Juliana Amenta 2/18/13 Mr. Zastrow Chemical Warfare During World War 1 The first World War has been reported to be one of the most brutal wars in the history of time for many reasons. One of those reasons was strategic usage of chemical warfare. Chemical gas was used on both sides of the line‚ which turned out to be fatal for many. World War I was mostly fought in the trenches‚ where soldiers lived in deep‚ v-shaped holes or underground bunkers. Both sides would occupy these trenches in order
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The Three Major Events of World War II After the loss of World War One the Nazi’s needed revenge against the Allied Forces. The Nazis gained support in Germany by promising to break the Treaty of Versailles and make Germany rich and powerful again. This promise and the power of Adolf Hitler caused Germany to disobey the treaty‚ which was the commencement to World War Two. The three key points to this horrific war was The Battle of Britain‚ the attack of Pear Harbour‚ and Victory in Europe Day
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US History II Honors April 21‚ 2014 The Rise of Adolf Hitler was the beginning of a devastating 6 years for all of Europe‚ 1939 1945. Not only were countries being invaded by the German Nazi party‚ lead by Adolf Hitler‚ but he caused pain and suffering to many innocent people. Adolf Hitler was a bitter man not caring what he did or what his soldiers did to these people. Adolf Hitler was the cause of World War II. September 1‚ 1939 was the start of a tragic war that killed
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15: World War I and the Home Front World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ was a global war centered around Europe. The first four years of “total war” that constituted World War I (1914-1918) changed the lives of not only the men who fought as soldiers‚ but the people who remained at home. Some effects of the Great War on the European home fronts during the first course of the war were nationalistic feelings‚ working women‚ dwindling food supplies‚ and the rise of socialism. When the war first
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The British Empire after the War There was no more than four great empires. The empires were Germany‚‚ Ottoman and Russia. In 1918 the British empire was the beginning of the end. The expectations of the British colonial subject have been raised during the war‚ the empire and the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth had helped to fund. India for example paid 146 million pounds toward the war effect. Importing raw materials from the colonies helped the allied victory.The self-governing
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World War II occurred from 1939 to 1945. This war was fought between the Axis Powers (Germany‚ Japan and Italy) and the Allies (Soviet Union‚ United States‚ Great Britain and France). The war began when Germany invaded Poland on September 9th‚ 1939. The United States entered the war in 1941 when Japan surprise attacked Pearl Harbor‚ an American navy base in Oahu‚ Hawaii. Europe surrendered on May 8th‚ 1945‚ while the Allies were still at war with Japan. Japan shortly surrendered on August 14‚ 1945
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Even though the outcome of World War II was influenced by the technology utilized by the nations participating in the war‚ the outcome was also dependent on a manipulative form of information. That manipulative form of information is also known as “propaganda.” During World War II‚ propaganda was used to effectively: demoralize enemies‚ spread news‚ increase country morale‚ and indoctrinate civilians. Thanks to the use of propaganda‚ the outcome of the world favored the Allied Powers‚ but it also
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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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War is a waste of good lives‚ which are more precious than any gift on the planet. Life is so fragile and cannot be altered‚ stopped‚ or reversed with any amount of money‚ power‚ or land. Therefore‚ we should not risk young men’s lives by throwing them into a war zones telling them to shoot at people not wearing the same color as you. War causes many innocent people die just because they were “in the way” and causes many others to become murders in order to serve their country. War overall is
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World War II was clearly worth it for many key reasons. Without the war countries could still be led by an dictator. People could still be in dreadful living conditions. Everything would be a lot different and there could still be concentration camps. Women might not even have rights or respect that they do today. Men would still be subduing women because they felt that women were inferior to men. To start‚ when the war came upon us it opened job opportunity’s for women. Some of those jobs included
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