belonging to them and end the small war. Although at an extremely basic scale‚ this is essentially how war begins in the world we live in today. Neighboring countries begin to dispute and attempt to influence the other country to join their ideology of living life. If the other country resists‚ a war may be initiated. The attacking country may feel as what they are doing is right while the defending country may feel obligated to protect their home territory. Nonetheless‚ wars start and the primary reason
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Legacy of World Wars Richard Castaneda POL 401 Baker College May 22‚ 2014 The First World War lasted from 1914 until 1918 and had major consequences that influenced a continuation to World War II. The war resulted in the dramatic change of the world map. Several empires disappeared and many new countries were born. World War I involved the signing of several peace treaties that benefited the Allies but left the countries like Germany in with loads of debt and with the frustration of defeat
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was fought war on more than one location. WWI was fought in France and in Belgium. This type of organization of forces in different location presented a whole new level of strategy of fighting wars. The railroad proved to be a valuable asset during WWI; railroads were used to transport ammunition and troops to the fight. Use of the railroad afford the opportunity of placing troops and other needed equipment to a location that needed the most force. Many of Germany’s victories during WWI are a
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she was definitely not the lone cause. Many powerful European nations played a roughly equal part in their contribution‚ which consequently started the First World War. At the beginning of the 20th Century there was great imperialistic rivalry in Europe. This rivalry can be referred to as the "root" of all the major causes of World War I. Imperialism led to strained relationships between the powers (Germany often clashed with Britain and France over the rule of African countries‚ and France rivalled
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Cold War and the Media When discussing the media coverage in light of what we as Americans know now‚ I chose the so called “Cold War” era. Although there are many different arguments and views about the actual dates that this era occurred‚ it can be generally said that it took place from the years of 1945 up until the late 80’s and even as recent as the early 90’s. The reason why I chose this era was because many major historical events and civil rights movements occurred during this time
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During the Vietnam War era‚ the United States and other democratic and free nations were fearful of communism spreading to more parts of the world. They fought two world wars to protect freedom‚ and to contain the communist movements. The foreign policy of the United States evolved to that of a pre-emptive type strike on the possibility of communism surfacing and threatening free countries. Harry S. Truman began to theorize that if a communist nation took over a non-communist state‚ then neighboring
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WHY 1) He had begun to approve of the idea of home rule‚ but he had no interest in exchanging government by British elite for rule by an Anglicized Indian elite. If swaraj was to come to India‚ he argued‚ it must come as part of a wholesale social transformation that stripped away the old burdens of caste and crippling poverty. 2) Gandhi had said – “I felt then that it was more the fault of individual officials than of the British system‚ and that we could convert them by love. If we would improve
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During the years prior as well of the first years of World War 1‚ the war was also taking a huge effect of shaping the homefront in new ways. With a lack of workforce due to soldiers off fighting‚ the working class dynamic changed in a huge way. The struggle of war also led to revolutions and inner conflict on the homefront. The most profound effects that the Great War had on the homefront of European countries was a thriving new job market for women as well as increased wages‚ a period of political
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World War 2 started in 1939. It began when Hitler invaded poland to gain more land. The invasion of poland caused a chain reaction of countries joining the war because they had alliances. With war emerging around the world‚ it was important that the governments kept developing new technologies and strategies to keep up with the other countries. Countries began creating new vehicles‚ weapons‚ ways of communication. Many of the technological advancements created during this time are still used today
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World War II ended September second in 1945 and about two years later in 1947 the Cold War started in which many things came to be. Some of those things can be considered advanced‚ while others can be considered bad and slowed down the development of the global world. The cold war brought political and military tension between powers within the West and powers within the East. The Cold War created new technologies like aircrafts and wind tunnels‚ the spread of diseases‚ fighting and terrorism within
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