between the United States and the U.S.S.R. during the cold war? How were their relations and reasons for peace different from that of second-tier powers such as Japan? The United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics emerged as the two most powerful nations in the aftermath of World War II. After five years of fighting the Germans‚ the soviet nation was more powerful than ever‚ and Joseph Stalin wanted to continue their rise to power and become the world hegemon. The United States also experienced
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The second world war was one of truly epic proportions. Virtually every nation on earth was impacted in one way or another‚ whether they were directly involved‚ or merely suffered the negative‚ and inevitable‚ externalities that are associated with war. Although the war and its impact was significant enough to stretch world-wide‚ the opposing powers are generally grouped into only two separate forces – the Axis and the Allies. One‚ the Axis powers‚ consisted of nations working towards conquering
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Before World War II‚ the war was also known as The Great War‚ The World War‚ or The War in Europe .In France and Belgium‚ it was sometimes referred to as La Guerre du Droit (the War for Justice) or La Guerre Pour la Civilization / de Oorlog tot de Beschaving (the War to Preserve Civilisation)‚ especially on medals and commemorative monuments. The term used by official histories of the war in Britain and Canada is First World War‚ while American histories generally use the term ‘World War’ I. The
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World War One was a gruesome and transformative war‚ many young men suffered and died in the name of fighting for countries‚ and against countries‚ that they had no ties with aside from alliances. It lasted from July 1914 to November 1918‚ and all of the 4 years were fought with old tactics‚ but new weaponry and ways to kill. As a result of this the “Great War” as it was called is often considered one of the most brutal and bloody wars in the history of the world‚ and it transformed much of the way
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Have you ever wondered how so many people were influenced to contribute during World War ll? This is because of the many techniques and tools used in propaganda posters. In a series of posters‚ the British government allows readers to feel empathy or encouraged to be involved in the war effort. This is a characterized by a skillful use of association‚ celebrities‚ bandwagon‚ fear‚ simple solution etc to win the hearts and minds of citizens. One poster encourages factory workers to join the force
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Was World War I primarily fought in the trenches? Life in the Trenches There was nothing glamorous about trench life. World War 1 trenches were dirty‚ smelly and riddled with disease. For soldier’s‚ life in the trenches meant living in fear. In fear of diseases (like cholera and trench foot) and of course‚ the constant fear of enemy attack. Trench warfare WW1 style is something all participating countries vowed never to repeat and the facts make it easy to see why. Photo- British troops sitting
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In the 7th Century BC a new era of warfare strategy evolved. Before this new strategy‚ foot soldiers (known as hoplites) engaged in battle in the form of one mob for each army which on the command of their generals runs at each other and proceeds to hack blindly at the enemy with little to no direction other then to kill the enemy in front of them. This proved to be very messy and the tide of battle depended mostly on emotion and size of an army. In the name of strategy and organization‚ the phalanx
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The Impact of the First World War on British Society Author(s): Arthur Marwick Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of Contemporary History‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 1 (Jan.‚ 1968)‚ pp. 51-63 Published by: Sage Publications‚ Ltd. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/259966 . Accessed: 17/03/2013 23:29 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps
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peaceful grassland no longer existed‚ and huge piles of dead bodies were remained… What actually happened to break out this violent‚ nonsensical war? The World War I was caused by the initial outbreaks between nations due to nationalistic factors‚ which served as the basis of militarism in Europe and the imperialistic movements throughout the world. During the years of 1890’s and 1900’s‚ the nationalistic movements such as Black Hands and Assassination of Archduke Franz were carried out as an opposing
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During 1939 to 1945‚ two governmental 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
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