SS11 (Post-War - Part A) Name: Dhanbir.V Period: Blk.1 Canada in the 1950s Read Counterpoints p. 168 -189 The Changing Face of Canada (p. 170-178) 1. Explain the “baby boom” of the post-war years. What effect do you think this would have on Canadian society? -The increase in the birth rate that took place in Canada was known as the “baby boom”. -The demand for baby products and services and grown and many woman had to leave their jobs to support
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What were the causes of the American Civil War? The Civil War happened due to the many differences between the North and the South. For example economic‚ social‚ cultural and political differences. These all helped lead America to a Civil War. But to an extent‚ the most important cause was the fact there were many disagreements with states’ rights versus federal rights. It was clear that there was always going to be a conflict between the federal government and the state governments because
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The Cold War was the state of hostility that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II (Danzer R46). Though it did not involve direct military conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States (Danzer R46)‚ the start of the Cold War had many causes and the consequences affected both international issues and Americans’ everyday lives during the 1950s (CITE). TOPIC SENTENCE--- CAUSES‚ INTERNAL CONFLICT‚ EXTERNAL CONFLICT. The Cold War stemmed from a mutual mistrust
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locked in a Cold War. For about forty-three years‚ although no war between the superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union was ever officially declared‚ the leaders of the democratic West and the Communist East faced off against each other. The war was a dreadful time for both sides‚ keeping all citizens on edge. Many major events in global history including the rise of the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis were related to the Cold War. There were many fears of the Cold War that the
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The Cold War dominated the second half of the twentieth century and resulted in the collapse of communism. This war occurred due to a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1940 and 1980‚ was called Cold War because the war between the two countries was triggered by fears of a nuclear scale. The main cause that led to this war occurred because the Soviet Union wanted to spread its communist ideology to everyone‚ which alarmed the Americans‚ who hated the ideology
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The Second World War proved to be the most devastating war of its time‚ witnessing a level of carnage previously inconceivable. However‚ for the vast number of Americans‚ most of who were on the home front‚ the war provided a very different experience‚ their only insight to it being through the “newsreel images that flickered across America’s theatre scenes.” According to statistics‚ of the 50 million people that died during the war‚ only 1 per cent of them were American. In America‚ the war “galvanized
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Essay Question: “The USA should be blamed for the Cold War.” Do you agree with this statement? The Cold War is believed to have lasted from the end of World War II to the dismantling of the Soviet Union in 1991 and remains one of the most significant political events of the 20th century. In reality‚ this War was a tense political period‚ marked by open hostility‚ lack of understanding‚ and deliberate provoking between the Democratic and Communist blocs‚ the East and the West‚ and most
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not the American forces in the Philippines after the Spanish-American war and during the Philippine-American war were in fact brutal‚ we must first look at why the wars started in the first place. The Philippine-American war was sparked from the Spanish-American war. Spain owned the Philippines at the time and the American government wanted to take down the Spanish from all sides and the Filipino government was all too eager to help them. They wanted their independence‚ so at first there were factions
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What were the events that brought World War I? World War I is considered as one of the biggest war in the world. World War I started at July 28 1914‚ and ended at November 11 1918. During these 4 years of war‚ more than 9 million soldiers and 7 million citizens were killed. The war was caused by several different conflicts beforehand‚ such as colonial rivalry‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. But‚ the immediate event that triggered World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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4 Mr. Duncan 22/May/2013 What were the origins and conflicts of the cold war? The main origins and conflicts of the cold war developed after 1939. Stalin‚ the Soviet leader blamed the Allies‚ because they didn’t invade Europe earlier‚ according to this and other disagreement‚ the two allies began to oppose each other. So the first origin is USSR against U.S.A. and the second origin was in China‚ where the nationalists were led by Jiang Jieshi and the communists were led by Mao Zedong. An Iron
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