Most people are familiar with World War I but a lot of them do not know how it started. WWI sparked in 1914 and ended in 1918. It was between Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and the United States. The Underlying causes of the war was Militarism‚ Alliance‚ and Nationalism. Militarism is one of the causes because it created tension within the countries. It is a policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army “on the ready” for war. According to The Origins of the
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Part I. Response Journal (four passages and responses = four points). Divide the book into four equal parts (four quarters)‚ and select four favorite passages‚ one from each of the four quarters of the book. Follow the guidelines shared for the grade 7-10 response journals (see above) in terms of format‚ length of responses‚ and content. Here is a sample response: Chapter/Page: “Evacuation Order No.19” page 6 Passage: "She wiped her forehead with her handkerchief. The sun was bright and she did
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1914 a terrible year for me. July 20th 1914 I woke up‚ got out of my bed and went down to the living room mom and dad where up listening to the radio. Mom looks very sad I didn’t want to ask her what was wrong because I was scared I wouldn’t like it‚ so I waited for her to tell me on my own. I went and sat down with them when all the sudden mom said that daddy had to go off for a little while I asked why and she told me that he had to do his duty by serving in the war. My eyes filled with tears I
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Diary Entries: Harold Henry Abbott Enlistment: 10th March 1915 I can not believe I have actually done it. I have officially enlisted myself to fight for Australia in the war two days ago‚ it still quite has not sunken in what I have done. To be quite honest I was reluctant in my mind to do it at first. Reason being is I am quite comfortable back home with my job of being a Brushmaker. But I knew that if I did not enlist myself my family would have been delivered a white feather. Which is symbolic
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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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