As I sit next to the old veteran‚ he recounts his time as a soldier during the allied landings at D-Day. He describes the horror and trauma he had to go through to survive. When he finished‚ I asked him “why did you do it?”. After pausing for a moment‚ he looks me in the eye and said “I did it for you”. Ever since I was young‚ I was drawn to the topic of World War 2. Often times‚ when I got home from school‚ all I would do was watch documentaries on channels such as History or Nat Geo for hours
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❖ To what extent was naval rivalry the main cause of the first World War? One of the main causes of World War I was the Anglo-German naval race. Britain‚ as an island empire‚ always had the navy as one of her top priorities. A key event in Britain’s naval expansion was the 1889 “Naval Defense Act” that established the "two power standard": Britain considered necessary to have a navy that was not only the largest in the world‚ but also equal to or greater than the sum of the world’s second and
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The first half of the twentieth century was shaped by two global conflicts‚ World War 1 (WW1) and World War 2 (WW2). Both of these wars were the same in many ways‚ but different in some ways. For example‚ they were similar in causes‚ like‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliance system‚ but they were different in the events that shaped the causes of war. One of the causes of WW1 and WW2 is the alliance system. During WW1 the alliance system consisted of the Triple Alliance (Austria‚ Germany‚ Italy)
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Text Summary The history essay "the dangers of the blitz spirit" is written by Richard Overy for the magazine bbc history. The article’s main focus is the londoners and their high death toll during what is known as the blitz‚ which was the aerial raids carried out on London during World War 2 by the German Air Force. The blitz began September 1940 and lasted until May 1941‚ during this time 41‚480 people were killed. A remarkable contrast was that the bombing carried out by the RAF(The Royal Air
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DBQ Essay on WWII During World War II‚ after the United States join the war‚ they led the Allies to the victory. Millions fight bravely but only thousands were killed. By comparison to the Axis‚ the United States spent the most money but in return for least sacrifice. So‚ the victory cannot be separated from American citizens’ money and their help to their country. In Document 1‚ President Roosevelt said that to make the United States successful in World War II‚ the superiority in weapons
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three of these women were serious inlfuences during the World War 2 era. They each had extremely simliar influences‚ exposing the truth‚ that helped shed light on how war effected civilians as much as it did soldiers. Mainly the european society‚ where women and children were stranded homeless‚ and poor after war had swept through their communities. Each of these strong women were determined to make sure that the world saw the real attrocities of war. Mainly through the use of photography. But
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THE PERSECUTION OF JEWS IN EUROPE DURING THE 20TH CENTURY It is an indisputable fact that the Jewish people have been persecuted‚ oppressed and mistreated throughout the history of Judaism. But this persecution finally reached its peak during the 20th century when the Hitler’s dictatorship of Germany and Stalin’s rule over the Soviet Union caused the cruel and tragic deaths of millions of Jews. The main cause of this uncalled for persecution was the fanatic anti-Semitism that took Germany‚ Russia
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causes that started World War 2‚ but the 3 most impactful events were; Hitler coming into power‚ the Great Depression‚ and the League of Nations inability to fix major international issues. Adolf Hitler rose to power as the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party‚ or the Nazi Party. Hitler was the chancellor and dictator of Germany. Leading up to start of the war in 1939‚ Hitler breached of the treaty of versailles three times. First time he breached the treaty was when he ordered troops
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World War 2 ID/Sigs Totalitarianism: a concept used to describe political systems whereby a state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life. Fascism: an authoritarian nationalist ideology focused on solving economic‚ political‚ and social problems that its supporters see as causing national decline or decadence. Nazism: the ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party under Adolf Hitler‚ and the policies adopted by the dictatorial government of Nazi Germany
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significance of world war 2: World War II is important for many reasons. First‚ it stopped the spread of dictatorships ruling both in Asia and Europe. Had Hitler and Japan been victorious‚ North and South America would be surrounded by enemies to the democratic institutions represented in those areas. The United States would be surrounded by hostile forces bent upon complete world domination. Second‚ the war ushered in the Atomic Age. The dropping of the Atomic bombs not only signaled an escalation
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