4. Though racial discrimination was both common among the citizenship and the legal system at the time of World War I‚ many African-Americans still chose to fight in this war. Why would this be the case? Simply‚ it was their only chance at being recognized as equal. First‚ if African-Americans did not fight in the war‚ how would it be that the opposing forces would ever see them as equal? If they did not fight to preserve the country‚ it would give ammunition to those who said they did not deserve
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At the start of World War 2 the allies were having very little succes against the superior Germans. The Germans had the advantage of blietzkrieg on their side which proved to be an excellent tactic. Another factor that lead to early German dominance was the enigma codes. These codes gave the Germans a huge advantage because they could communicate over any frequency and no one would be able to understand them. All the positions of the U-Boats and german army was being transmitted every day‚ with no
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Modern History Summary World War 1 1914-1919 * Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to Austrian throne‚ assassinated 28th June 1914‚ invoked war * July Crisis 1914 led to multiple Euro nations declaring war against each other‚ separated into Allied (Britain‚ France‚ Russia) and Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary) * Schlieffen Plan * Based on idea that Germany would have to fight France/Russia‚ didn’t want to fight them both at once * France would expect Germany to invade
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The technology advancement in historical wars have shown that countries who win wars‚ have more advanced technology. World War II had a lot of technology that had advanced from previous wars. Technology in guns‚ vehicles‚ airplanes‚ and alternative weapons. World War II’s technology in aircraft had changed greatly since World War I and wars previously fought in. Automobile manufacturers were asked to take on the daunting task of taking on the production of aircraft for the Allied Powers. Automobile
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During World War II there were many escape attempts by the allied prisoners from the German prisoner of war (POW) camps‚ some successes‚ some failures‚ but as shown by these attempts there were many different types of ways that they tried to escape. Some used tunnels‚ others used game boards‚ or disguising‚ but of all the many different types of escapes‚ it was the escapes that used tunnels that were the most successful. The most well known tunnel escape was “The Great Escape” from Stalag Luft III
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The United States had many inventions during World War 1. The technological advances during World War 1 were quite expansive from weapons‚ to land vehicles‚ to air vehicles‚ and everything in between.The United Stated had some of the best inventions during the war‚ even though innovative countries like Great Britain and France were involved. The rifle is a staple of combat‚ and various warfare alike.”Despite advances in machine gun‚ mortar and grenade technology‚ all remained relatively unwieldy
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Franklin Roosevelt was arguably one of the most influential people in America during World War II. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor over two years after the war started‚ Roosevelt had a difficult and important decision to make. Fears and anxieties broke out among the U.S. people that the Japanese living in the United States would sabotage America and turn against them in the war. A couple of months after the U.S. started fighting in the war‚ Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which required
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World War 1 was a huge global battle of the Allied Powers and Central Powers in Europe. It started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended on the 11th of November 1918 and within the 4 years of war‚ over 16 million people died. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the Austro-Hungary heir) and his wife on the 28th of June 1914 started a chain of events which were to be disastrous. A month later on the 28th on July 1914‚ Austria-Hungary waged war and invaded Serbia. Russia then came to support
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The Change of Gender Roles During the First World War When the First World War began in 1914‚ there was much discussion regarding the proper gender roles for British men and women. For men‚ the course of action seemed clear that they should enlist and fight. Yet‚ many men struggled under the pressure of warfare. For women‚ it was unclear how they should be involved in the war effort. Many men wanted the women to keep their traditional gender roles of taking care of the household. However‚ the lack
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Living conditions for soldiers during World War I was tough and required courage and bravery and a bit of luck if you they were going to remain healthy‚ let alone survive. The lives where hard‚ food was scarce disease was rampant. Many men died during the first World War but as many died from gunshot wounds as died from disease and infection. Disease was usually caused by rats being in and around the food that was being eaten by the men. Lice would breed quickly without even giving the soldiers
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