Oil Dependence Modern industry, modern civilizations are run almost entirely on oil, to a less extent, also on coke coal. But oil is quite literally the wheels of industry throughout the world. And the desire for oil, the need for oil, the craving for oil, the guzzling of oil is one of the great phenomena of the 20th century. ... We shall have to become less and less oil-dependent. ... Nuclear war was what it was feared, would wipe out mankind because if there were a war and nuclear weapons were used and rockets with the nuclear warheads – "nukes" as the Americans call them &n...

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In an attempt to suppress Japan, Roosevelt ordered oil supplies to Japan to be cut off. ... Tanks, warplanes, uniforms, food, medical aid, and weapon. ... At this point, she had two choices; whether to face the Japanese off or to use a powerful weapon (atomic bomb). ...

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PEOPLE: FDR - President during WWII Truman - President who decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan Churchill - British Prime Minister Eisenhower - Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied troops in D-Day MacArthur - General who returns to Philippians - Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific Rommel - General in charge of Afrika Korps Hitler - poorly educated Austrian; joined German workers party, became leader, changed name to Nazi; became Dictator of Germany Mussolini - in Fascist Party; declared himself Dictator of Italy Tojo - Dictator of Japan Stalin - Dictator of USSR F...

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However, governments are not interested only in the procurement of cheap goods for their citizens " from a security perspective, it may be more prudent to produce weapons, and perhaps food, domestically. ...

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