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    World War I The first World War‚ or also called The Great War started on July the 28th 1917 and ended on the 11th of November 1918‚ almost 17 million people died. The war found place in Europe‚ Near East‚ Africa‚ East-Asia and on the Oceans. Austria-Hungary started the war against Serbia because of the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the July Crisis. The World War I had a big impact on the world but especially the United States. World War I had several reasons why

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    Final Essay- Events before World War I World War 1‚ one of the biggest wars in history‚ did not begin because of one problem; it was a mixture of many different factors that eventually caused the final outcome. This war was so great because it basically included all of Europe. As we look back to the events that led up to the war‚ we see that one country looks like they are the cause of most of the problems; this country was Germany. Because of their great obsession with gaining power‚ they

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    Music during World War II The music during World War II was one of the most well-known and popular music eras of all times. Following the Great Depression‚ the 1930’s era called the “swing era” (Young & Young‚ 2008)‚ was full of big bands‚ large dance halls and jitterbug-like beats that kept people on the dance floor. But little did America know that by the early 1940’s‚ their musical interests and tastes were soon going to change from upbeat tunes‚ to songs about war and love anthems. This

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    Angel Ge Mr.Hudak History10 pd8 March.31 2016 The Reasons why Japan should enter the WW2 During World War II (1939-45)‚ Japan attacked nearly all of its Asian neighbors.Japan was a member of the Axis Power.The reasons why Japan should enter the WW2 are expand territory‚get resources ‚labors‚and political beliefs. The first reason why Japan should enter the WW2 is Japan wants to expand its territory.Japan wanted to be an industrial and military power but lacked resources and space

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    World War II Symbolism in A Separate Peace World War II symbolizes the “enemy” that each character has to face to become an adult. Gene comes to understand that every person has his or her own private enemy that they spend their lives trying to overcome. He says “my war ended before I ever put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there.” This shows that Gene thinks of his own personal war as something he had to face at school rather than by

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    Technological Development During World War Two: Historical Perspective World War Two is seen by many as one of the darkest times in human history. In western history the Allies won‚ but it could have so easily ended differently. Throughout the war‚ key technological advances were made and shared between allies on either side. During this short time‚ amazing new ideas about communication‚ radar and vehicles were brought to life. Surprisingly‚ even with all these advances‚ no single side had superior

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    H.G Wells said‚ the Great War was supposed to be “the war to end all wars”; ironically enough a few years later a second world war broke out due to Germany feeling like the Treaty of Versailles treated them unfairly and the League of Nations having little to no power. World War II started on September 1. 1939 and ended nearly six years later on September 2‚ 1945. The war was long and bloody with nearly sixty million civilians and soldier casualties combined (according to nationalww2museum.org). There

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    After world war 2 the united states emerged in many ways. They became one of two superpowers. For the United states to be a superpower‚ they need to have an overpowering economy‚ a strong military‚ extensive international political power. The United States had both a monopoly on atomic weapons and expanded production capacity after the war. The aftermath of World War II was the beginning of an era defined by the rise of one of the two superpowers. The super was known as powerful to other countries

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    the most popular team sports in the world. 2) World War II - 1941-1945 The war in Europe‚ which started between Nazi Germany on one side and Poland‚ Great Britain‚ and France on the other‚ developed into a second World War. Although the Roosevelt administration favored the defeat of Germany and its principal ally‚ fascist Italy‚ the United States did not enter the war until after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ December 7‚ 1941. Congress declared war on Japan the next day. Three days

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    has been passed to ensure equal rights to the draft via gender. Who will work if everyone is in the war? Subpoint A: The economy in World War I The economy in World War I as well as World War II flourished in response to most of the men going to the war and the women staying behind and taking the jobs left behind by the men as well as our trades with the countries in the first 3 years of the war. According to the National Bureau

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