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    After the end of World War II‚ gender issues became one of the most serious changes in human history. Before World War II ended‚ male was always the superior species and women were inferior‚ seen as a housewife and mother and that’s all. When men were off at war‚ the women had to work and fulfill the men’s job as well as being a mother and completing the house work‚ but as soon as the men returned from war‚ the women were sent back to the houses to do the housework and nothing more. Gender inequalities

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    Frank was an optimistic‚ fun-loving‚ and energetic child. She was a person who was one in a million. I believe she had a large part in shaping the world today. Could you imagine how the world would be with more Anne Franks living among us? Anne Frank was a very optimistic young woman. Anne had faith that she could still have her dream job even after the war was over‚ "I’m going to be a famous singer‚ or dancer...‚ or something wonderful!" Anne once said. Even though she was going to be in hiding

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    Social forces‚ particularly the media‚ have contributed to a phenomenon in which consumerism is highly accentuated in the African American community (Dillon‚ 2010). In recent years‚ it has become evident that consumption and materialism is heavily emphasized in African American culture‚ especially when considering the plethora of rap and hip hop songs and even movies praising such consumerism (Mukherjee‚ 2006). It is becoming increasingly evident that the ability to consume is equated with achievement

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    Contribution for Canadian Identity‚ Aboriginal Soldiers‚ First and Second World Wars Throughout history‚ Canadian aboriginals have not been recognized for their contribution‚ sacrifices‚ and involvement in Canadian war efforts. During the First and Second World Wars‚ many aboriginals enlisted themselves in the services for the Canadian Armed Forces. In World War I‚ aboriginal soldiers like Corporal (Cpl). Francis Pegahmagabow and Henry Norwest helped advance the Canadian identity

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    - Essay - The Origins of the Second World War Text 6 by A.J.P. Taylor Professor: Luciano Amaral Assistant: Duncan Simpson Francisca Ennes 11731 Mariana Ascenso 11677 Alan John Percivable Taylor was born in March 1906 in Birkdale‚ England. His parents held left-wing views‚ which he inherited; and were pacifists‚ which made them send his son to Quaker schools‚ as a way of protesting against the First World War. Taylor was described as being an “arresting‚ stimulating‚ vital personality

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    The World Wars are inarguably some of the greatest conflicts in human history. With roots going back to the earliest years of the twentieth century‚ what is now known as the Army Air Defense Artillery branch played an integral role in the Second World War. Initially called the Coast Artillery Corps‚ rebranded as the Anti-Aircraft Artillery‚ and finally becoming the Air Defense Artillery‚ the branch maintains a storied history of action through several key battles of World War II. The basis for

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    Assess the Origins of the Second World War The origins of the Second World War are of key assessment. It was a global war lasting from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations‚ including all of the great powers‚ in turn eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the allies and the axis. However the war was fought due to the basis of three main principles. The first principle was Hitler’s expansion of Germany‚ the second being the role of appeasement‚ as well the

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    The Second World War began with Hitler’s attack on Poland in 1939 and ended with the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. During these six years many battles were fought in both the European and Pacific theatre that led to the success of the Allies and to the collapse of the Axis Powers. On September 1 1939 Hitler attacked Poland and two days later Britain and France declared war. For the next five months little military action was taken and this period was named ’the Phony War’. However‚ in April

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    Cause of the Second World War Essay. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history. The World War was fought between the Allies‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ United States‚ France and the Axis‚ Germany‚ Italy and Japan. World War II started on September the 1st in 1939‚ the war lasted until 1945. The war ended with Germany surrendering. 50-70 million lives were lost during World War II‚ it was a horrifying war. This essay will focus on the cause of World War II and its smaller contributing factors

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    the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. • The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. • The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. • The alliance systems set up to prevent war meant that any major political

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