territory. This war was like the rich against the poor. The US troops had nothing to lose. However‚ the Vietnamese knew that they had everything to lose. The US soldiers were nothing new to the game. Even since the American Revolution‚ we have been at war. For example‚ World War 1. World War 1 was also known as “The Great War.” Over 70 million military troops were involved. World War 2 was also a war that made their even better at combat. Unlike the Vietnamese‚ who weren’t used to wars and weren’t
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livWorld war I can be blamed on a combination of three events or idea’s and characteristic of the time. One of the events that caused the first world war was the large amount of alliances the world over. The treaties of the time conflicted with the growing popularity of imperialism. In the general populace resides the third cause‚ as the conflict between alliance and growth is not enough without people to fight for the country at war that is were militarism comes in. The countries of the world had been
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The Causes and Effects of World War 2 World War 2 is still the most tragic war to ever occur‚ but have you ever thought why it happened‚ and what exactly made Hitler want to go to war with the Jews? The whole reason behind WW2 wasn’t just because Hitler hated Jews‚ but also because he blamed them for their economic struggle. During this time Germany was going through a terrible economic decline due to the lost of WW1 and being forced to pay a large sum for the devastation they caused. The reparations
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effects of World War II on Northern & Southern Ireland; 1939-1945 Daniel McCarthy (Visiting Student) Student Identification Number: 08102474 The Two Ireland’s in the 20th Century 0809-HI 208.E John Cunningham Word Count: 2‚990 13 March 2009 Daniel McCarthy 1 Throughout the time period of 1939-1945‚ the two countries of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland found themselves in two different positions in regards to participating in World War II. Northern Ireland‚ which was controlled
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Why were the Japanese so cruel in World War 2? The Japanese were a warrior culture who believed that to surrender was tantamount to admitting that you were a coward. The European soldiers‚ including the US Army believed in the idea you fight until you know you can’t win and then you surrender in good faith. This lead to the idea that they could treat the cowards in their care any way that they felt they should up to and including killing them they were able to slap prisoners and work them to
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World War II‚ which occurred on September 1st of1939 after Germany invaded Poland‚ is one of the most famous wars in the course of history. It was the most brutally violent‚ horrific‚ damaging‚ and the first war to have millions upon millions of people killed throughout the duration of it. A plethora of effects‚ which varies from nation to nation‚ was inflicted upon the world which would impact the course of the future. Fifty million people‚ or about two percent of the world’s population at the time
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In this Essay‚ I am going to explain the long and short causes of World War two. The war was caused by both long and short causes‚ From October 1929 an economy depression happened in America‚ it spread all around the world. Due to this million of people were throw away from the work and some of them starve to death. As this happened lot of people were angry and they turned to political extremists. After this In Germany and Italy‚ fascist dictators such as Hitler came to power and in Japan started
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“World War One was unavoidable” Discuss. Introduction: World War One began in 1914‚ August 1‚ when Germany declared war on Russia and France. Countries started mobilizing for a continental war‚ one of the bloodiest conflicts in the history of the humankind surrounded by many different theories‚ why it has emerged and how it could have been avoided. In order to fully understand the origins of World War One‚ I am going to start analysing European diplomacy from 1870’s when the war was still avoidable
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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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Causes and Effects of World War II Name Institution Causes and Effects of World War II Two major events signifying global conflicts are the popular World War I and II that comprised of inhuman atrocities and destructions worldwide. World War I started out as a tug-of-war among the European states which all wanted to be the predominant superpower in Europe‚ especially Germany (Duignan & Gann‚ 1995). However Germany lost the battle and was imposed on the Treaty of Versailles which demanded
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