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    Cause Of World War II

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    When World War I ended it left behind agression that lead to the start of World War II. There are many reasons that caused World War II started. Some of the main reasons that caused World War II to start where the Treaty of Versailles‚ The Great Depression‚ Japanese Imperialism‚ and the Attack on Pearl Harbor. World War I ended when they signed the Treaty of Versailles on June 28‚ 1919. Because the U.S. senate rejected the Versailles settlement it was very dangerous years that were going to start

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    In the early 1920s‚ as World War I ended‚ nations looked for peace as an outlet and hope for the future. As time passed‚ most countries were happy that the Great War had ended‚ however they were upset with the outcome. Since there were many costly expenses from the war‚ it caused many of the hostile nations to look for strong rulers for change. This allowed many harsh dictators to rise to power. These dictators were aggressive rulers and took forceful actions. In order to combat these aggressive

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    War World 2‚ Concentration Camps During War World 2‚ Hitler authorized the SS‚ after December 1934‚ to be “the only agency authorized to establish and manage factories‚” called concentration camps‚ like Ravensbruck (ushmm.org). These camps were built throughout Germany and the system expanded as the Nazis took over. The system of the camps grew more deadly and affected many camps‚ like Ravensbruck. Ravensbruck was a camp mainly for women‚ and was deadly. In the end of the war‚ Ravensbruck was

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    Causes Of World War II

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    The beginning of World War II. The contestants in WWII were divided into two groups‚ the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers. The following countries were in the Allied Powers: Soviet Union‚United States‚Britain‚ China‚ France‚ Poland‚ Belgium‚ and the Netherlands. The Axis Powers consisted of the following: Germany‚ Japan‚and Italy. The Allied Powers during WWII were those that opposed the Axis Powers. At the beginning of war‚ Britain and the Commonwealth Nations stood almost alone‚ but the United

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    Honors U.S History The beginning of the 1900s marked the start of the Second World War Although the U.S did not want to become involved in this war‚ it eventually joined after the Japanese attacked U.S forces in Pearl Harbor. By dropping two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and declaring war on Germany‚ the U.S had officially entered the war. Reasons why the U.S dropped these atomic bombs were and still are the subject of much controversy. After the first atomic bomb

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    Aircraft In World War II

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    were many aircrafts in World War II‚ this is the history and the different types of aircrafts. The World War II aircrafts were a deadly weapon and there were many of them. These aircrafts pretty much make up the war. The attacks and battles in World War II mostly used aircrafts to attack enemies from the sky. The history of the aircraft goes way back. Manufacturers made many different aircrafts for many different purposes. World War II allies needed many aircrafts to win the war‚ and 100‚000 aircrafts

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    known as the “lightning war”‚ was a German military strategy in World War II that consisted of high speed attacks by airplanes along with tanks to destroy German victims. The Nazis damaged a lot of Poland’s largest cities and bombed the civilian population. Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ the President of the United States during the beginning of World War II‚ believed that the military tactics of the Nazis were horrible and wanted to stop it. Once the United States entered the war in December 1941‚ because

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    5.4 Values and the Crossroads of Life—Work File After reading the course resources‚ answer questions 1-10. (10 points each)
Please take time to answer each question completely. 1. Think of a person who has positively influenced your life or for whom you have great admiration. Write down the characteristics that person has/had that you would like to develop. Someone who has positively influenced my life and I have great admiration for is my friend David. David is very ambitious‚ motivated‚

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    represents The United States government. In the play‚ Eliza is a very common girl in England trying to make something of herself selling flowers to get by. Her ambitions are to succeed as more than a common person and open a flower shop. According to the World Bank‚ almost 40% of Uganda’s population lives off of less than $1.25 a day‚ most of which is corrupt (T.I. 2012). Uganda’s dream to become a middle class country with industry was in sight with the discovery of oil in the

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    Causes of World War II

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    Identify and explain at least two causes of World War II. Then analyze America’s foreign policy before the war‚ and describe how that policy changed as the war progressed. Be sure to include a discussion of how the Battle of Britain influenced American opinion. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer Two causes of World War II were the harsh provisions of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I and the rise of nationalist leader Adolf Hitler. Treaty of Versailles - The

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