World War II was the beginning of tactically and technological advancements, every allied nation dumping millions of dollars in development. ... World War II was the first war where the Air Force played as a huge role in increasing the mobility during the war. ... Larger ships such as aircraft carriers bring the sea and air elements to the war front. ... The United States Navy used the British Channel to their advantage throughout World War II; it was a gateway for supplies and transport. ... Though both sides had unsurpassed technological breakthroughs, in their own ways, the Allies strategic...

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Britain, being an island needs supplies from others countries and the only way to transport these supplies is by sea, and if the sea is controlled, enemies supply ships cant passes so starving the country. Even though Germany is not an island it also needed supplies by sea being blocked from war fronts. So the sea could "lose the war in an afternoon". ... With no ship to protect the seas supplies would be stopped and surrender inevitable. ... For example, the British blocked a huge area in the North Sea to stopped German supplies. ...

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"Necessity is the mother of all invention", and so it was taught and learned throughout all of World War 2. During World War 2 weaponry had to be upgraded and revised to fit every situation. ... Tanks ruled most all the land fighting, but the seas were a different story. Ships and u-boats played a huge role in all of World War II. ... The seas then became extremely important to control, because if the seas were controlled, the large vessels could send troops anywhere. ...

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World War II Review Sept. 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland World War II begins Nov. 30, 1939 Russia invades Finland o Beginning of the Russo-Finish War The war is over the Soviet demand for Finland to relinquish naval bases and territory to the Soviets Russia wins the war (they outnumber Finland 10-1), but suffer huge casualties Convinces Hitler that it is time to invade Russia May 10, 1940 France surrenders to Germany Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister o Rallies England to resist planned German invasion (OPERATION SEA LION) Pro-German...

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This essay will go into detail about the Canadian roles in World War I and World War 2. ... Canada's military effort in World War I put the country into the world stage. ... More than 60,000 Canadian soldiers died in World War I. ... This menace came from the sea as Germany was determined to starve the British people into submission by destroying their sea communications and cutting them off from overseas supplies. ... The Allies were not ready for such new technology and U-Boats were responsible for countless losses at the sea. ...

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World War II was the most horrific war conceivable. ... Over 30,000 Australian servicemen were taken prisoner in the World War II, and 39,000 gave their lives. ... Winston Churchill and the Allies, this is World War II as we know it. ... Each side had every base covered, land, air and sea. ... In terms of lives lost and material destruction, World War II was the most devastating war in human history. ...

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The three most important turning points for modern world history were exploration, World War I, and World War II. ... But Instead he ended up on Islands in the Carribean Sea also known as the Americas. ... World War I Led to many new advancements and a new thought process. ... Last major turning point of modern world history has to do with WWII. World War II led to the desire of independence along with freedom. ...

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It was the German submarine campaigns of World War I that influenced the German naval strategy of World War II. Without the naval campaigns of World War I the German submarines would not have made the dramatic impact that they did in the Second World War. ... Britain had a fleet of about 3, 000 merchant ships to transport there materials and almost every day 2, 500 of the ships were at sea (Pitt, 17). The Germans knew that the sea was vital to Britain's survival and the German subs missed no opportunity to attack (Pitt, 18). ... It was the German submarine campaigns of World War I that in...

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Between Wars (WW I and WW II) Twenty-one years before World War II began World War I ended. ... In total, 10 million soldiers and civilians were lost their lives in World War I. ... The Axis's overall plan now was to try to dominate the world. ... Germany also planned to attack the Panama Canal, which is very important for American sea-trade and for ships to get from coast to coast. ... "There are two worlds that stand opposed to each other,"" Hitler claimed. ...

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The Second World War (WWII) was one of the most significant events in Canadian History. ... To understand the effect of post World War 2 on women, we must first explore how the war impacted women even before D-Day. ... Families needed to learn a new set of skills as their loved ones continued to have flash backs and memories of their time spent over seas. ... When the criteria, for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was established some 40 years after World War II many were given the correct diagnoses, thereby receiving the proper help. ...

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An anti utopic future, humans consumed by greed resort to over consumption, destroying the world at a rapid rate to only leave one spec of beauty in a poisoned world. ... The world has been destroyed by a lot of pollution and people have been poisoned by mass cropping of forest's to feed the grow world which has reached the point of starvation. ... Mean while beneath the ground, hidden away from the rest of the world lives Hector? ... With the population of the world growing and doesn't seem to be stopping, something is going to have to budge, whether it be us or the world and it&...

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South Korea, the Republic of Korea, split from the North in 1945 after the Allies' victory in the 2nd World War. ... Threats and remembrance of the last war, World War II, loomed over the minds of the citizens of both the North and South . ... I relate it to the fact that he lived during the time of World War II. ... The first missile was fired in the East Sea of Korea in 1993. Newspapers went rampant and headlines spread throughout the world. ...

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The First World War in history was due to three major causes: nationalism, militarism, and imperialism. ... Those submarines would sink any British or Allied ship in the sea surrounding Britain. ... The First World War introduced a lot of new tactics in warfare. While the First World War was mainly fought as trench warfare, it also introduced new weapons and vehicles. ... It is important to learn about the First World War to prevent something like that from happening again. ...

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During World War II, the U.S. ... In the end, on December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor which fully brought the U.S. to World War II. ... All this however only led to the U.S. first major naval battle, The Battle of Coral Sea. Japan's main purpose in this battle was to establish control of the Coral Sea which is between Australia and New Caledonia, by first capturing Port Moresby and by attacking from Buma along the Kokoda Trail over the Owen Stanley Mountains. ... The Battle of Coral Sea was a strategic victory for the Allies but Japan considered it a victory for them. ...

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The battle and the overall Victory of the U.S. over the world power Spain made other nations acknowledge the rising power of the United States at sea. ... They were by far the best defensive sea going vessel of the World in the late 1800's, and to top them off, they were equipped with two 8-inch revolving gun turrets, which accurately could fire up to 2 nautical miles away. ... It can be shown just how advanced the U.S. was compared to the rest of the world by how our navy was so well equipped for battle that the first occurrence of American Imperialism was founded. ... The rise in naval...

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She was at sea in the Pacific when World War II broke out, and then served in the Aleutian Islands in 1942 and 1943 rather than in the Solomon Islands, as most of her sister pre-war heavy cruisers did. ... The USS Indianapolis was the last major American warship to be lost at sea, and has become known as the greatest sea disaster in American naval history. ... When she was about halfway across the Philippine Sea, the Japanese submarine I-58 hit her with two torpedoes. ... Years Later "A giant step to clear the name of Captain McVay was taken in October of 2000 when legislation was passed ...

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Hemingway was taken with World War I and wound up driving an ambulance in the war (Meyers 27). ... All of the writers of the "Lost Generation" were Americans that were somehow disenfranchised by America, and often by World War I. ... The Old Man from "The Old Man and the Sea" is another hero that follows these rules. ... The following quote from the "Old Man and the Sea" exemplifies the type of personality that a conservative America idolized. ... In "The Old Man and the Sea," he equates the "Old Man" to Joe DiMaggio, who, at that time, was playing valiantly through a bad bone spur in hi...

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In the years following World War II, many critics said Hemingway's best writing was past. He surprised many of the critics when the novel, The Old Man and the Sea, was published.. ... HEMINGWAY HERO "For Ernest Hemingway, the secondary world which he constructed in his many stories and novels served as a mirror to reflect his beliefs about the world in which he lived- (Relations to Fact Through Fiction 1). ... Santiago from "The Old Man and the Sea- is a hero because he was courageous and was not afraid of death. Santiago went out to sea, never gave up, and knew he could survive anything ...

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After the end of the First World War, in 1919, the Allies met and, as part of the Treaty of Versailles, forced Germany to accept the complete blame for starting the Great War. ... Before the question can be answered, it is important to look at the situation in Europe at the time before the First World War started. ... Britain had been the major naval power in the world ever since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. ... Britain did not see why Germany needed such a large navy concentrated in the North Sea (Britain's ships were spread all over the world), despite the German navy being smaller ...

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World War II ranged from 1939 through 1945 and it involved every major world power. ... Partly responsible were the humiliating peace treaties forced on Germany after World War I. ... The Allies must control the air and sea and German troops would have to be dispersed through out Europe. ... German General Rommel believed that the Allies should be destroyed at sea. ... Germany's chance to push them back out to sea was gone. ...

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One of the main arguments used is that America was acting "to make the world safe for democracy" (Hugh Brogan). ... The long term effects mainly evolve around the disagreements between America and Germany over the "freedom of the sea's". ... After the necessary increases, the U.S naval fleet became the second most powerful in the World. ... Wilson believed he was going into an ideological war to "make the world safe for democracy" (freedom and liberty) and to help reshape peace. ... To Wilson, the German militarism was the main obstacle to peace, a "menace to world peace and civilisation"...

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In this novel, the main character was a nineteen-year-old ambulance driver in World War I. ... The main character's life was based on that of Hemingway and his World War I experiences. ... Earnest Hemingway's final novel was The Old Man in the Sea, which he wrote in 1950. ... The theme of The Old Man and the Sea is, "A man can be destroyed, but he cannot be defeated"(Oliver 83). ... Critics liked The Old Man and the Sea and printed the "novella" in Life Magazine. ...

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Army Air Force during World War II. He was stationed on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea (Moss 66). Similarly, Yossarian is a bombardier during WWII who also is stationed on an island in the Mediterranean Sea (Miller 5). ... Critics said of this, "To veterans of World War II, it was a hilarious reminder of the chaos and disorder that seemed always to hover just beneath the structured surface of military life. ... He uses anachronisms such as computers and helicopters to make people think of the Korean War as well as World War II. ...

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Canada's Effort Overseas World War Two was a horrific event that lasted many years and it left a legacy of death and destruction. It wasn't just for soldiers and battlefields but for new weapons that made damage possible on our lands, beneath our seas, and in our air. ... In World War Two Canada took part defending their parent country, helping the countries that needed their help. ... The beginning of World War II saw a new and important role for women. ... They aided other countries with supplies and on the land, sea, and air. ...

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Now that we are still dealing with the latest attacks on the World Trade Centers, I find myself almost indifferent. ... So in turn we try to rid the world of this. ... But the real jackpot is under the Caspian Sea. ... However, there are still those who beleive we should only protect ourselves rather those who live half-way across the world. ... Looking back on World War II, we sat and waited until the war was brought to us to help the world. ...

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