little medicine and medical knowledge. The Anzacs would have experienced many diseases such as influenza‚ typhoid‚ trench foot and trench fever. Trench foot is a disease which makes your foot turn blue or red and makes your foot very numb. It often involves blisters and open sores which allows fungal infections to enter. If the foot is untreated it can result into gangrene. Trench foot is caused by exposure to damp and wet conditions. In this
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During WWII (1939-1945) the Soviet Union (USSR) was allied with France‚ Britain‚ and the USA. These were known as the Allies. The Allies fought against Germany and the other Axis powers. After the war‚ the victory belonged to the Allies. The USA and USSR become the two new superpowers as they had the most robust economies‚ militaries‚ international political power. However‚ the alliance between the two begins to crumbling down in 1945 as they had a big difference between their ideologies‚ decision
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Medicine During the Civil War 1861-1865 When Walt Whitman wrote that he believed the "real war" would never get into the books‚ this is the side he was talking about (Belferman 1996). Yet‚ it is important that we remember and recall the medical side of the conflict too‚ as horrible and terrifying as it was (Adams 1952). Long before doctors and people knew anything about bacteria and what caused disease was the time of Civil War medicine. Doctors during the Civil War (always referred to as "surgeons")
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two superpowers--the United States and the USSR--became enemies because their beliefs and objectives were completely at odds‚ this was known as the Cold War. An aspect of the Cold War was the race for nuclear superiority. As tension grew between the USSR and America‚ Americans were engulfed in great anxiety and fear towards the atomic bomb. During the atomic era and since then‚ the atomic bomb had predominantly been portrayed as the cause of great fear and anxiety. As fears intensed‚ atomic survival
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Civil War era clothes were ready-made only. Jackets‚ coats‚ and under wear we only made in predetermined sizes. If you needed shirts‚ pants‚ or dresses you had to go to a tailor or to some one at home that could sew. When the war got big‚ factorys were made to to help make the uniforms that the soldiers needed to wear. This lead to the "first commercial sizing scale or men" as it states in source 1. However‚ as the mass production of mens clothes was happening the mass production of womens clothes
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World War II ended September second in 1945 and about two years later in 1947 the Cold War started in which many things came to be. Some of those things can be considered advanced‚ while others can be considered bad and slowed down the development of the global world. The cold war brought political and military tension between powers within the West and powers within the East. The Cold War created new technologies like aircrafts and wind tunnels‚ the spread of diseases‚ fighting and terrorism within
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Spies are used for different projects and for different reasons. They were used by different countries to gain information to help get a better situation at war. There have been a lot of spies used throughout different wars‚ but spies became most popular and widely used during the Cold War. Spies and agents were also known to become double and even triples spies working for more than one country. In the movies‚ spies are sometimes portrayed as the cool ladies men that saves the girl‚ protects
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planes‚ and ammunition‚ helped to boost the economy. Women worked in manufacturing while the men were gone‚ and minorities gained many rights‚ or at least brought their issues to the surface. People at home were encouraged to recycle rubber‚ nylon‚ iron‚ bone‚ animal fats‚ and donate unused things to be re-used in the war effort. They were also encouraged to ration their food and gas‚ and often grew "Liberty Gardens." Unfortunately‚ World War II also made the American Government used to relying
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During World War 1 the whole world was a battlefield. World War 1 began in July of 1914 and ended in November of 1918. There were two forces fighting against one another‚ the Allies and the Central Powers. During the war dogs were used to carry messages out by carrying capsules attached to their bodies. On December 24th an unofficial truce was made‚ and the two sides spent the day singing Christmas carols to one another. But what was the root of World War 1? What caused the war to be initiated? The
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