As They were crossing the bridge the noises just got louder and as they were half way across there was a big explosion. Both of them were pushed up against the rail. ... The next mooning they had none to wake them up. ... Bill joined the fire dept. hoping that something would kill him.Of course when he joined there was a 53 day per when there were no bomb scares or anything bad. ... The town was still in scars of the war but they were trying to get everything back to the way it was.BIll said how the rare Fireweed plant had grown all over town and none would cute it away. ...

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If there was no cooperation, the Jews were killed on the spot. ... As the briefing went on he would state his instructions verbally for his staff to take down and then issue as written orders. There were several problems with Hitler's style of command. ... There again he assumed an easy victory and had no back-up plan when failure was imminent. Then, even as the failure of his eastern offensive was becoming obvious, he took on the United States. ...

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At 1933, there had been well over nine million Jews living in Europe. ... Or was there perhaps, in his rants against the Jewish people, a hidden, practical, political reasoning behind them? ... He goes on to verbally trash everything which Jews have accomplished, saying that "there has never been a Jewish art and accordingly there is none today either; that[]architecture and music, owe nothing original to the Jews" (Hitler 303). ... Not only were Jews evil, they were also the reason behind which Germany was attacked and defeated by the English and French forces. ... As Flood puts it, "Hitl...

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There are many reasons why Napoleon Bonaparte was indeed a ruthless warlord (dictator). ... While fighting with the Russians, many French soldiers died due to starvation and the freezing temperatures, for none of the French were issued any gear for the winter. ... The sanitary conditions of these camps were horrible; for instance, there was only one bathroom for four hundred people; therefore, they had to stand on line for hours in snow, rain or heat. ... There were many true death camps, and these camps were the following seven: Chelmo, Treblinka, Auschwitz (Birkenau), Sobibor, Maidanek, Belz...

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For nuclear weapons states, none of them would plan to go in an all-out-nuclear war as it may result in absolute chaos. ... In fact history had confirmed it; there had never been a nuclear war between nuclear weapons states. ... Another example could be the Cuban Missile Crisis, if we analyze the other side of the coin, we could see that even United States and Soviet Union were threatening to attack, none of them could do it as they both faced the deterrence factor. Secondly, the nukes had stop the arm race between states as there is no more powerful arm than the nuclear weapon. ... Then it i...

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None of the countries in the Triple Alliance was completely happy with the status quo. ... At the same time, the European powers were also building up their armies. ... Later, in 1912 and 1913, there was a series of local wars in the Balkans. ... Germany was worried about encirclement by France and Russia, and the Schlieffen Plan instructed that German troops would attack and defeat France quickly, then turn their attention to Russia, as Russia would be slow to mobilise its vast army. ... However, there cannot be a war without somebody to start it and Germany certainly played a big part in thi...

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There were many reasons for this "termination " some good hearted and some not, like ending restrictions on the purchase of liquor and firearms, eliminate costly federal spending, to settle land claims, and stripping Natives of tribal land. ... The Navajo code talkers were a key role in major battle in the Pacific. ... I doubt very much if there's a European or Asiatic country who are very much if any poorer than our own Navajo Indian tribe and none of them who need help any worse, and they owe their obligations to us North American Indians First. " President Truman tried to silence the p...

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And then along with depression, fatigues of soldiers in the battles were anti-war movements rising in America. ... As the massacre is looked back upon, there are several key events that set the tragic day. ... From there, the war protest began. ... A bullet went through Sandra Scheuer's throat as she was walking to class.3 The university was closed immediately and the city of Keny was placed under a 5:00 curfew with all entrances to the city blocked off.4 There are so many different descriptions of shooting circumstances, but one thing for sure is that none of the students who were shot d...

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There are many factors to consider when analyzing when the American South loses its individuality. ... There were many hurdles standing in their way, chiefly race hating organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan and the White League. There were also laws and restrictions placed on Blacks. ... Instituting Racial Segregation; Blacks were now banned from serving on juries or appear as a witness, and blacks who were unemployed would be incarcerated and then auctioned off to employers to pay their fines. ... No section shows a more prosperous laboring population than the Negros of the South, none in f...

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Although none of their ideas were original or new, they had a difference in their views and the way that they spoke to their audience to manipulate their beliefs. ... If they were not to his expectations, then he would soon execute them as well with the Jews. ... There was no rational reason as to why they did it, but there is reason to why they took so much effort into killing so many people. ... On the bottom of his ranking were the Jews and Gypsies, which he said that they were "unworthy of life." ... Although there could have been consequences for them, there also could have been more ...

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There are two instances that occur almost 50 years apart that demonstrate this clearly. ... Although in reality, US soldiers would not see combat until 1918 and even then only for months rather then the Brits who had been involved for years. ... World War II saw the induction of modern day tactics, modern day technology, and the idea of global domination was in fact an idea of the past that should stay there. Alliances were made in the colossal clash of arms that stand today, but none as strong and stable as that of England with the United States. ... Reparations and the war crimes trials ...

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There are few ever to walk the face of this Earth that had an impact on the world we live in quite like Winston Churchill. ... He and Clementine were very fond of each other. ... One of the biggest impacts he had was changing the way the British warships were powered. ... I and said "There can hardly ever have been a war more easy to prevent than this second Armageddon" (Churchill, 37). ... Chamberlain then received a vote of no confidence due to a large debate in Parliament, and Chamberlain was then stripped of his title, which opened the door for none other than Mr. ...

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The Army was not too pleased in developing an armored car since there were so many tanks available which were capable of doing a better job. ... "There were over 8500 M8's built between the years of 1942 and 1943."" 3(www.robertsarmory.com A Traveling World War II History Museum. ... There were many different variations developed from the WC51 such as the WC54 ambulance, or the WC59 signal corps vehicle. ... The gases would be condensed into a liquid form and then fed to the carburetor. ... Copyright: 1979) Although there are some complaints about the M1 which are the weight of the rifle ...

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According to an autopsy, Birch had been shot in the leg, then hogtied. He was then shot in the back of his head. ... Welch then said that the John Birch Society needed to support people in the media who were anti-Communist like Fulton Lewis in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... He believed the remaining Americans were intelligent and needed to be informed before they were. ... And there is no other choice (Welch 179). ...

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" It is clear to see that there were some major advantages from the attacks for the U.S. ... There have been several cases of corruption and embarrassing moments that seem to go forgotten and unnoticed. ... Civilians and or Soldiers and then blaming the attacks on Cuba as an excuse to go to war. ... If it is true, then Building 7 is the first steel structure to ever collapse due to fire, which sounds highly unlikely. In addition, World Trade Center Buildings 3, 4, 5, and 6 were all in the same area of the attacks, but none of these buildings collapsed or displayed as much damage as Bu...

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Through her eyes we see the way of life of the then Rarh region. ... The epicenter of that war was Europe but the then Indian sub-continent was gravely affected. ... The drains of Calcutta were full of blood – same blood. ... Under the situation of Partition her family takes decision to migrate to the then East Pakistan. ... Rather she has understood: "none can convince me by saying that one is Muslims' country and this one is Hindus' country. ...

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They would then launch their torpedos. The mini-subs were then picked up at night by the mother-subs. ... Eighty Vals would then dive-bomb undamaged ships. ... In all, Yamamoto believed there were two main components in order for victory: secrecy and surprise. ... None of the U.S. carriers were in port. ...

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More than Just Time In each decade, there exist certain pastimes that come about as a result of the events and culture of that era. ... "Al Smith represented the New Yorkers who were born in the city under tough circumstances, then battled to the top. ... While in New York, Ruth established that "If living in the moment is a virtue, then he was a saint."" ... Even the immigrants and the working class were still able to find players with whom they could identify. ... In 1946 the major leagues still represented only sixteen cities, none west of St. ...

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There seems no other way. ... Even those who were skeptical about the war were soon swept up in the current as well. ... In All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque shows how an entire generation of men, (those who entered the war fresh from school, knowing nothing except the environment of hopeful youth) were, if not physically, then mentally destroyed by the war. ... There is my mother, there is my sister, there is my case of butterflies, and there the mahogany piano - but I am not myself there. ... None of them can answer questions about post war plans because they have no con...

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Numerous theories have been put forward to somehow explain the popularity and audiences' seemingly endless macabre fascination with, what were truly horrendous events in the course world history. ... In this war, America was the undeniable heroine and defender of moral virtue, as opposed to the Vietnam War where the lines between good and evil, right and wrong were more questionable. ... There are literally hundreds of fictional or documentary-drama pieces about the Holocaust with a number of themes in use. ... Themes popular throughout this era were the depiction of Jews in hi...

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No one has been more affected by the war then Hana. ... There was a war- (Ondaatje, 82). ... Racial differences were at its worst during the war. ... The way one sees the world is greatly different during war then during peace. ... "The characters are caught there in a dream at the end of time, like the figures in a painting by Giorgione. ...

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The travelers were light, or maybe none of them would ever have found a way through. ... His hands hung stiff at his sides; water and slime were dripping from them. ... There was a faint hiss, a noisome smell went up, the lights flickered and danced and swirled. ... There are dead things, dead faces in the water, he said with horror. ... In the pools when the candles were lit. ...

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There was a massive gulf between the rich and poor populations and poverty was widespread among the working classes who were often forced to live in slum-like housing. ... None of these were new problems; they had existed throughout the nineteenth century when Britain was comfortable with the concept of Laissez Faire. ... It was not until the 1833 Factory Act that the government intervened and even then, intervention was minimal. ... There were many open wounds that the Laissez Faire ideal and war had left to be tended; these were famously outlined in the famous ˜Beveridge Report' ...

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So if America's freedom isn't in jeopardy then was war really the answer to the 9/11 terrorist attacks? ... America itself is a melting pot with little to none actual cultural foundations to it. ... Jensen feels that people were more politically active in Nearing's time then they are now because of the mere fact that political dialogue and political life was more active amongst average people. ... There are certain institutions that have the means to fight the illegitimate authority of democracy in America. ... With these different intellectuals out there it made it hard for pe...

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