In 1914 the Ottoman Empire began to prosper and grow in the Middle East while the Europeans looked upon them with rage and frustration. ... In return the British promised to grant the Arabs their own land, however they did not execute their plan and created mandates meaning that Europe essentially owned and directed the middle east's every move. ... Nevertheless, the Arabs got support from the United States and many other countries from the East. ...

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While twenty minutes to the west of this mountain range, you can be in the middle of a dense forrest or arctic tundra in Siberia. ... Russia is located east of Europe and west of North America, so close where some people living in Alaska or islands off of Alaska consider themselves citizens of Russia instead of the United States. ... And Russia was to advance through East Prussia to assist the French forces, yet was forced out of Eastern Prussia with a devastating defeat and loss of man power (Firstworldwar.com.). ... The first offensive Russia launched was in August 1914, against Germany i...

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Britain did not keep her word; instead she created a Sykes-Picot agreement with France, an agreement that divided up the Middle East into different regions to be controlled by either France or Britain. ... First of all, I would not have agreed with France to rearrange and divide Middle Eastern land. ...

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WWII Peace brought neither stability nor lasting prosperity to the Western democracies, which paid a heavy price for their victory in World War I. Although, the United States suffered comparatively minor financial losses, huge war debts threatened the economic and political stability of Great Brita...

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While this German colony submitted early to Allied pressure, other colonies held out much longer, like German South-East Africa holding out until the war ended four years later. ... The gas hit the African Light Infantry and the Algerian Riflemen dead on and their lines quickly collapsed leaving a gaping 8,000 yard hole in the middle off the line. ... The main areas that battles took place were the four German colonies of Togoland, Cameroon, German South-West Africa and German South-East Africa. ... So by early 1916, the only colony left in German hands was German South-East Africa. ...

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All of which reject any possibility of coherent intention or program in Nazi Germany's foreign policy.(2) The ferocity of this debate, perhaps best personified by the AJP Taylor, Trevor-Roper duels, has only increased the stubbornness of each side, and impeded any sort of configuration of a middle group.(3) It seems almost impossible to prove that any side can be completely and inequivocally correct due to the vast amount of sometimes contradictory statements made by Hitler which can be used by both sides equally. ... All allowing for the conquest of Lebensraum or living space...

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The remaining ANZACs were evacuated and returned to the Middle East and the Western Front where they were involved in other battles. ... It also recognises the sacrifices made in other conflicts including WW2, Korea, South East Asia, the Persian Gulf, and the Balkans. ...

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The Dada movement preaches the "essence of spirit" the freedom of expression, hatred to "the great war" (or what we later called World War 1) , with a want to preserve the middle class, while humankind was degrading morally, with little or no hopes for a bright future. ... People in the Middle East listened to Um-Kilthoum at the same time Elvis was dancing to the Jail House Rock. ...

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There are trenches on the two sides and no man's land with a barbwire in the middle. ... Long Term was worldwide suffering for men and women, a destruction of the class system, breakup of the Ottoman Empire leading to many of the troubles in the Middle East, the humiliation of Germany and therefore the rise of Nazism and Hitler. ...

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However, whereas in WWI the fighting was largely concentrated in Europe (Eastern front=Russia; Western front=France) and the Middle East, the Second World War saw fighting on every continent except the Americas (3 main fronts: Russia, the Pacific and North Africa). 4. ...

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Even if they attacked on the West side and lost, then attacked on the East, the French Army was still able to get there. ... He wanted to put all the armor and firepower on the right side of the beach so when the Allies attacked they would destroy everything in the middle and on the left, but wouldn't be able to penetrate the right side. ...

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What is meant by the term "The Jazz Age"? How is The Great Gatsby a portrait of the times? The book Great Gatsby explains in a clear way how life was during the 1920's in America. During the 1920's, the economy in America was booming. Because America gave weapons to the allies, they gained a lo...

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A moment in time; most people can pinpoint one or two times in their lives when the choices they made had long term repercussions. Such is the case for Briony Tallis in Ian McEwan's book, Atonement. In the book, the concept of maturity is treated masterfully by the shift of a character's perceptions...

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There are no easy answers for America's current unrest, only questions. I have a few. Why Us? I believed at first, as do many people, that perhaps we were attacked because of our policies in the Middle East. I no longer believe that. As Netanyahou said a few days ago, America is not being atta...

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It demanded a considerable loss of European territory and for the establishment of a Polish corridor, (to give Poland back its land and access to the Baltic Coast) which then separated East Prussia from the body of Germany. ... The life savings of the middle classes and the working classes were wiped out. ...

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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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