AIRCRAFT AND AERIAL WARFARE OF WORLD WAR II By: Francois le Roux and Michael Manley World War II World War 2 is regarded as the most devastating war of the 20th century. There are lots of reasons for why the war started‚ but its root cause comes from World War 1. After the Germans had lost the war‚ the League of Nations agreed that she had to be punished. They (Mainly Britain‚ France and America) decided that Germany would be punished by a treaty of terms called the Treaty of Versailles.
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Could WW2 have been prevented? WW2 was a tragedy that killed 60 million people‚ it brought international distrust‚ repressed feelings and resented economic hardship‚ however‚ could it have been prevented? The Treaty of Versailles‚ which formally ended the war‚ did little to address unresolved issues and promoted international indignation while harsh economic conditions devasted millions of people. I believe if the world leaders had addressed these issues and taken a step to international trust‚
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within America was taking place. Minority groups within America started to gain a leeway within social equality. Whether these changes were for better or worse‚ the government involvement in American life then shaped how America is today. Now with WW2 officially over‚ America could focus more of its attention on the lives of the American people‚ or the only other superpower threat USSR. The involvement
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Franz Ferdinand: In the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was a trigger for WW1‚ but imperialism‚ nationalism‚ militarism and alliances were the major causes of WW1. Many countries had strong interest to expand their empire by colonizing smaller countries. A good example of this was the colonization of Bosnia by Austria-Hungary‚ which eventually led to the killing of Franz Ferdinand. While imperialists felt that they had the right to colonize other countries
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who were known as the Allied powers. This war was fought for many reasons and it prevented Adolf Hitler to expand and become world leader. Hitler’s death and the dropping of nuclear bombs on Japan caused the Axis powers to surrender the war. After WW2 there was a time where the Soviet Union and America had tension with each other‚ the cold war. This war was a clash between communism and capitalism and mutually assured destruction was one way that these counties would’ve approached the situation.
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Why did WW1 last for so long? WW1 was thought to be a quick battle with hardly any resistance offered to the Germans. But something went wrong‚ very wrong for the fight that was thought to be over in 43 days on the western front ended up as a shoot out for four long years. There were many reasons for this‚ mainly the failure of the Schlieffen Plan Also new technology and barley any supplies on the front line. All these things lead to the stalemate that was formed and the main reason the war went
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Nazi is done: Winston Churchill defeated Nazi in WW2 In the 20th century there was a group called the Nazi and they were ruled by Adolf Hitler. One person warned others about the rising of Hitler and his name was Winston Churchill. He gained many allies to help defeat the Nazi and the mad man named Adolf Hitler. Three ways in which that Winston Churchill stopped the Nazi and Adolf Hitler were Getting into politics‚ warning others‚ and gaining great allies. Winston Churchill headed into politics
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How far did WW1 change the position of the Liberal Party in 1918? WW1 changed the position of the LIberal Party significantly because of many factors. One major change would have been Asquith stepping down as leader. This was because he was seen as not being able to lead the war‚ the public disliked the way in his methods with events such as the Shell crisis which led to thousands of unneeded deaths. This was were Lloyd George took over as he was seen fit to lead this war‚ or control the many
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From 1870 to 1910‚ countries around Europe had been making deals to work together as some countries were growing more powerful and looking threatening. Some countries stayed out of it‚ hoping the heat would pass‚ but in 1914‚ WW1 started and the alliance system was one of the main reasons for the outbreak. The first alliance was made in 1879‚ 35 years before the outbreak. It was between rising power Germany and the Austro-Hungarian empire. It was so Germany could think about attacking other countries
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Adolf Hitler‚ the leader of the Nazis wanted Germany’s old land back the Germany lost in WW1. Hitler took back the Rhineland’s and Sudetenland. Neville Chamberlin‚ the Prime Minister of England‚ allowed Hitler to claim the lands. However‚ Hitler pushed it too far by invading Poland on September 1939. England declared war on Nazi Germany‚ triggering
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