African Americans, World War II
As the Nazis began to dominate the European continent, African Americans continued to grapple with the realities of life in a racist society. Jim Crow segregation and i...
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Medicine, World War II
The purpose of military medicine during World War II was the same as in previous wars: to conserve the strength and efficiency of the fighting forces so as to keep as many men a...
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Religion, World War II
The devastation of World War I loomed in the background for Americans when war began in Europe in September 1939 and when the United States moved to assist Britain prior to ente...
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1940s: the Pivotal Decade
It is impossible to underestimate the importance of World War II (1939–45) in U.S. history. The country became involved in the conflict after the December 7, 1941, att...
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World War II
Despite the Japanese invasion of China in 1937, most historians date the start of the Second World War as September 1, 1939, the day that German forces attacked Poland. Although Polish re...
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French Labor, World War II
France 1940-1944
Synopsis
In 1940 the German forces of Adolph Hitler's Third Reich occupied France, and the Third Republic collapsed. The puppet Vichy regime dissolve...
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The German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, began to attack Britain from the air during the final months of 1940. This was the Battle of Britain. Then, on September 7th, Hitler ordered an end to daylight att...
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War is a fight between two or more sovereignty's in an attempt to solve disputes. War happens often whether it is between cities or nations. Many people have disputes over many things such as religion...
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In the late 1930's wars started to settle in, and some rulers weren't satisfied with the result of World War I. The axis powers took strong actions, and no form of government was able to or willin...
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During the great depression, many countries started to turn to dictators. One very famous dictator was Adolph Hitler. His party was called the Nazi Party. Fascism is a political system, headed by a...
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Keeping Families in a Crisis:
World War Two's Effect on Families
"The days of mad irresponsible fun are so far away and took place in a previous existence. Such happiness could not be gone for ever...
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I have just turned 18 when I was drafted to the
Japanese army. Japan had brought the United States
to help them in concuring China in the 1930's. Even
though Japan brought the ...
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United States Entry into WWII
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the most influential individual involved with getting the United States of America into World War Two. His actions though out the late 1930's ...
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When World War I came to an end, all of the victorious nations joined together to form the "League of Nations". This leagues' purpose was to make a collective effort of any overly aggressive action fr...
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The battle at Pearl Harbor, the leading kick off to World War II, set the courses of changing many lives and many actions taken in the nation. On December 8th, 1941, President Roosevelt asked for a de...
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It is indubitable that American Foreign Policy was to a great extent responsible for the Cold War. But as in any case, it was not the only factor that brought it about, or indeed stopped it from endin...
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September 20, 1917
It's late and I'm exhausted because I've been up on my feet running around all day treating patients. But I want to record everything that has been occurring for these past months...
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During World War two, the roles and sacrifices among the individual soldiers were many. One of special force used was the Navajo Indians and their language as a code for the United states while the Tu...
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M.A.N.I.A.
RUSSIA and FRANCE
a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war. (Pg.360)
Examples of Militarism in Russia and France include:
· The id...
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The American home front during World War II is recalled warmly in popular memory and cultural myth as a time of unprecedented national unity, years in which Americans stuck together in common cause. ...
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To this day, no one knows exactly what the World War II soldiers went through at the time of this horrible war. We will probably never know exactly how they felt, but in this essay, you will find o...
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The US were angered by the Japanese invasion of Manchuria but did not do anything because she was following a policy of isolationism (not getting involved in other countries' affairs so that it coul...
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Australia went to war for many various reasons. Most of these were to benefit Australia's global status. For example Australia went to war under the British empire because it wanted to prove its loyal...
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The topic of my what if Project is "What if Hitler attacked Moscow during World War two"" On June 22, 1941, Hitler began an invasion of Russia. The attack ended on December 5th when the Russian winter...
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The turning point in World War II happened in 1942 as a result of key Allied victories, but more importantly of German attrition. There were a few decisive battles but it was the entry of the USA tha...
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The British navy played a huge role in the defeat of Germany. The navy attacked and defended the British waters, and for this they were repaid by victory. The used many tactics and suffered great loss...
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A global war is a war that encompasses and effects every nation. With the rise of extreme powers pre 1939 Europe was fast moving toward WWII. But even with the invasion of Poland, Sept. 1, 1939 the ...
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How was America involved with Japan in WW2 and why? Before the war started the U.S. and Japan had conflicts which lead to Japan's surprising attack on Pearl Harbor. After Pearl Harbor, the U.S. battl...
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During World War II, women of america stepped up and helped the nation. Their strong and courageous ways led them and America to see that women can be as powerful as men. The absence of men in Americ...
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African Americans, World War II
1940s: the Pivotal Decade
World War II
French Labor, World War II
