World War II (WWII or WW2)‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history‚ with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of "total war"‚ the major participants placed their entire economic‚ industrial
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WWI The Origins of War – September 9‚ 2012 Alliances - Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy (AXIS POWERS) - Great Britain‚ France‚ (pre-revolutionary Russia) (TRIPLE ENTENTE) - Alliances are put in place to act as guarantors of peace - At the end of the 19th c.‚ (Edwardian period in BR history) despite the alliance systems‚ much talk about impending war o Everyone saying war is inevitable o Lots of war talk - Nature of a European war not understood at all - Colonial wars seen‚ which were quick
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‘World War One was the result of a series of unintended and disconnected events.’ Does this opinion adequately explain the causes of World War One? It is understandable that historians ponder on what exactly caused a war that destroyed Europe’s economy‚ cost the lives of 37 million men and involved a country from every region of the world (from the Americas to Asia). The opinion this essay will discuss implies that the events that led to this major conflict were unintended and disconnected; and
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Summary Since September 11‚ 2001 the fear of terrorism has eroded the rights and liberties that define American society. There have been egregious violations of Constitutional rights and international law related to the government response to the attacks of one year ago. The Executive branch of the Constitution has taken control of the whole situation regarding the war on terror by using the Executive Orders and not compromising with the other two branches resulting in seriously compromised constitutional
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MARMARA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS A STUDY OF HAVE THE CHECHENS’ INDEPENDENCE CLAIMS BEEN LEGITIMATE DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND RUSSO-CHECHEN WARS? SPRING 2010 İçindekiler INTRODUCTION1 LEGITIMACY8 THE FIRST RUSSO-CHECHEN WAR9 THE SECOND RUSSO-CHECHEN WAR14 SELF-DETERMINATION16 CONCLUSION16 INTRODUCTION A GENERAL VIEW OF CHECHENYA AND RUSSIA
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Artillery of World War II The result of World War II was affected by many different factors. One major factor which affected the war was the weapons and artillery used during the war. Since the beginnings of time‚ weapons have always been around. From swords and knives to nuclear weapons and missiles‚ weapons have evolved greatly throughout the years. The weapons and artillery used in World War II basically were evolved types of weaponry that were used during World War I (Military History 1).
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HISTORY CHAPTER 1-6 TREATIES/ PACTS/ AGREEMENTS Chapter 2: |Treaty: |Treaty of Versailles | |Countries involved: |The Big Three (Britain‚ France‚ USA) | | |Germany | |Aim/ |Territorial:
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starting the First World War. In my opinion all the major powers helped to start the war‚ moreover‚ they should share the blame. Firstly‚ Germany was being forced to admit that they started the war‚ however‚ according to Count Brockdorff-Rantzan (head of the German delegates at Versailles in 1919)‚ the German people felt they were fighting a war of defense. If Germany had caused the war the other countries would have only fought defensively. Furthermore‚ Germany only declared war due to the alliance
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was no particular cause for the rash of the First World War. The causes are much more complex than those of the Second World War and include short‚ intermediate and long term factors that all ended to cause the July Days in 1914. These factors include militarism‚ nationalism‚ imperialism‚ the alliance system‚ and industrialization as the long term causes. The intermediate causes included the crises in the Balkans and the short-term trigger for the war was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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The end of World War I had a powerful impact on the world. This was because the War not only changed how war was fought with the use of technology such as poisonous gases‚ tanks and machine guns. The War also changed the power structure of Europe due to the collapse of the British Empire because of debt‚ The Bolsheviks overthrowing Czar Nicholas of Russia thus ending the Russian Empire‚ the end of the Ottoman Empire and the Sykes-Picot Treaty which redrew the borders of the Middle East and has resulted
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