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Essays in International History, 1945-1991 category
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'The First World War was the result of a Badly mismanaged Balkan crisis in the summer of 1914 rather than the product of long-standing rivalries between the great powers.'
... two sides stopped this happening. In the July crisis that followed all countries mobilized in support of their allies. After three weeks Austria-Hungary was confident they had the total support of Germany. The Germans had issued an offer of support ...
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'The Impact of Nationalism in the late 19th century through to the Second World War.
... Europe. The Nationalist feeling was often directed against the diametrically opposed ideology of communism, preaching the universal, international revolution of the proletariat. State nationalism was widely practised. In defence of the nation, peoples were indoctrinated with their own national identity. ...
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'The Impact of Nationalism in the late 19th century through to the Second World War.
... feeling was often directed against the diametrically opposed ideology of communism, preaching the universal, international revolution of the proletariat. State nationalism was widely practised. In defence of the nation, peoples were indoctrinated with their own national identity. Nationalism became less ...
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'The Long March was a retreat' what evidence is there to support or contradict this interpretation?
... truthful, he admits to not knowing what was happening, '...at the beginning we did not know that we were actually going on the Long March...', additionally the Veteran also recognizes the deaths and downfalls encountered, '...held a conference to study ...
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'The Pearl Harbor Conspiracy' Who was at fault? Was it a surprise or was it known in advance?
... history course will have advanced knowledge, of the Pearl Harbor bombing after reviewing the information presented in this paper. "For the United States, World War II lasted 1,351 days, but the nation's greatest defeat took only 110 minutes. In about two ...
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'The Spanish-American War changed the nature and conduct of the Presidency.' To what extent do these sources support this judgement?
... a generally positive and peaceful involvement in foreign affairs. Theodore Roosevelt's presidency took part after the Spanish American War so the sources suggest that after the war Presidents were very involved in the national scene. However, the first source also ...
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'The three great quarrels of region, class and church caused the Spanish Civil War.' Discuss.
... in the causing of the Spanish Civil war may certainly not be forgotten. The quarrel over class was one very important to the cause of the Civil War. Though there was a small industrial and mercantile middle class bourgeoisie ...
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'To save gallant Belgium' - To what extent was this reason why Britain went to war in August 1914?
... of Splendid Isolation which Britain was in by 1900, suited imperial interests, however with increasing tension in Europe between emerging rivals, essentially between France and Russia (who were allied) and Germany, the balance of power in Europe was threatened and ...
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'To what extent had the USA become two different societies by the eve of the Civil War?'
... writing on the Civil War in the past often exaggerated the state of the Union and overemphasise how weak it was before the outbreak of war. She claims that although the north and the south had their differences, the union ...
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'Total War' means that all resources of a nation (social, political, economic and cultural) are harnessed to the war effort - Everybody and everything is involved. Was the First World War a Total War for Britain?
... change of women going to work had large impacts on the political scene where they could now vote, for example. The role of the government within the war cannot be under emphasised, and it is to these that many of ...
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'War seldom resolves the causes of conflict' Analyze this claim with reference to a period in history.
... particularly the role of Hitler's personality and political agenda. The search for a middle ground, if that is one we should tread, between these two views provides fertile land for historigraphical debate. German Nationalism fuelled both World War One and World ...
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'We Were Soldiers' is a film that attempts to portray both sides of the conflict in Indo-China that became known in the West as the 'Vietnam War'.
... the camera will almost instantly go to another shot, in contrast, when an American death occurs the camera is slowed down and we hear melancholic music played in the background. The focus is on the death and our attention is ...
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'Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbour?'
... made Japan very militaristic and the military had a very strong influence in Japan. Japan's growth in industry had risen greatly since in the preceding 50 years and still it continued to grow. For this growth to take place though, ...
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'Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbour?' In December 1941, Pearl Harbour was attacked by the Japanese. It wasthe consequence of a series of events which brought tension betweenJapan and America to boiling point
... had risen greatly since in the preceding 50 years and still it continued to grow. For this growth to take place though, they relied greatly on imports from other countries to feed their growing population. One of those countries they relied on was ...
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'Without the work of women on the home front, Britain should not have won the first world war' Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain whether you agree with this view.
... needed. She also tells of how her working hours were cut from 6am to 9pm to working just 12 hours a day. This is also popular with the women because they were working less hours a day for more pay. ...
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-Canada’s Defining Moments
... needed to be a free independent country. The Chanak crisis was first step for this freedom. In 1922, one revolutionary army in Turkey was threatening to take over a small seaport on the Dardanelle, the Chanak. So, Britain decided to ...
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1, Select and explain the most important turning points in the first world war between March 1918 and November 1918.
... turning point in the Great War was the new tactics used by the allied troops, it was called the "creeping barrage". This was when there was heavy fire, machine guns at the back behind the soldiers firing over the soldiers ...
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18 May 1919 - Dear Diary,
... look for a job, and every night we wait for him, hopeful that he'll come back with good news, but when he enters the door with that disappointed look on his face, we know that the light in the tunnel ...
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1918 effects of 5 years of war in britain
... creditable as source g1. Source G1. This cartoon was created the year before the war ended. It is a primary resource, but it is not completely reliable as the cartoons are used to convey a political or social opinion. As the war ...
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1920's USA.
... (and others) was unknown to the general public. However, by the time Source A was drawn in 1925, Calvin Coolidge had become president and these scandals were uncovered to the public. The word materialism refers to people's changing attitude towards ...
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1954 battle changed Vietnam's history.
... reinforcements, to establish a redoubt in the enemy's rear and disrupt his lines," says Douglas Johnson, research professor at the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute. "The enemy could then be lured into a killing ground. There was definitely ...
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... energy, nuclear power plays an important role in the current world. Kurdsunoaeglu (2000) points out that nuclear power plants generate electricity without release of chemicals which cause atmospheric pollution and global warming. However, using nuclear technology more effectively will probably ...
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3 presidents
... other nations. His theory was if something needs doing-do it! The navy in actual fact doubled in size between 1901 and 1909. Along with the size of the navy, its expenditure grew by over 50 million US dollars. Roosevelt (being ...
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... life as they have more independence and freedom. Furthermore the source states that the children also think they are 'better off than before'. This source supports A and B to an extent. Source A mainly agrees with source C as ...
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A Battle Without Borders : Terrorism
... been present throughout history, the acts of terrors can be divided up into three phases. The first one, since Ancient Rome and Greece. This is the "pre-history" of terrorism, with the tyrannicides which were the ones who killed the tyrants ...