I’ve had‚ World History II sticks out the most to me. When I was struggling you were always willing to help me and didn’t give up on me when things still were not quite clicking. You believed in me and helped me to relax when everything seemed so stressful.You taught me not to stress myself out by worrying about all of the small details and to just do my best. I’ll be honest with you‚ I don’t remember a lot from my previous classes but I remember a lot of what we studied in World History II. Your passion
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regarded the bomb as a military weapon and never had any doubt that it should be used.”1 –President Harry S. Truman By the closing stages of the Second World War the Generals and Admirals had very little to do with how the war was to end. Truly the decision to drop the atomic bomb was a precipitous change in the Machiavellian relationship between war and politics. Before the generals and admirals were the experts in how to place their weapons to maximum effect making policies and doctrine based upon
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an island in Asia off the mainland of China. On December 7th‚ 1941 the Japanese launched an attack on the United States by bombing Pearl Harbor. This attack caused the United States to enter World War II and declare war on Japan and its counterparts Germany and Italy. The war was long and devastating for both sides both Allies and Axis powers. After a long and strained war the Japanese have been pushed back to their homeland. The United States had two options‚ one invade the island of Japan or use
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There have been many wars throughout the history of the world. WWII could easily be called one of the most devastating wars; solely because of the introduction of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons have taken away the lives of innocent civilians‚ are very expensive to make or contain‚ have caused devastating amounts of damage‚ and have long-lasting effects. They also violate human rights. During WWII America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima; an army base in Japan. Years later‚ John Hersey wrote
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At‚ the time of World War 2 the best leader was Adolf Hitler. Hitler was not only a very powerful man‚ but also acquired a massive following of people. His influence with the people of Germany helped him succeed in millions of brutal killings and almost led to the takeover of the world itself. There are many reasons why Adolf Hitler was the most powerful leader of world war 2. To start off‚ Hitler wrote a famous book called Mein Kampf or “My struggle.” The book includes many of Hitler’s youth days
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Fibonacci was one of the most talented mathematicians in the Middle Ages. Few people realize that it was Fibonacci that gave us our decimal point when during fractions or other Math problems. When he Fibonacci was studying mathematics‚ he used the Hindu-Arabic symbols instead of Roman symbols which didn’t have zeros and lacked place value. Fibonacci also created the Roman numeral system. It’s no wonder that such a system caught on so quickly with merchants and other people in professions where
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ROLE IN BRITAIN’S WAR EFFORT IN WORLD WAR II -THE CHANGING ROLE OF WOMEN- The mayor contribution of women to the war effort was during World War I; there were more activities of the suffragettes to gain the votes for the general elections of 1918. In the 1930’s‚ social roles were clearly defined‚ a woman’s place was at home and a man’s place was at work. If a woman had no family to look after‚ it was acceptable for them to go outside home for work. But during the World War II the British government
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During World War 2‚ many leaders emerged from chaos and destruction that it had caused‚ either helping their people for goods or to find a way to suit their own personal needs. Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ the then Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces‚ helped the United States tremendously with the war effort by becoming the main commander of their armed forces. He led the attack in North Africa known as Operation Torch‚ and orchestrated the infamous D-Day on June 6‚ 1944. He was also known to be the
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superpowers ruled on opposite sides fought with similar ideas but ironically tried destroying one another. These groups were the USSR Communists of Russia and Nazi Germans of Germany. The Nazis and Communists battled over the Eastern front during World War 2 due to their political and mission goal. However‚ these groups shared a common evil and execution of their ideas. The Communist Russians and Nazi Germans fought for the same main reason to defend their homeland and prove their country as the
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for reconnaissance‚ as fighters‚ bombers and ground-support‚ and each role was advanced considerably. Innovation included airlift (the capability to quickly move limited high-priority supplies‚ equipment and personnel);[359] and of strategic bombing (the bombing of civilian areas to destroy industry and morale).[360] Anti-aircraft weaponry also advanced‚ including defences such as radar and surface-to-air artillery‚ such as the German 88 mm gun. The use of the jet aircraft was pioneered and‚ though
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