Air Raid Shelters in the United Kingdom During World War II World War II broke out on the first day of September‚ 1939. Over 60 million people lost their lives in the war and the air raids which were taking place were one of the causes of the death of both civilians and soldiers. During the severe years of the world war‚ civilians in Britain had to be protected from the air raids of Axis powers‚ particularly from the air raids of Luftwaffe‚ the German air force. Therefore various types of air raid
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Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that officially ended World War I between the Allied and Germany. The Allies created a League of Nations and armed with concept of a 14 point treaty that would stop war forever. The treaty was forced on Germany‚ in doing so they had to accept sole responsibility for starting the war. And that they had to pay for all the damages‚ decrease their military and surrender territory. With Germany unable to pay for the war and the hardship that it was putting on the people
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The United States has actually not declared war since World War II. In Article I‚ section 8 of the U.S. Constitution‚ Congress has the power‚"to declare war [and] grant letters of marque and reprisal."(archives.gov) But Article II‚Section 2 provides that‚"The president shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States." (fed-soc.org) While it’s clear that the intended action for Congress alone to declare war‚ presidents don’t necessarily act with them but rather on their own will
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the north and east of Sri Lanka. Tamil Eelam has no official status orrecognition by world states though sections of the Eelam were under de facto control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for most of the2000s. The name is derived from the ancient Tamil name for Sri Lanka‚ Eelam. TAMIL PERIOD The Jaffna kingdom (1215-1624 CE)‚ also known as Kingdom of Aryacakravarti‚ of modern northern Sri Lanka was a historic independent monarchy that came into existence after the invasion of Magha
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World War II and the War on Terror Throughout America’s history there have been a handful of wars that the United States has been a part of. We have proven that we are a strong country and that we can handle anything that comes our way. Along our journey‚ we have encountered our share of issues: moral‚ ethical and constitutional issues‚ specifically in World War II and the War on Terror. We have seen our leaders lead our country and take us to become one of the most powerful countries in the
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WW II Torture tactics Some of the World war II torture tactics may have been the cruelest of all time. Stories from prisoners of war are horrifying‚ an example of one by Ian Cobain is‚ The German SS officer was fighting to save himself from the gallows for a terrible war crime and might say anything to escape the noose. But Fritz Knöchlein was not lying in 1946 when he claimed that‚ in captivity in London‚ he had been tortured by British soldiers to force a confession out of him Torturing them in
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World War II was fought across the world and involved more men than any other war in the history of human civilization. From 1941 to 1945 the United States and Japan were at war on the Pacific front. The U.S wanted to end the war as soon as possible as it caused many casualties in both countries. Towards the end of the Second World War‚ the U.S had valid reasons to drop the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. To the U.S it was a way to end the conflict in the Pacific‚ by
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Rationing During World War II 30 March‚ 2012 Rationing During World War II Rationing is defined as a fixed allowance of provisions of food‚ especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage (dictionary.com). In 1942 a rationing system began to guarantee minimum amounts of things people needed. During World War II‚ people couldn’t just walk into a store and buy whatever they wanted. Ration books are books that contained coupons where shopkeepers could cut out the coupon for
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Although World War II originated in Europe‚ Japan’s views on expansion aligned well with Germany’s and led to a strong alliance between the two‚ allowing war to spread towards the Pacific. Prior to Germany’s expansion into Sudetenland‚ Rhineland‚ and annexation of Austria‚ Germany had already withdrawn from the League of Nations. Hitler had convinced all of Germany that they needed Lebensraum or “Living Space” for the Aryan race‚ otherwise known as Germans (Fascist Expansion Notes). This push for
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Australian POWs in World War II. Being captured as a POW in WW2 was never a good position to be in regardless of what nationality you were and who had captured you. Each country had their own system for managing POWs‚ some of which were definitely better than others but none were ever overly pleasant for the captives. Australian solders were captured and held by three different countries. These countries were: Germany‚ Italy and Japan. Being captured by the German side was the best option out
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