Howard Zinn (August 24‚ 1922 – January 27‚ 2010) was an American historian‚ academic‚ author‚ playwright‚ and social activist. Before and during his tenure as a political science professor at Boston University from 1964-88 he wrote more than 20 books‚ which included his best-selling and influential A People’s History of the United States.[2] He wrote extensively about the civil rights and anti-war movements‚ as well as of the labor history of the United States. His memoir‚ You Can’t Be Neutral on
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Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill‚ shortly known as Winston Churchill was born on the 30th of November 1874 to parents Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill. He was born into the aristocratic family of the Duke of Marlborough in a bedroom in Blenheim Palace‚ Oxfordshire‚ two months prematurely. Winston is best known for his leadership during World War 2. He is regarded as one of the best war time leaders in the 20th century and served as Prime Minister to the United Kingdom
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Compare and Contrast World War One (1914-1918) and World War Two (1939-1945) World War One and World War Two were the most devastating wars in human history. Unlike previous wars‚ it was the time of huge technological progress that brought weapons capable of destroying enormous masses of people within a short period of time. Different in nature‚ WWI was a war for territories and resources‚ while WWII was a war of two different ideologies: Communism and Fascism. Despite different causes‚ method of
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During the mid-1940s‚ the final years of World War II‚ multiple decisions were made that would reshape the history of Korea. In December of 1943‚ during the Cairo Conference‚ the Allies came to a resolution that Japan be stripped of all the territories that the nation occupied since 1894 when Japan began its expansion abroad. The United States‚ China‚ and Britain made a blurred agreement that Korea would become free and independent following the war. As the war progressed‚ United States officials
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During the duration of WWII‚ air defense played a key role in border security along with overseas operations. At the start of the war in 1940‚ the Costal Artillery Corp was mostly comprised of gun battalions‚ automatic battalions and searchlight battalions. (Anderson‚ 2000) One major area of defense was along the coast of San Francisco‚ California. During 1940’s the Coastal Artillery Corps participated in many Army-Navy joint maneuvers. In November of 1940 1200 guardsman from the regiments left
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Equality that we have today was created from multiple mistakes we made before‚ during‚ and following World War II. Wartime experiences differed greatly compared to the average American white male depending on a person’s race‚ gender‚ and/or religion. Women‚ Japanese-American‚ and African-American roles either helped or hindered the progress toward equality in America in their own way that will be remembered forever. Women’s wartime experiences differed greatly from others. Their discriminations
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The increase in wage enticed many women to join the labor force. History usually assumes that this increase in the women labor market (specifically married women)‚ and the new jobs opened to women‚ caused this ideological change in our society. These changes lead to the acceptance of married women in the workplace‚ and more desegregated workplace. World War II opened a new chapter in the lives of Depression-weary Americans. The United States of America had an unusual importance in the war; it
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Post World War 2‚ there have been more positive and permanent changes in women’s political roles than most would believe possible at the time. Canadian women’s roles have evolved quite rapidly after the war in 1939 by becoming an integral part in society‚ regarding jobs and activities that most people back in the day would consider them to be for men only. Although in the 1940’s women still did not have as many rights and freedoms as women now have in modern day societies‚ there was still a semblance
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How did the involvement of the United States affect the outcome of World War II? Arrion Jackson Candidate Number- 002137-002 May 2012 I.B. 20th Century History Word Count- 1‚647 [pic] The USS West Virginia‚ USS Tennessee‚ and USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack‚ US Territory of Hawaii‚ 7 Dec 1941 Part A: Plan of Investigation The United States before and after the beginning of World War II prided itself on independence and isolation from foreign affairs. The U.S. already had
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LESSON 24 - World War II Objectives: Identify the actions that led to the start of World War II Identify the actions of world leaders that failed to prevent war Identify Adolf Hitler’s social and political actions and its impact on Germany Identify why the United States avoided the War in Europe The Birth of World War II The Treaty of Versailles‚ created to end World War I‚ created problems that led to new dangers. The German people resented losing territory and being blamed
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