1. The Politics of World War II
SPEECH FOR ANZAC DAY, THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2002 On this day 87 years ago, in the breaking morning twilight, a flare burst above a narrow beach on the Gallipoli Peninsula in the Dardanelle Straits signifying the commencement of an assault by forces of the British Empire and France against Turkey during WW1. ... The young men of the day had had drilled into them by history, legend, verse, story and song that real nationhood is forged in battle. ... Then in reflecting on history, Churchill said "History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it!" For New Zealand and Australia, we may not have th...
August 1914 one of the most historic events in history began. ... The Great War as it has become known was a defining moment in modern history the impacts, which were and are felt around the world today. ... Women gained more respect during the WW1 filling in for men at the home front this was one of the few positives that came out of the war. ...
All Quiet on the Western Front is about how a group of young men volunteer for the war after hearing speeches about how great it is. They go to training for a few weeks and live life on the front they soon realize it is not all it was supposed to be. They go through things such as losing lives to lo...
7.11.02 HISTORY CLASS NOTES British economic performance in the 1920`s and 1930`s. ... Cotton textiles Lanacashire dominated world market in textiles before ww1.But then after the war we invest a lot of money into machinery in the cotton industry and therefore begin to spend a lot of inappropriate money. 2 reasons why we begin to lose are - (1) other countries begin to produce for themselves - often using machinery (2) other countries begin to protect their markets with tariffs possibly a third - introduction of nylon By 1938 the the total world trade in cotton textiles is now o...
How battles were fought The way trench battles were fought contributed greatly to the slaughter of men. This was partly because men were used up in numbers rather than individuals. The biggest problem though, was that the generals had no idea how to organise a successful battle and hadn't even v...