Also, he clearly announces that there will be "free men- and "free governments- with a new alliance between neighboring nations giving freedom throughout the world so that these alliances will not become prey of "hostile powers-. ... We must never forget that although we are "a new generation of Americans-, we are still freedom fighters. ... Kennedy saw that transition was on the horizon; with each passing year in the sixties, African-Americans were becoming less segregated and women were becoming less subjugated. Added to that was the fact that the nation was only 15 years from the end of Wor...

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The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima at the end of WWII was not a way to intimidate the Soviet Union of our military force we could possibly use against them. ... At the time of the bomb dropping, Russia was allied with the United States and posted no threat to them, as nearly all the countries of the world were recovering from vast losses. ... Stalin agreed to give free elections to his people and then later broke the promise by not allowing it. ... Before that, we had nothing to show we were against the Soviet Union in anyway. ... The documents were some opinion and I respect eve...

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Before the war we were struggling to get our of a depression that had carried on about ten years; after we were an economically strong country facing many new opportunities and struggles. We were now a huge world power, and though we may have been before WW2, we had finally acknowledged it. We were economically and technologically advance, and a free country was doing it. ... We were fighting to "save the world" and "save democracy", but racism still ran rampant. ... But during the war they were given opportunities never given to them before. ...

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All citizens and residents must know what it takes to keep the most powerful nation in the world alive and free. Possibly the biggest military spirit breakdown that our nation had was in the Vietnam Conflict where the soldiers were treated as killers and not defendants and warriors against communism. ... This country has been fighting for its rights to freedom before it was even called a country and even now that is considered the most powerful nation on the world therefore we must be prepared for any conspiracies against us. ... The main purpose for this policy would not be to put people ...

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We though that the Spanish were to blame for blowing up our ship. ... We also had another problem we only had normal one shot guns, but the Spanish had auto-mastics and could fire and kill many men before reloading. ... After we had freed Cuba and took it over ourselves from the Spanish we went to take the rest of Spans land. ... Before we went to the Philippians we stop at Hawaii and over throw the queen that had ruled it and took it over ourselves. ... We won, but many people were ashamed because we had killed so many of their people. ...

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Elections were never going to be fair. ... The majority of bombs used were highly explosive containing Amatol and Torbex. ... " When bombs were launched they destroyed cities from big to small. ... We have given the order to discontinue building the installations we shall dismantle them and withdraw them to the Soviet Union." Before all of this, Kennedy ordered a quarantine of all offensive military equipment being sent to Cuba. ...

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The Second World War brought had an aftermath of another war, the Cold War, which was basically the U.S vs the Soviet Union, both were highly equipped with weapons of mass destruction and were opposites, this was cause enough to bring fears of destruction or even annihilation, change in economics and social changes to the U.S and the free world. ... The U.S and its people were afraid of losing their thriving economy; they were afraid of the expansion of communistic ideas, and most of all, they were afraid of a nuclear holocaust and destruction. ... They loved the power by the people and the...

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Australians were born and bred into servitude, first to mother England as cannon fodder in World War 1 and then as a testing ground for nuclear weapons. When we could take no more of our control by England we thought to break free, yet quickly went back to our lapdog service, this time for the United States of America. ... John Howard has a chance now to begin the process that should end before too long in a second constitutional referendum to make Australia a republic. ... Pilger devotes two chapters, The Struggle for Indpendence and Breaking Free, to this increasingly important issue. ... W...

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If Hitler had been challenged early, they were convinced, the carnage of World War II might have been avoided. ... "The devotion to Marxism, the attack against capitalism, and the often repeated desire to provoke Communist revolutions in other countries had made that nation the object of American suspicion long before the coming of World War II or even Vietnam." The experience of the Korean War, which left the safety of South Korea dependent upon the presence of American soldiers, sealed the U.S. government's attitude that all communist movements were hostile to the interests of the Un...

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Hitler has invaded Austria and the Sudetenland in 1938 reclaiming land that historically has belonged to Germany, and before then, the Prussian Kingdom. ... They were killed by every means imaginable, most infamous of course are the gas chambers, but it did not stop there. There were an untold number of other horrific methods of torture used to kill his enemies. ... There is no nation on Earth more free or fair, and because of that the United Sates is more than willing to see to it we once again become the closest of allies and friends. You must realize, as we do, it is in the best interest of...

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Footballers were athletes, they played with pride. ... Before World War II, players with serious injuries just continued playing. ... Your own team could get a free kick or a few minutes to rest while the referee was dealing with the injury. ... Every year we observe how teams sign up with players who are not from the reserve, who do not feel the colours. ... If divers were punished more severely and more frequently, they might think twice before faking injury. ...

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As with any major policy however, there were those that did not believe it would work. ... After the speech many Americans were able to see why it was critical to "Contain" Communism, and therefore allowed billions and billions to be spend to reach that end. ... The Truman Doctrine said that the United States should aid all free people fighting against Communism across the globe. ... Perhaps many wars could have been avoided and much money would have been saved in both countries, or perhaps we would all be speaking Russian now. ... Lastly, the case could also be made that we owe much of ou...

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They got served justice and are now free and Independent. Last but not least new weapons were revealed during WWI. We had advanced. We had tanks, subs, aircraft, and so many more things nobody has ever seen before. ... However we can't forget the Jewish. ...

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There was no signs that showed that we had spies. ... As a result, when they were freed after the war they had no homes or businesses left, and had to start over. ... Causing many Japanese American citizens back then and even today to live in poorer circumstances than before the war. ... We might as well be honest. We do. ...

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She was born on a train enroute to Vienna just before midnight on January 26, 1905. We are now going to jump to when Maria was about seventeen. ... They for the first time could run about and be free. ... They were in love, and soon, they were married. ... Before then the couple had two more children making nine! ...

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The problem, exactly what change do we need. ... We fought with the British in bloody battles till we finally were able to obtain our own country. ... If you look at a video gaming magazine it will show that these violent games are released in Japan before America. ... We cannot let the media control our emotions. We are a free country and many believe the greatest of all free nations. ...

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This had a significant impact on the economy, in that the industrial strength of nations was rapidly growing, and producing new military products that the world had never seen before. ... Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini used the concept of nationalism to their benefit, even before their leadership. ... He used the media to his advantage, as the German public were told only what Hitler wanted them to hear. ... Our society should note the failures of Hitler and Mussolini, and take into account the many hardships that were present long after these ultra-nationalistic leaders were gone. .....

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I'm sure that everyone in this room has dealt with intolerance before. ... He came back to warn the others so they had some time before it was too late. ... As the young men were beating her, the people were cheering on. ... They were morally blinded because they were put into survival mode. ... I know this sounds overused, but put yourself in someone else's shoes before you judge them. ...

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The Jews were labeled as others because of one man's hatred for them. ... Many instances in American history prove this; such as the Dred Scott decision, where the U.S Supreme Court decided though Scott was in the free state of Illinois with his owner he is property to his owner in any state . ... Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of our countries most elite men before a racist white male gunned him down. ... Their articles were widely read in mass-circulation magazines. ... There was unemployment in the railroad coal, and textile industries well before 1929. ...

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The Enabling Act gave the regime free rein to pursue its politics through terror and compulsion. ... He thought the Treaty and the League of Nations were ineffective. ... Hitler moved all of the Jews into concentration camps just because they were different. ... Before I began writing this paper my opinion was neutral and continued to be until I found out all of the facts. ... We need to show that we are not all talk, and that we will do what we say we will. ...

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The main focus is how we can avert any attacks before they take action, as well as the assassinations of any leader by a group or organizations. ... We especially do not sustain any sort of state-sponsored terrorism. We only wish to hold a peaceful nation, free of terror acts. ... We have initiated several consequences for any attempt of attacks or hostage plans. ... In addition, gunmen in December shot and wounded a US citizen working on a Dutch agricultural development project while they were attempting to hijack his car. ...

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Please, if you do not agree with anything I have said or your conclusion is different to the one I have drawn, then fell free to write it at the bottom, and explain why you don't agree. ... These were the spreading of nationalism through European countries; the build up of military strength, especially in Germany; the fight for colonies in countries such as Africa and Asia; and the different military alliances that formed before the war, such as the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. ... In all of these wars the common factors were be greed and power. ... Without this ability, we ar...

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If we think about the French economy after the Second World War words such as slow, shambles and weakened spring to mind. ... However many contemporaries saw France in a different light especially if we consider the ruins France was in during 1945,invasion and non investment were common factors, this was a demoralised and humiliated nation. ... Germany had a stronghold on France by occupying the north and the west of France including Paris .The economic renaissance for France meant painful reconstruction especially if we consider factors after 1940 such as the German army overexploiting the mi...

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The Japanese Americans were shipped off to interment camps because apparently they were capable of "a wave of organized sabotage." ... Most immigrants were desperate for work, and most employers were happy to have a cheap source of labor. ... Before several Womens Rights movements women were not allowed to vote, had to submit to laws that they had no voice in forming, married women were legally dead in the eyes of the law, married women had no property rights, husbands had legal power over and responsibility for their wives to the extent that they could imprison or beat them with impunity, d...

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Even though World War II might have begun anyway because many countries' were resentful and were in economic depressions, the war could have been prevented if the Treaty of Versailles resolved the proper issues, the economic sanctions imposed on Germany were not so harsh and if the League of Nations acted as a true collective security and peace-keeping body. ... Among paying the Allies, Germany had to reduce the size of their army, all but eliminate its navy, stop the construction offensive weaponry and provide free coal every year to France and Belgium.2 The treaty also created the Leag...

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