The USSR stands for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics consisting of Russia and the surrounding countries. It was founded five years after the Russian Revolution. World War II lasted six years and almost all the countries of the world were engaged in it. It was a war between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan) and the Allies (mainly England‚ U.S.‚ and USSR). But today I will be focusing on the Soviet Union. They played a very dramatic role in the war and more people should know about
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As the United States entered the Second World War‚ migration to California increased because of the wartime boom‚ bringing an influx of outsiders to the state. However‚ as these newcomers came to the state‚ they were not always welcomed with open arms‚ specifically African-Americans‚ and Mexicans. The new wartime industries‚ such as the aerospace and shipping industries needed a temporary workforce as many Californians left to join the war (Textbook‚ 482-483). The state’s new workforce was incredibly
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Strategic decisions seek to create an advantageous position over one’s opponent through the employment of the instruments of national power‚ and during World War II (WWII) airpower introduced a new and powerful element into the equation. Generally‚ there are considered four instruments of national power: diplomatic‚ informational‚ military‚ economic (DIME). These instruments are the tools utilized by decision makers for the projection of power in support of national interests or objectives. Airpower
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Was Hitler to blame for WW2? (10 marks) Hitler’s aims were aggressive. He planned to destroy the treaty of Versailles‚ create a country of all German people and conquer land in Eastern Europe. But many other factors are thought to be the main reason war broke out in 1939. Hitler’s aims were aggressive and he made this aims very clear in his book ‘Mein Kampf’ (my struggle). To test the courage of the British and French to stand up to Hitler on an important matter of principle‚ Hitler announced
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One of the social effects which affected almost all participants to a certain degree was the increased participation of women in the workforce (where they took the place of many men during the war years)‚ though this was somewhat reduced in the decades following the war‚ as changing society forced many to return to home and family. According to historian Antony Beevor‚ amongst others‚ in his book Berlin - The Downfall 1945 the advancing Red Army had left a massive trail of raped women and girls
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19.1 NOTES European Aggressors on the March In 1935‚ Mussolini attacks Ethiopia to build a colonial empire. League of Nations does not stop aggression. In 1935 Hitler begins rebuilding the German army. In 1936 Germany occupies Rhineland. Britain urges appeasement‚ a policy of giving in to aggression. In 1936‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan – the Axis power-form and alliance. Democratic Nations Try to Preserve Peace United States follows an isolationist policy. Isolationism- avoidance of
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Degrees of Loyalty Loyalty was a major issue in the United States during World War II and the subsequent years following. This was especially true in California‚ where Japanese Americans were held in internment camps during the war because many felt that their loyalty was to Japan and not the United States. This caused many problems for the Japanese American citizens‚ as they were subjected to loyalty tests and forced draft programs into the armed forces. Those who opposed the American Government
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Vuick 1 Shayna Vuick English II Honors Mrs. Ligon 11 April 2011 U.S Women During World War II When the United States entered World War II most of the men at home were sent overseas to fight against the axis powers. When the men were sent overseas there was a shortage of workers created on the home front and to offset the shortage women began to work. When women entered the work force it initiated a change in their social standing that brought them to where they are today. In the 1940s women
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World War II had a profound influence on the United States. It is agreed by many historians that WWII was as surely won on the American homefront as it was on the actual battlefield. In 1939‚ compared to that of its enemies‚ American preparation for war was by far lacking. After just four year‚ The United States became a “military superpower.” According to a comparative study by Richard Overy‚ about two-thirds of all Allied military equipment produced during the war was provided by American industry
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****The Second Examination will not cover the Great Depression and New Deal (chapter 24) Questions that will be used to make the true/false and multiple-choice section of the Second Examination This section will consist of 40 questions worth one point each The large essay will be worth 35 points The smaller essay will be worth 25 points 1. Who did big-city machines work with to solidify their control? P 594 a. state legislatures is who they began to work with 2. What did the
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