-The charter pledged to both the U.S. and Great Britain 1) Seek no territorial expansion 2) Pursue no territorial changes without the consent of the inhabitants. 3) Respect the right of people to choose their own government. 4) Promote free trade among governments. 5) Encourage international cooperation to improve people's lives. 6) Build a secure peace based on freedom and fear. 7) Work for the disarmament of the aggressors. 8) Establish a permanent system of general security...

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This paper can either be a historiographical paper (centering on an issue in the secondary literature) or an analysis of a primary source (say, a memoir); in either case, you are free to choose a topic of interest to you (although you need to clear the topic with me). ... Note that neither list is exhaustive: these are a handful of possible topics (to give you some ideas and to give you a sense of the sort of topics I'm looking for, but you're welcome to propose a topic of your own. 1. ... The rape of German women by the Red Army in the conquest of Berlin NOTE: If past incarnation...

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The Second World War brought had an aftermath of another war, the Cold War, which was basically the U.S vs the Soviet Union, both were highly equipped with weapons of mass destruction and were opposites, this was cause enough to bring fears of destruction or even annihilation, change in economics and social changes to the U.S and the free world. ... They loved the power by the people and the free world. ... In historical statistics, we can note that the percentage of government money used had more than doubled from 1949 to 1959. ...

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Adolph Hitler: Evil Hero In the days of increased social consciousness, it is seen as poor taste to mention Adolph Hitler with anything less than sheer contempt. The man was, after-all, responsible for one of the most gruesome and barbaric periods of modern history. Well over six million people d...

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However, in the trenches he realized how horrific the war was and started to make notes about the conditions at first. Then later in a military hospital he edited and collected these notes into the poetry of Wifred Owen. ... 'Dulce,' on the other hand, is written in free verse with an alternate line rhyming pattern. ...

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To prove his point he quotes from the December 17, 1942 Allied Declaration on war crimes noting that FDR speaks of the "mass executions" of many of "hundreds of thousands of men women and children" in stead of pointing out the Jews specifically. ... Bechloss breaks down this misconception by proving that America entereging the war was a power struggle that happened to free the Jews. ...

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Our society should note the failures of Hitler and Mussolini, and take into account the many hardships that were present long after these ultra-nationalistic leaders were gone. ... Amendment I in the American Bill of Rights states that, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." ...

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Note: Of the 6,000,000 migrants who have come to Australia since the end of World War II, over 600,000 have been resettled here. ... Perhaps we should rethink how we present Australia to these immigrants, if this is the way we are headed; "Yes it is true, if you come to Australia legally you will have to wait a couple of months before you are accepted and then once you are you will have to work and pay for your living, oh but if you come illegally you will get free clothing, food and education!"...

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America was all too comfortable with a naive sense "nothing can touch us and noting can hurt us." ... For example, World War II was thought of as the war "over there", "over seas", but the events that occurred on December 7,1941 at Pearl Harbor, noting at that point could compare to the awakening and the realization that America could be struck and struck hard. ... As long as we keep America strong, free and proud. ...

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E.E. Cummings and His Works Two women walk past him, conversing with their noses pointed to the sky, in glistening attire, with fur scarves slung around their necks and ornate designs engraved into their dresses. His eyes shift from the gossiping women to a cluster of businessmen laughing while they smoked cigars inside a restaurant. The men dressed in black, colorless business suites, with fashionable ties, fashionable outfits, and with any accessory that could compliment their fashionable lives. People in the town were black and white, and they hadn't aspired for their lives to...

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Operating under the government framework, known as Grundgetsetz or Basic Law, instilled by the allied nations after World War II in 1949, and completely breaking free of its eastern Soviet form of government. ... On a lighter note, Germany has become a manufacturing powerhouse within Europe. ...

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They have monopolized the printing of bank notes." ... This helped them to continue the spread of nationalism and to sell' their resistance movement as the permissibles and forbiddances required them to live like and help the villagers, to make sure that the villagers understand that they were there to help get rid of the French and ensure them a better life free from colonialism. ...

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"Abos," the girls said with cool disgust, as if the rituals being enacted, however violent were ordinary and not to be taken note of." ... He begins as an innocent youth, "not withdrawn exactly but impenetrably private," who is able to finally "free himself from Ashley's support," letting go of the real world and approaching death. ...

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But perhaps the most important effect was the chaos in the banking system, as banks tried to collect on loans made to stock market investors whose holding were now worth little or noting at all. ... The information on transaction prices were unavailable, furthermore speculators had a perverse incentive to stay away from the market in order to benefit from the distress sale and free fall in prices. ...

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As he notes in the beginning of the book, "the Holocaust took place because at the most basic level individual human beings killed other human beings in large numbers over an extended period of time. ... With free reign over the "prisoners," many of the guards became tyrants, arbitrarily using their power and enjoying the control they had over others. ...

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The US Supreme Court: Sexually Motivated? Following the defeat of Germany and Japan during World War II the United States almost immediately became burdened with another challenge, that of, containing their former ally, the Soviet Union. Known as the Cold War, this conflict inspired tremendous technological advances as well as, drastic social changes throughout the world and especially within the United States. The rivalry for global dominance immediately became, perhaps, the single most important factor determining the American, as well as, the global human experience and would remain...

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He also notes that the historical experience (especially after Word War I and the Treaty of Versailles), culture, and social structure of both nations could not have been more antithetical. ... One American poster of a sledgehammer bore the slogan "Work to Keep Free," which is taken directly from the sign that greeted prisoners at Auschwitz "Arbeit Macht Frei" German for "work makes you free". ...

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Gene was jealous of Finny's confidency, openness, modesty, superb athletic abilities, his natural leadership skills, his ability to deal with stress easily, his care free attitude, his people skills and, of course, his good looks. ... The next morning he wakes up and returns to his room to find a note on the door asking him to bring Finny's clothes and toilet articles to the infirmary, so he packs them and brings them to Finny. ...

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Gene was jealous of Finny's confidency, openness, modesty, superb athletic abilities, his natural leadership skills, his ability to deal with stress easily, his care free attitude, his people skills and, of course, his good looks. ... The next morning he wakes up and returns to his room to find a note on the door asking him to bring Finny's clothes and toilet articles to the infirmary, so he packs them and brings them to Finny. ...

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This freed seven billion dollars worth of allowance for Britain to use for the war effort. ... Even though the band was interrupted in their song by Japanese planes, the crews did not move until the last note was sung. ...

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The Importance and Effects of U.S. Involvement in World War I and II Only about two hundred years old, the United States had developed into a major world power by the beginning of the 20th Century. The 1900's marked the beginning of a drastic change in the economy, communications and technologie...

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Causes of Liberian Civil War Liberia is Africa's first republic that was founded in 1822 as a result of the efforts of the American colonization society to settle freed American slaves in West Africa (Liberia geography, 2006). ...

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Background and During the Cooling of Relations The Second World War drastically changed the political map of the world, and especially the European continent. The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. The anti-Hitler coalition, the main role which played the great powers - the US, the USSR, England, and at the last stage of the war France - increasingly reflect the new balance of power in the world. Neither Britain nor France, nor even, defeated Germany could not play in the post-war period of the previous role of the guarantor of balance a...

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One cannot help but feel fortunate to live in a country such as Canada; its richness and prosperity go relatively unequaled in the world. Canadians, to an extent, have lived a life of sheltered ignorance when compared to the lives experienced by those in other nations. The problems that the greater part of the world faces daily, and expects in the future, are inconceivable to those in wealthy nations. World peace through international government and law is an ancient idea that has mightily fastened itself on the minds of people throughout the ages. Never before, however, has the human race b...

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The Condition of Man in The Heart of Darkness and The Lord of the Flies "Man is a fallen being. He is gripped by original sin. His nature is sinful and his state perilous-(Golding, "Fable-, The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces, Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1965, page 61). This quote by ...

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