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    A War of Vivid Scenes Death‚ disability‚ and love the triangle of heartache. More than 9 million combatants were killed during this Great War. The questions I ask myself are do the survivors really survive after war? Or are they so tarnished with war they cannot function with daily tasks. Do the soldiers go to war knowing they are not coming back? Are they proud of what they are doing? Is it a relief to come back sooner with a limbs missing? All of these questions you too may also be asking about

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    World War I had many effects on every country especially the ones who were themselves involved in the war. We could possibly say most of the European countries were affected from this war. World War I started in 1914 and ended in 1918. World War I was the house of many European countries yet also Japan involved itself in a short period of time. World War One‚ being the most significant event in Europe in the 20th century‚ and possibly in the whole world’s history‚ had a tremendous effect on British

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    While aircraft had little impact in World War I‚ planes and fighter jets changed the face of war forever in the Second World War. Throughout this war‚ combat took place on land and at sea‚ but it was dramatically altered because of the advancements in aviation. After Germany invaded Poland in 1939‚ battles raged across Europe’s land and seas‚ but new innovations in the skies tipped the scales in favor of the Americans. The continued improvements in the flying abilities and artillery capabilities

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    People in America were struggling to survive in a nation that was once a pretty wealthy nation but now is in an economic drought. World War ll helped get America back to what is once was‚ maybe even better than before. After World War ll‚ America was “the Arsenal of Democracy‚” as proclaimed by President Roosevelt. America had became the greatest industrial power in the world and America had surpassed all expectations in our production. It was far from where Germany or Japan thought that America would

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    The Second World War greatly impacted the lives and everyday roles of Australian women from 1939 onwards. Women’s roles changed greatly and this had an impact on how society saw women in the workforce. During the war‚ women were encouraged to get a job as this was considered joining in on the war effort. Women were able to fill positions they had not been allowed to apply for‚ as they were previously thought to be male jobs. During the war‚ there was a major increase the amount of women in the workforce

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    Second World War World War II was one of the greatest struggles humanity has ever seen. This Second World War caused many lives to be lost‚ damaged personal properties and was expensive‚ for a great deal of money was required to maintain a country’s military strength. The numbers for those that have passed‚ been wounded or gone missing during the war could never be calculated precisely; though it has been estimated that more than 55 million lives perished. Many historians have traced the causes of

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    immediate post-war years were depicted as an era of social stability of secure functioning institutions‚ full employment‚ benign welfare state and trusted systems of expert knowledge.’ How far do you agree with this claim as an accurate picture of the UK after the Second World War? Did things change towards the end of the twentieth century? The question requires a two part answer. First‚ do I agree with the claim regarding the immediate post war years‚ and second‚ was there a change towards the end

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    years‚ the British Empire was one of the largest empires that the world had ever witnessed. Its sheer power and influence was known to shape the world in many ways and has left a lasting impact in many of its former colonies that included the likes of India‚ America and Hong Kong (Denman 1996). For most parts‚ it cannot be denied that the British Empire played a vital part in making history as it aims to play a leading role in shaping the modern day society. The integration of British culture and

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    World War I initially started because of the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. He was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. The U.S got involved in World War I as a result in economic trade binding America to the Allies (Brower). World War I or as many people like to call it The Great War was from 1914 all the way to 1919. It was one of the most brutal and destructive wars in European history. “Of the 65 million men‚ who were mobilized‚ more than 10 million

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    Secondly‚ the Second World War had done no damage to the American economy‚ but rather brought it back from the dead and made it better than it ever was. Before WWII‚ the United States was struggling through the Great Depression‚ the single most devastating economic crisis in the history of the world. Millions of Americans were unemployed‚ resulting in families becoming homeless and starving‚ with many dying due to the conditions they were forced to live in. When the Second World War began‚ it was

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