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    War & Art Bounded by the First World War‚ the period of 1920-1945 witnessed the hardships of the Great Depression and the destructive slide into political conflict. Throughout these dramatic times‚ during both the highs and the lows‚ artists responded to the world in which they lived in dramatic fashion. The events certainly had rippling effects upon all aspects of European life. In this time‚ artists and musicians had little choice but to react to the times to express their feelings and remain

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    World War resulted in many racial conflicts in America; Asian immigrants including Japanese were the primary victims of such discrimination. World war two is one of the most horrible events which affected the whole world badly. There were six continents involved in this war‚ and this terrible war killed almost 50 million people. When this war ended‚ it left many ruined economies and broken infrastructure. All the industrialized powers of Europe‚ North America‚ and Asia were involved in the war with

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    291 5 May 2014 Were the Atomic Bombs Used in World War II Justified? The research of the atomic bomb was brought up to President Roosevelt during World War II by Albert Einstein who had fled from Germany and Enrico Fermi‚ who also fled Italy. They both knew how about the atomic technology being researched by the Axis powers and both agreed that the President of the United States should know about it. This information is what started the effort and design of the atomic bomb known as‚ the Manhattan

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    Dalrymple English 11 26 January 2017 World War II Changed the WorldWar is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.” ("World War II Quotes from Soldiers.") First off The United States tried to stay out of the war but problems were increasing in foreign countries and the United States slowly started to move towards war. Also there were many causes and effects that led the United States to World War II. The United States of America could have prevented World War II. First there were many things

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    civilians killed and injured by the atomic blasts at Hiroshima and Nagasaki weren’t soldiers. They were citizens‚ women and children. The US was more interested in a quick and devastating end to the war than to care for the millions of Japanese lives who were innocent. They had in their hands the weapon that was capable of bringing speed for the Japanese surrender‚ so they used it. Admiral William Leahy stated‚ “I was not taught to make wars in that fashion‚ and that wars cannot be won by destroying women

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    domestic women and working man are ideals‚ some that are described in the late 1940s thru the 1950’s. Did the role of characters like June Cleaver just appear? Who said that women must stay at home with dinner ready and a pie in the oven for her family? Where did these standards come from? After WWII‚ Gender roles were challenged‚ ideals were changed and standards were questioned. Could the war be a cause for these changes? This paper will evaluate men and women’s roles‚ ideals and standards

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    This week’s reading by Jeffry Frieden highlighted the hurried economic reconstruction that occurred after World War II. Due to the total devastation of factories and also the workforces of Europe‚ the world’s economies plummeted to a point that seemed unable to be saved. Fortunately‚ the United States began preparing for this recession as soon as the war began; anticipating an economic fallout‚ the United States called upon economic experts such as Frederic Keynes who attempted to brainstorm solutions

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    Introduction: The geography of the world is very complicated and elaborate. According to Pulsipher and Pulsipher (2011) geography deals with the physical aspects of a place‚ why people decided to occupy a certain place‚ the environmental issues a certain place might have and how people might interact with other places of the world. The products that are unique to certain geographic origins historically have been produced because of the resources and soils that certain

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    WWII Reading Questions http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=15&smtID=2 1. Who was Joe Louis‚ why is he important‚ and why did he help to increase black enlistment into the military? He was important because he defeated a white boxer and encouraged blacks to enlist in the army 2. What was the first concentration camp and when was it set up? Dachau‚ 1933 3. What groups of people were targeted during the Holocaust? Jews‚ Gypsies‚ Polish Catholic‚ Russians‚ mentally and physically

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    Emperor of Japan Hirohito‚ during world war two gained enormous amount of land‚ Having advancing at a very rapid pace invading almost all of southeast asia in a time span of less than 10 years. The US played an essential role in the advancement of military for the Japanese as the trade between US provided them with oil. However‚ July 26‚ in 1941‚ The US President‚ Roosevelt started seeing the Japanese as a threat and decided to sign an Executive Order freezing all Japanese assets held in the

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