however‚ the Japanese found that they were not considered equal to the Europeans and the Americans. This Western hypocrisy caused Japan to lose faith in the Western powers and pursue a pan-Asian order‚ with Japan as its leader. In order to become self-sufficient‚ Japan needed the raw materials of East Asia‚ as well as "living-space" for its surplus population. This pan-Asian vision threatened European and American interests in the region‚ which therefore opposed it. Japan found itself by the 1930s with
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DBQ: Causes of WWII During the period previous to World War II causes that led to World War II included German attempt of imperialism in Europe‚ pro-appeasement ideologies towards German military expansion‚ and ignoring con-appeasement ideologies towards German military expansion. Documents1‚ 3‚ and 4 support the idea that one of the causes that led to World War II included Germany’s attempt of imperialism. Document 1‚ an excerpt from Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler‚ explains some of Hitler’s ideas
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Compare and contrast the experiences of Australian soldiers at Gallipoli and Kokoda Just the words Gallipoli and Kokoda evoke such vivid imagery in our minds of war‚ hardship and struggle. Australia’s involvement in Gallipoli suggests a sense of mate ship‚an Anzac legend‚ created out of total confusion. Kokoda however calls to mind a war of ideologies and of survival. But both events have their similarities and differences - how and why they started‚ troop experiences and how they ended and
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A Comparison/ Contrast of WWI and WWII COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY EttaJane Bechtel Stevens-Henager College HIS2203 American Civilization OCTOBER 16‚ 2010 Prof. T. A Comparison/ Contrast of WWI and WWII 1. Wars do not start over night. WWI and WWII were more than 20 years‚ each‚ in the making. Countries began lining up long before they began to fight. The larger countries started gobbling up the smaller ones around them. They
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“Remembering the War Year on the Home Front” and “Rosie the Riveter Revisited” accurately portray the ups and down of life during World War II. At first glance‚ the war seemed like a promising idea as it brought opportunity to women all throughout America. Not only did it benefit the single women‚ but also married women. Because soldiers didn’t have much time to interact with women‚ the USO set up dances that allowed young soldiers to socialize with other women. “A young women had a chance to
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varieties when it came to spies and secret networks. For example‚ the spies during WWII were‚ in a lot of cases‚ female. Some female spies led ‘underground railroads‚’ moved constantly to obtain valuable information from other agents everywhere‚ and even took over their superior’s duties at times. This proved to be extremely helpful and beneficial to the war effort. So many different aspects of the secret services in WWII proved to be significant to the war effort and the saving of millions upon millions
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Overall‚ 3‚397 men lost their lives in the Battle of Midway‚ 3‚057 Japanese men and 340 Americans died. Thus the Japanese never fully recovered from the major casualties. In 1942‚ the Battle of Midway‚ a battle in the Pacific between the Japanese and the United States‚ was the turning point of the war and a major victory for the United States of America. Before the Battle of Midway‚ plans were made and many little events occurred. The Japanese wanted to eliminate United States carrier forces.
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Did you know that spies actually exist? During WWII there were five main spy groups working for the allies. The jobs they had were dangerous but helped end the war faster. There were even some TV shows about it like Hogan’s Heroes. There were many groups of spies working with the resistance during WWII.The main ones were MI5‚ MI6‚ OSS‚ SOE‚ and the BSC. The MI5‚ MI6‚ BSC and SOE were all British spy groups. MI5 is Britain’s security service‚ while MI6 is Britain’s foreign intelligence service.BSC
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The theme of The Lord of the Flies is that evil is with in all but there are different triggers for everyone to let it out. The Lord of the Flies relates to WWII very directly. The narrator states‚ “but there were other lights in the sky‚ moved fast‚ winked‚ or went out‚ though not even a faint popping came down from the battle fought at ten miles’ hight” (Golding 95). This is talking about the dog fights in the sky. When hitler was in power he thought that he was all powerful. “Jack rose from
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significant events involving the mass death of civilians‚ including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare‚ it was the deadliest conflict in human history‚ resulting in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. The beginning of WWII effectively ended The Great Depression in America by putting everyone back to work; 16‚000‚000 men in the armed forces and many millions of men and women in the various industries that supported the war effort. There was concern that when the war ended
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