USA being the greatest capitalist democracy of the time and the Soviet Union being the leading communist state USSR claimed much of its land at the end of WW2 By 1949 the USSR had set up an ‘iron curtain’ The Cold War was a time of great tension‚ rivalry and distrust between the USA and the USSR Communism appeared in many countries after WW2 including: North Korea‚ Indochina‚ Malaya and China. Mao Zedong led the communist party in China Robert Menzies became Prime Minister in 1949 Australia
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• The data display’s a number of different years that the country was in a time known as a recession‚ here the country was in a state of negative economic growth. The period from 1930 to 1933 was known as the Great Depression‚ this was the worst time in America’s history that the economy preformed so poorly. Demand for goods was very low and people attempted to save money to weather the poor economy but this created stagnation which prolonged the depression. The Great Depression ended through the
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The Holocaust Anne Frank’s’ diary impacted the world in many ways. It did so by telling the story of a little girl during the Holocaust. It touched the hearts of many people around the world. Here are some ways it impacted the world. First off‚ people can connect to it. Some might be going through tough times. The nation could be at war. The country could also be in a deep national depression. Other people could be in hiding. They could be hiding from dangerous people. Or hiding from the nation’s
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Benny‚ the War in Europe‚ and Myerson’s daughter Bella This short story takes place in Montreal in a Jewish family. It begins during WW2 and continues 5-10 years. It appears to be a small and mainly poor working class community. Benny’s family seems to be wanting more from life‚ especially his father‚ who always compares his son to the other sons in the community. Benny: In the beginning of the story Benny is described as a quiet boy‚ who is likely to stay out of trouble‚ should he goes to
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According to the Australian War Memorial‚ “Over 30‚000 Australian servicemen were taken prisoner in the Second World War and 39‚000 gave their lives.” The treatment of POWs during the WW2 varied extremely depending on race‚ country they were prisoner to‚ morals and numerous other varying factors. The Geneva Conventions were set in order to control and maintain the same level of treatment for all POWs‚ they were international agreements created in Geneva‚ Switzerland. The Conventions place restrictions
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The possibility that a bomb made with uranium could be created was considered in 1939‚ when WW2 broke out in Europe Two Hungarian physicists Leo Szilard and Eugene Wigner‚ alerted the US government to the possibility of an atomic bomb. President Roosevelt then set up a program to study uranium and the possibility of an atomic bomb. This started the series of events leading to the atomic bomb. American scientists‚ under this committee discovered that uranium-235(U-235)‚ the type used in the atomic
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to conformity and deep feelings of failure.’ Good Morning/Afternoon‚ and welcome to this literary seminar at Hunters Hill High. My name is Obi Williams and I have prepared a speech on the Human Condition‚ its relevance in Post WW2‚ and how it is presented through Post WW2 literature. This time was a period of immense social transformation‚ as during the war‚ unemployment had ended and the economy had greatly expanded which meant the end of the war brought with it; higher employment levels among
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REPORT OF “Helmet for my Pillow” BY ROBERT LECKIE 1. Recommendations a. Audience. I recommend “Helmet for my Pillow” to every single Marine. The book was phenomenal in going into detail about exact events that happened to the 1st Marines during WW2. The author is writing the novel in 1st person point of view and his recollections of the events that took place. Since the author is writing in 1st person point of
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2.6 million people live in Cebu‚ and about 12 million people live in Bohol (Background Essay). People respond to a natural disaster by getting involved with organizations that help the victims of the natural disaster‚ gathering supplies‚ and by evacuation centers opening up
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Russia so there might not be a super power per say which could be the trigger of the next world war‚ multi culture people will be the biggest population as all countries will be forced to accept this could the second trigger of a second race war as WW2 was‚right now England‚and Europe predicts there will be more muslim population by 2050 than whites‚Russia‚China and India all are secular in their population but already racial problems are a big problem in these countries‚ in Russia it is ok for Russian
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