lecturing‚ observing conditions‚ and furthering causes. - An accomplished writer‚ she initiated (1935) a daily column‚ “My Day” syndicated in many newspapers. - In 1933 she conducted the first press conference ever held by a U.S. president’s wife - In ww2 she was assistant director of the Office of Civilian Defense from 1941-1942‚ - she was a U.S. delegate to the United Nations from 1945 to 1953 and again in 1961‚ and in 1946 she was made chair of the Commission on Human Rights. - In the 1950s she
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Conclusion: Lebanon has quite a collection of beautiful and breathtaking crafts due to many centuries of experience. Most was inherited from the old countried and kingdoms that came to Lebanon and established on his soil such as the Phoenicans or in WW1-WW2 when lebanon was invaded by France and the Britans. Lebanese crafts Lebanese Crafts reflect the great worksmanship of the Lebanese people and the details‚ skill and hard work of the artisans and craftsmen
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the cheap raw materials. Maintaining colonial rule depended on military power. But when Britain started to decolonise its Empires they lost the title of a superpower. This was due to : economic decline‚ Britain had overspent on war efforts and after WW2 was showing serious signs of economic ‘slowdown’. Also loss of military influence after the war. Moreover many colonies fought for the allies with their own independent armies. One by one after the war‚ for a range of reasons most of the colonies became
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Geoffrey Lee 6.16 Macedonia History Essay To what extent do you agree with the assertion that May 4th 1919 was one of the most significant dates in Chinese history. The May 4th movement in 1919 was a significant date in Chinese history to a very large extent. This essay will attempt to justify this claim by explaining the short-term effects of the M4M and more importantly the long-term effects. The year 1919 is a significant year as it was the year right after World War 1 (WW1) had ended;
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greater power in international relationships within allied countries and to secure their resources in Southeast Asia and China. To be able to accomplish these aims Japan saw that attacking allied countries would do so. During the 1930’s‚ before WW2 had begun‚ the Japanese empire consisted of Korea‚ the southern half of Sakhalin Island‚ Kurile Islands (now part of Russia) and Taiwan. The empire was rapidly industrializing and militarizing and was under the slogan “Enrich the country‚ Strengthen
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Vietnam: Napalm: Napalm is liquid that is extremely flammable. It is made from a mixture of a gel and gasoline. Napalm has been used in World War 2‚ but became famous in the Vietnam War. It was first used as a weapon against buildings‚ but later it became a weapon against other soldiers. Napalm was very effective against people‚ because it sticks to the skin and causes extreme burn wounds. Napalm is quite an inhumane weapon. When napalm was created in World War 2‚ it was used in flamethrowers. Later
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work for them. At the end of WW2‚ the Vichy French government increased taxes‚ specifically for the Algerians and implemented “racial policies”‚ that favored the French. Similarly‚ Mozambique’s were discriminated‚ as the Portuguese deprived with lack of education‚ lack of political justification and very “cheap wages”. Despite both Algeria and Mozambique being treated unfairly socially‚ economically and politically‚ on May 8‚ 1945‚ the Algerians celebrated the end of WW2‚ by marching in Setif‚ but
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deleterious effects on the post-war environment as it caused hostilities and resentment that later paved the way for WWII.” To elaborate‚ even after the war many countries still were in disagreement and were cruel to one another which then paved a way for WW2 to take
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in south Vietnam‚ attacking the viet minh and innocent civilians including children‚ and on October‚ soldiers tried to return French rule. In return‚ Viet minh begun a guerilla campaign‚ sending many troops for French soldier lookout. Also‚ in post WW2‚ many Vietminh groups were sent over on the open front against French soldies. Lee: Can you give me additional information to whom the Viet Minh were? Um sure... Additional information regarding the Vietminh’s guerrilla campaign was that they used
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other us buildings. The country is said to have 13-21 missiles and 4 warheads for weapons right now. These weapons are believed to have half the power ours had when we bombed japan during ww2. The missiles they have are only believed to hit Alaska and Hawaii. Hawaii has now made a plan to protect from another ww2 attack on Pearl Harbor with these threats from North Korea. Also this nuclear problem has been on the rise since president trump took office‚ and how a strike force took place near the Korean
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