and Artillery of World War II The result of World War II was affected by many different factors. One major factor which affected the war was the weapons and artillery used during the war. Since the beginnings of time‚ weapons have always been around. From swords and knives to nuclear weapons and missiles‚ weapons have evolved greatly throughout the years. The weapons and artillery used in World War II basically were evolved types of weaponry that were used during World War I (Military History
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better word‚ that the American atomic monopoly would somehow intimidate the Soviets from breaches of the peace for fear of precipitating an all-out war. But if that was Truman’s intention‚ it did not appear to work. The bomb was supposed to be the ‘winning weapon’‚ but by 1948 it was abundantly clear that the West was neither winning the Cold War nor preventing Moscow from
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Origins of WWII - understanding the outbreak of the Second World War requires keeping a perspective on interplay of and convergence of several factors…many historians are tempted to see WWII as a continuation of WWI‚ and call the period 1914-1945‚ the Thirty Years war 1) Legacy of WWI and its Peace Treaties - the “politics” of Versailles very nearly destroyed Weimar in the early 1920’s‚ contested territorial settlements and state power (especially for Germany and to a lesser extent for Italy)
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cockpit this prevented many fatal casualties. Without Lord Beverbrook Britain would have struggled to win the battle of Britain. He was head of plane production he invested time and money to produce sophisticated machinery and planes to win the battle of Britain. He was producing 100 planes a week this was a dramatic increase from the previous production numbers. These weapons were relied on to win the battle of Britain. Although Britains weapons were of the highest standard‚ Germany contributed to
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Page 64 The Allies’ plan to capture Anatolia in Turkey failed. In 1919‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ Georges Clemenceau and David Lloyd George (known as the Big Three) supported the Greeks to send soldiers to Anatolia to dominate the Turks and Italians – who were attempting to colonize Turkey. The Greek government envisioned re-establishing the ancient Greek Empire in a colony where there was a majority of Greek-speaking people. On the other hand‚ Turkish nationalists - commanded by General Mustafa Kemal - had
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Name_______________________________________ Date____________________________ DBQ 21: Causes of World War II (Adapted from Document-Based Assessment for Global History‚ Walch Education) Historical Context: Even though the 1920’s began with a favorable outlook for peace‚ toward the end of the decade and throughout the 1930’s the clouds of war were forming. Dictators arose in countries that were dissatisfied with the results of World War I. Germany‚ Italy and Japan took aggressive actions‚ and neither the League of
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People learn from their mistakes‚ as did the Indians in the late 1700s‚ as well as the Confederate troops from the Civil War. The Union was victorious in this war for freedom‚ and to this day‚ the north is more the heart of the country’s economy. Weapons have been around from the Neanderthals of the post-ice age‚ to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Rocks became knives‚ sticks became spears‚ and bayonets became AK-47’s. The technology from the French and Indian War was revolutionized and manufactured
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Why did William win the battle of Hastings? In 1066 king Edward the confessor died without any children to inherit the throne of england‚ this meant that Harold Godwinson was crowned as king despite supposidly promising an oath to william that he would be the next king . However harold faced his position being jeportised because two other determined young men also wanted to be King. These men were Harald Hadrarda and William of Normandy. England was one of the welthiest and most powerfull countrys
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World War II began on September 1st‚ 1939‚ the Germany invaded Poland without a declaration of war. It is an unprecedented war until now. Because it cause a lot of injured and disaster. There were two camps in the World War II. The first camp was called fascist. It includes Germany‚ Italy‚ Japan and so on. The second camp mainly has America‚ China and the Soviet Union who were confronted with fascist. About the World War II‚ there are many reasons which can lead to the war. For example‚ the military
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Every person in the world has known the story about the World War I and the consequences that the World War I brought to the world. The World War I started in Europe‚ and even though President Woodrow Wilson wanted to keep America to be impartial in thought as well as action‚ but after the sinking of the Lusitania‚ Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to the Congress about joining the World War I. And the reason why was the United States of America involved in the World War I whether for the advantages of
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