Why did war erupt in 1939? War erupted in 1939 for many of reasons. There is long-term cause which is the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty of Versailles had a significant effect on why war erupted in 1939; however there are also many mid-term causes that also helped lead to World War Two. These are; the Failure of the League of Nations and The Wall Street Crash. The short-term causes are The Appeasement and Hitler’s actions. One of the short term causes of World War two was Hitler’s actions. Hitler
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9697 History June 2005 w w w e tr .X m CONTENTS FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................... 1 HISTORY............................................................................................................................. 2 GCE Advanced Level and GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level ...................................................................... 2 Paper 9697/01 Paper 1 – Modern European History‚ 1789
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More than anything else‚ texts concerned with history and memory are reliant on the relationship between purpose and selection. * Points to look out for: * History and memory * Relationship * Purpose - topic sentence * Selection - represent The interrelationship between factual history and factual memory allows a universal understanding to be gained. Denise Levertov’s Libation and A Letter to Marek about a Photograph are showing personal experiences as well as a
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Holocaust What do you think about when you think about the Second World War? Do you think of all the lives that was taken or do you remember the speaker and leader Adolph Hitler and all of his many deeds? For me there is one thought that keeps tricking my mind: why did the Jews deserve such destiny? During the Second World War six millions Jews died‚ some were isolated and killed in the death camps and others suffered another painful death. The Nazis hated the Jews so much that they literally wanted
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What is meant by diversity? It is defined as the state of having different varieties. Our world are filled with different kinds of people. People are often judged by their religion‚ skin colour and basically the education they received. Whenever there are misunderstanding within diversity‚ it would only lead to one thing‚ war. Perhaps we may never taste the bitter experiences of war but history has shown us that whenever there is war‚ there will be sorrow. People have to cope with the feeling of
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Patriotism is the zealous love for one’s country. It’s like a disease that every man carries. It spreads from one soul to the next like an unstoppable wildfire. There is no cure for such a disease; for this is one of pure determination and pride. The definition of patriotism cannot be defined by a dictionary‚ but by people. From America’s Founding Fathers to today’s courageous men and women of our military serving in Afghanistan‚ this disease known as patriotism fills our hearts
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social and economic policies of Alexander II (1855-81) and Alexander III (1881-94) of Russia. Alexander II and Alexander III were both Tsars of Russia and they both believed in the divine will to rule the people. However Alexander II is said to be more liberal than Alexander III though they were both conservative in one way or the other in their social and economic policies because they both wanted to remain with the power over the people. Alexander II was more relaxed in his polices ‘’Great Reformer’’
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The war had an adverse effect on the Russian economy. The rising cost of food caused food shortages. Industrial workers went on strike to increase wages and by the end of the war and a new government emerged following Nicholas II abdication. The already delicate domestic political situation in Russia would be imperiled by Nicholas II’s personal affiliation with the military wealth of his country. Any other military commander could be blamed for a disaster and then dismissed‚ but by taking personal
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The Advances of Weaponry During World War II In every war fought throughout the history of mankind‚ the dependence on weapons was highly sought after. From swords to guns‚ weaponry has progressed throughout the ages with each war fought. No other war has seen more advances in weaponry than World War II. Many of those advances made this war focused on artillery‚ land vehicles‚ naval ships and aircraft. These advances‚ although beneficial‚ have also led to more bloodshed on the battlefield because
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side of fighting. Race played a huge role in World War II even by the Americans. The concept of race had an enormous impact on the conduct of World War II. According to John Dower‚ in War without Mercy‚ racial stereotypes‚ ideas of racial superiority and inferiority permeated both the Axis and Allied powers. Through a chronological approach‚ we can view how the Germans‚ Japanese‚ and the Americans were all infected by race‚ during World War II. Bergin paints a picture very clearly of the evidence
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