thrust rocket engines. 1934‚ with a small team‚ launched 2 rockets 2.4 km upwards. Large military development facility in Peenemunde in Germany Liquid-fuelled rocket demonstrated. Long range ballistic missile A-4 developed. End of WW2‚ Braun and the entire German rocket-development team surrendered to US troops and was taken to the US as part of Operation Paperclip. (500 people‚ along with plans and test vehicles). Tested assembled and supervised launching of captured V-2s at
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Was it necessary to drop the atomic bombs? The only military use of atomic weapons has been on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and almost certainly brought a prompt conclusion to WW2. However‚ the question of whether it was necessary is still hotly debated 70 years after the event. The answer is no it wasn’t necessary‚ although it is not as simple as you may think because if I had just been a soldier fighting in New Guinea or if I was a POW starving on the Thai-Burma railway [1] then
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I was not able to actually interview anybody for this project. My grandmother lived through WW2 but she was not old enough to remember any stories‚ details‚ or feelings. So‚ I decided to use Honor Flight Oral Stories website‚ and I was able to watch five videos. The videos I watched were of Karl and Helen Norton‚ Clarence “Bud” Schick‚ Edward Davis‚ Charlie Smith‚ and James Gau. I found the stories that these people told very interesting. Karl and Helen Norton met during the war and eventually
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Ronald Reagan was an absolute super-star when in the spotlight‚ starring in a range of films and tv episodes from 1937 to 1965. He played roles in big names like “All American”‚ “Dark Victory”‚ and even during WW2 he would record air force training videos like “Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter”. Films are one of the most superb ways to change a nation‚ and even a world. Especially coming from a catastrophic event like the Great Depression. His acting
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as old as human civilization. It has existed since the first cities in what is now modern day Iraq appeared to now. It has affected the lives of billions of civilians. It has changed the course of history. Some of the most devastating wars were WW1‚ WW2‚ the American civil war‚ and the Syrian civil war. These wars have cost the lives of millions of people. These wars have helped many‚ but have also cost the lives of many. War is a very messy thing. It is very chaotic and unpredictable. A war can last
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have a perfect white Australia Policy of assimilation - By the 1930’s it became clear that Aboriginal people were not dying out. - Mixed blood increasing - It was talked about since the 1930’s but was not enforced until the 1950’s due to WW2 - It was the idea that Aboriginal people should now be absorbed into mainstream white Australian culture or be removed from missions or reserves to become more like Australians. - The Native Welfare Conference defined assimilation as everyone
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dawn of battle at IWO Jima‚ citizens started to doubt about WW2 and wanted to give up‚ not only Japanese‚ but also Americans did. But greedy Japanese and American government never want to compromise each others. Finally the battle of IWO Jima has been started. In the battle‚ 20‚129 Japanese soldiers and 6‚821 American soldiers died. In this battle‚ the most famous picture was taken. This picture encouraged Americans who has been tired about WW2. I think government should compromise each other‚ before
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their lands and eventually became economically instability helped Hitler to gain a trust and support of the people‚ which intern helped him to rise in power easily and start the Second World War League of Nations also played a huge part in starting WW2. League of nations was founded in Paris Peace Conference that finished the World War I. This league was created to bring peace to the world and solve issues by negotiation rather than using force. European countries did not join the League of Nations
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forgotten about during ww2. I have portrayed my art piece of how the Japanese woman‚ that’s crouched down in the middle of the room covering her face to show how depressed and how mentally and physically she’s been hurt. I made the hands come through the wall surrounding her show how she’s stuck and can’t move or do anything about it because of her forced situation. Also shows how she has no strength or courage to get out or away from it. If I was a citizen experiencing this during ww2 I would feel horrified
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between 1900-1950 were highly influenced by history event such as World War I and II Main idea: I. WW1 brought Asia culture to Europe and Japanese dress are one of the major influence II. WW2 brings women to workplace therefore shape and length of dress had huge change‚ Chanel were raised up this time III. After WW2 was another twist point‚ fancy comes bad and Dior’s The New look were published Commentary Specific purpose: To inform my audience fashion history of Womenswear between 1900~1950
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