The Australian Government only awarded her the Companion of the Order of Australia in 2004. ... He stated "even when working back in Australia as a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald, I never came across her" This is a significant omission and one which raises questions about the role of women in history. One commentator observes that this omission "reveals something about the political nature of Australian history writing". It suggests that the role of women in helping to shape history may not be seen as important as men's. ... Nancy Wake's relative absenc...

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Almost a million of those that served in the war were Australian, round about 3500 Australians were killed when the Bomber Command's offensive against occupied Europe. Over 30,000 Australian servicemen were taken prisoner in the World War II, and 39,000 gave their lives. ... 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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Hitler has definitely caused an epidemic so grand that it has affected world history today and according to www.Biograpghy.com . Dictator Adolf Hitler was born in Bran au am Inn, Australia on April 20th, 1889, He had an interest in fine art and showed an early interest in German nationalism. ... He took the pain that he was dealing with and turned it into the greatest catastrophe in history. ... Now that would be something to go down in history for years to come. In all, I feel that Adolf Hitler has affected world history by initiating World War II and oversaw fascist policies that resulted...

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Unfortunately, as history has shown, this is a naive assumption. ... This is the case as it is now in England, Australia, and is the direction in which Canada is going. ... History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subjected peoples to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing. ... At our current place in history, many people think that an American government would never attempt anything remotely like this. ...

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The root of the problem began in the 1940's with the Nazi Regime taking over countless countries, while invading Europe where, several million jews were massacred,scarring the face of human history forever. ... Irving's belief is that victims simply testify for their personal gain, he states that most of his encounters with holocaust survivors are typical, in his website column he states the following "When I get to Australia in January I know what is going to happen. ... Why have you people made all the money, but Australian soldiers who suffered for five years in Japanese prison ca...

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"Heil Hitler!", a chant that has been really familiar in Nazi Germany a long time ago. As we heard the name of Hitler, it reminds us to Adolf Hitler, a dictator of Nazi Germany. He was known as the start of World War II and his cruel action that led to a genocide during World War II, The Holocaust. ...

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Social and Economic Policies of Nazi Germany in the 1930s When the Nazi regime came into power in 1933 it sought to change the German society to fit the Nazi ideology and to create Adolf Hitler's super European state and master race. Over eight years the Nazis, through their social and economic p...

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The leaders were David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson of the United States.(1) The purpose of forcing this treaty upon Germany was the hope that the treaty would bring peace to Europe, which had just endured the bloodiest war of history. ... The colonies were split up between the Allies; Britain, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and Japan all got a piece of the action. ...

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