History Assignment While the unification a Italy did effect world war one slightly, it had not nearly as much effect as Germany's unification. ... This may have been due to the very different ways in which Germany and Italy were unified. ... (www.schoolspider.com/history/worldwar1) It was agued that with all those weapons the countries grew restless to try them out. ... This group involved Germany, Austria and Italy. Italy however, declared neutrality at the outbreak, leaving Germany with only Austria. ...

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Were weak Italy and Germany. ... Mussolini called it a mutilated victory and promised a strong Italy and a new Roman Empire. ... Fascist leaders appealed to the sense of humiliation felt by the Germans and Italians. ... Although Italy had been democratic since 1870 it had failed to take root. ... In Germany there was a history of strong centralised power where the Kaiser ruled supreme. ...

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On the other side the Axis powers included Germany, Japan and Italy. ... During the 1930's Japan was very aggressive in Asia and Italy, lead by Mussolini was invading Ethiopia. ... The Allies conquered Sicily in south Italy and Italy surrendered in 1943. ... D-Day is a military term designating the start date for launching an operation, but in modern history it is refers to the events of June 6, 1944. ... The Allies began landing on the eastern coast of Italy attempting to open the road to Rome. ...

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Its unique characteristics and filming techniques made an everlasting, worldwide impression in film history. Italians first made their mark in cinema history with Filloteo Albertini's patent of the Kinetograph in 1895. ... It formed a new attitude towards life in Italy. ... By 1950, Italian Neorealism was beginning to come to an end. ... The Neorealistic movement only lasted about 12 years, but has made an endless imprint in film history....

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Lao-tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher from 6th century BC, the author of Tao-te Ching, and Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher who lived 2000 years after Lao-tzu's time, author of Prince. ... Look into American History From Civil War to Vietnam War to Desert Storm, which cost billions dollars and millions lives, will the war ever end? ...

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The Japanese were on the Axis powers that had Italy and Germany as allies. ... On one side there was the Axis Powers, which mainly consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... The main leaders in the Axis Powers were Hitler from Germany, and Mussolini from Italy. ... From this website, I used info about Benito Mussolini and the fascist party that rose to power in Italy. ... Also from this source is where I got facts on Benito Mussolini and the things he did for Italy, which included conquering Ethiopia for Italy and how he sided with Germany with the fascist wars they had. ...

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History: Cheers and Jeers Throughout history we see that continuity and change have characterized the history of the world. Also, history ultimately repeats itself. ... Throughout history there have been many people and cultures that were labeled as "others."" ... In history, war has been used as a center of nationalism and pride. ... People are our history and the money is what attracts people and gives them incentive. ...

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Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev was an important figure in history because of his willingness to end the Cold War and Communism as it was known in the 1980s. ... In my opinion, this was truly the "end of history." After the tearing down of Russia, Europe as not broken out into war, thus making Gorbachev a key factor in European History. 2. ... Mazzini Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy; the first person that tried to unify all of Italy. 9. ... Michelangelo During Renaissance, Michelangelo attracted attention to Italy through his work ...

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Aside from this, Canadians played a large part in destroying the Italian forces, and some of the German forces sent to help defend this land. ... Canadians landed in Sicily, and after being victorious there, traveled up the spine of the Italian boot. On their way encountering hard weather conditions such as heat, Italian troops, experienced German troops and mountainous terrain. ... The victories in Italy demoralized the Italian people and helped to push the Italians out of the war, which proved to be very important because there would be one less army for the Canadians to have to fight. ...

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Some countries such as Italy, Poland and Greece all wanted a piece of the action. ... The biggest example of this was Italy. Italy had originally been allied with Germany and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, but when war broke out Italy refused to march. Then a year later Italy signed a secret pact with the Allies, in exchange for Italy joining the war on the Allied side, the Allies would give Italy all the land they felt they had a claim to. At the end of the war the Italians never got anything near what they had been promised. ...

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They all deal with some of the greatest people in world history. ... Hemingway, FDR, and Mondrian lived during few of the hardest years in history of the world. ... Unable to enlist in the armed forces, due to an eyesight problem, Ernest volunteered to drive ambulances for the American Red Cross in Italy. During his time in Italy, Hemingway was seriously wounded in the legs and feet by shrapnel. ... While in the hospital, Ernest fell in love with a nurse, but their love affair came to an immediate end, when she walked out on him, for an Italian officer. ...

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However, at the time, the Pact was greeted as a turning point in history. ... Italy invaded Abyssinia in October 1935 primarily because he wanted to increase the Italian Empire in Africa and he wanted raw materials and living space for the increasing Italian population. The League denounced Italy as an aggressor and imposed economic sanctions. All trade was banned with League members, accounting for 70% of Italy's trade. It was assumed that this economic pressure would bring Italy to a negotiated settleme...

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The English were largely an isolated community who were busy consolidating their power while the French and Spanish fought for control of northern Italy. ... The essay will now be discussing events and wars which shaped European history from the 1500's to 1650. The first set of wars focused entirely on Italy where the French King, Francis I, was eager to expand into Northern Italy. ... France withdrew its claim that it owned Northern Italy and Milan. ... The Conclusion for today is that there have been many wars in history motivated by religious, political and economic reasons. ...

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All of the events in history lead to the next. ... History is defined as the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. ... With Napoleon III no longer in power to protect them, the Papal States were annexed by Italy, thereby completing that nation's unification. ... On December 11th, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. ... If we do not learn from history, it is doomed to happen again. ...

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The Great War of 1914 also known as World War 1 was one of the bloodiest wars in history that killed millions of people and happened for many reasons, some of the reasons haven't even been found. ... In order to keep peace, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Prance agreed to be alliances and Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy become alliances as well. The United Kingdom, Russia, and France called their alliance Triple Entente and Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy called their alliance Triple Alliance (Document 3). ... World War I was caused by many reasons and will always be remembered in...

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England and Russia during the time that Japan attacked the United States were in a war with German and Italy. ... So in our Nations best interest we agreed to help them and enter war in Europe against Germany and Italy. ... At that time Russia was also fighting the same war against Germany and Italy. ... The United States in return declared war on the Triple Alliance which included the countries Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. ... Looking through history, the United States seems to only have started wars in national defense. ...

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Germany needed rearmament and domestic consolidation, coupled with the gaining of alliances with Britain and Italy. ... Hitler believed that the history of mankind was really only a struggle for space among peoples, and that the strong survived by gaining the necessary living space from which they could continue to grow numerically, and in terms of racial quality. ... On 6 July 1920, he concluded "for us the enemy sits on the other side of the Rhine, not in Italy or elsewhere." And on August 1st of the same year "we must use everything we can, especially the differences between Franc...

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Spain's modern history has been a dark cloud in most American students minds. ... Not only in history books but a large part of the disregard of Spain was due to UN trade boycotts. ... Due to foreign support from Hitler's Nazis Germany and Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini the rebel army rapidly grew strength. Fascist Italy sent 70,000 soldiers to fight for the Nationalists and Germany supplied modern weaponry such as planes, tanks, and submarines. ... The German and Italian support of the rebels caused a great disparity between the weaponry of the rebels and that of...

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It wasn't until 1935-1936 when Mussolini's Italian army took over Ethiopia. ... When Ethiopia fell to Italian rule in 1936 that marked the last truly independent African country which was an extremely sad moment (Overfield 191). ... It has shown us some of the lowest points in history such as slavery and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The idea of nationalism is such a sensitive idea. ...

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Germany was the one who started the war but was later joined by Italy and Japan in 1940 and 1941. ... In terms of lives lost and material destruction, World War II was the most devastating war in human history. ... I believe this war should never have happened and I hope history does not repeat itself....

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On September 27, 1940, Japan joined the Triple Alliance with Italy and Germany and began to expand into northern Indochina. ... I can honestly say that I am proud to be an American after researching this part of our history. ...

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(Prange, 80) When Japan signed an agreement with Germany and Italy, the United States increased its forces in the Pacific to keep Japan in check. When Japan signed the pact with Germany and Italy it was given control of Greater East Asia.... ("Into the Eyes of War: The Mind of Japan", 2) The United States asked in return that Japan withdraw from China, and stop collaborating with the Axis, (Germany and Italy). ... One day after congress had declared war on Japan, both Germany and Italy as partners of Japan in the Tripartite Pact declared war on the United States. ... Pearl Harbor is just ...

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August 1914 one of the most historic events in history began. ... For Britain, France and Italy they had to borrow money from the United States to keep the war effort going. By the conclusion of the war Britain was in debt over 3.5 billion dollars, France was almost 2 billion and Italy was just over 1 billion dollars in debt10. ... 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. ...

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Following his reelection in 1940, President Roosevelt moved ahead with the dual policy of building up U.S. defenses while giving assistance to those countries resisting the aggression of Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... He was convinced that the security of the United States depended on the defeat of Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... Nixon became president during one of the most controversial events in American history: Vietnam. ... On December 17, 1972 Nixon bombed Hanoi and Haiphong in the most severe aerial assault in history. ...

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The Allies which consisted of Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States against the Axis powers which consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... Italy entered the war on June 10, 1940, shortly before the collapse of France. ... Pearl Harbor was a defining moment in United States history because it was the first terrorist attack the United States has ever faced on American soil. ... President Truman made one of the hardest decisions in United States history when he decided to drop two Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ...

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