to Berlin by aircraft‚ sending troops to South Korea‚ and establishing a quarantine against the Soviets in Cuba. America and the Allies decided to support Berlin by flying in supplies for over 2 million people within a year. The Soviets decided to create a blockade on June 27‚ 1948‚ even blocking food shipments to West Berlin‚ (Document B). Thus‚ America and its allies decide to support the West Berliners by air‚ flying in supplies of everything from food to coal‚ supported by Document B. On May
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Why did the Titanic’s maiden voyage ended in such disaster? One of the largest passenger liner of the early 20th century made in the history‚ having the first and final voyage 100 years ago‚ owned by the magnificent White Star Line‚ was travelling without interference through the calm waters until one of the sailors on board reported that the Titanic is heading for a vast and humongous iceberg in April 12 1912 at that lethal midnight. The disaster had caused 1517 deaths on board‚ though there were
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War on Tsarist Russia. When historians examine the effects of the First World War on Russia they think of four key questions: 1. Why did Russia get involved? 2. How did the Russian people react to the outbreak of war? 3. Why did Russia do so badly during the war? 4. What impact did involvement in World War One have on Tsarist Russia? Why did Russia get involved in the First World War? The ultimate cause of the First World War began in the Balkan region of South-Eastern Europe
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talked about who‚ how and why the World War II started. Today‚ we are going to talk about who and how did the war end‚ why did it get to an end and what could have happened if Adolf Hitler would have won. The World War II ended in the 8th of May in the year of 1945‚ the end of the war was named “VE” that stands for “Victory in Europe”‚ announced by Winston Churchill. People celebrated in the streets of Britain. But in the far east people was furious and claimed for life. Japan did not attack at the same
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Why did WWII begin? I believe that World War II began because Germany pushed their limits. Hitler used the abrupt limits of the Versailles Treaty to take over land where there were German speakers. By September of 1938‚ Germany had already successfully acquired Czechoslovakia and Austria. These two countries weren’t enough for them. I think they were absolutely crazy for trying to push their luck any further. They had achieved something that was already so difficult. Doubling your money is always
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for $ 7.2 billion just over a year. Microsoft has decided to shut down Nokia and it now has the officially name of the “Microsoft Mobile”. So‚ actually well-known company remains in Finland‚ but it functions as a Microsoft subsidiary. Discussion Why Nokia failed? Nokia was the only brand (popular) I heard when I was child and that continued for many years. But‚ what happened to the one of the biggest and most famouse mobile over these years? What made such a popular manufacturer fail? Where does
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small independent party to a real opponent of the Conservatives. This was significant as it showed that Labour had finally gotten their foot in the door and how Conservatives had not fully recovered from their decline in the previous 2 decades. The win was a huge shock to the Conservatives‚ but they won in a weak position and only lasted 10 months. The government easily failed due to the Campbell case and the Zinoviev scandal‚ which exposed suspicion of the left wing in Britain and was also fuelled
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How did the Weimar Republic come about? Why did it face difficulties in its first 6 months? In November 1918‚ Germany had clearly been defeated by their allies; Britain‚ France and the U.S.A. The allies offered Germany a peace offering‚ but under very strict conditions. The armistice that the allies wanted Germany to sign was called Article 231 and it consisted of the Kaiser taking the entire blame for World War 1. The Kaisers confidence had already been crushed because of their defeat so he refused
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war explore ways to win. Tanks‚ chemical warfare‚ and powered flight are highly significant technologies that affected the war effort. Tanks could cross barbed wire‚ and pass through no man’s land easily. They didn’t go fast and broke down multiple times‚ but they could resolve a stalemate. Soldiers fled into the trenches as they couldn’t create a dent in the other side. Tanks allowed the war to progress and finally come to a resolution. Chemical warfare was a more cruel way to win the war. There were
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having a day in bed. We were within 150 yards of the American trenches‚ and both sides were firing day and night‚ so you can tell we had a lively time‚ bullets flying in all directions. They made me duck a bit at first‚ but I soon got used to them‚ and did not take much notice after we had been there a few hours. Our squadron was lucky. We had three fellows and one officer wounded‚ but
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