In July of 1942, news reports of the killings were aired in London, however, nothing came of it because the reports were in French. ... Finally on June 12, Britain, Holland, Belgium, and France accepted the refugees. ... In fact, a British official is quoted as saying,What are we going to do with 100,000 Jewish children?? ... In July of 1942, news reports of the killings were aired in London, however, nothing came of it because the reports were in French. ... Finally on June 12, Britain, Holland, Belgium, and France accepted the refugees. ...

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England and France had promised to defend Poland. ... The British army had to flee the Continent and escaped from the French port of Dunkirk with frightful losses. ... At this critical moment, the Germans had fewer than 200 fighter planes available for the defense of France. ... In April and May 1437 French locomotives had been bombed or machine-gunned out of action. And the secret Allied helpers in France - the men and women in the French resistance movement- had blown up another 292. ...

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The "revolution" began when Hitler lied to the people saying the Bavarian Trumimvirate, Kahr, Lossow, and Seisser had joined forces with him. ... Hitler then ordered the attack on Belgium, Holland and France. ... So the British and French forces moved north into Belgium to meet the German advance. ... The Germans eventually broke through the French defenses, and by May 21, had captured the French and British armies in Belgium. ... After the French surrender, Hitler attempted to end the war with Britain. ...

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Germany and France had territories in South-West Africa and Madagascar. ... Over the course of the about fifty years Dutch, German and French Huguenot settlers, the ancestors of the Afrikaner of Boer people, arrived at the Cape and found a colony whose economy was based on cereal farming, viticulture and stock-raising. ...

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1) A Terrible Tragedy The human tragedy of the Holocaust was the systematic annihilation of millions of Jews by the Nazi regime during World War II. The adversity of this persecution influenced not only the European arena, but also peoples from all over the globe and their ideas. The impact caused by this ethnic cleansing was enormous. People's lives were drastically changed as they were persecuted and tortured. Families were taken out of their homes and forced to move to distant locations in exile. ...

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While Britain and France were constantly in quest of expanding their empires at the cost of their adversaries, the United States was not in the war for Empirical gains. ... Some liberties were not even introduced until after the war such as all women being able to vote in Britain; or in France the discontinuation of the constant persecution of pacifists. ... One difference was the remobilization of the French and British people to war by using democratic ideals to rally support for the war. ... Also, democratic leaders with democratic ideals ruled Britain, France, and the USA while Germany and...

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Britain's foreign secretary, Lord Castlereagh called it "a great nonsense" and in the Congress System (1818-1828) Britain and France constantly disagreed with the Holy alliance. Also, during the Crimean War (1854-1856), France sided with Britain against Russian aggression in the Near East. ...

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Adolf Hitler was born and reared in Germany. He was just like any other man, de-voted to his country. Hitler served as a soldier and a statesman. He gained the trust of mil-lions that fought and died in his name. We must understand how he gained and abused power. We must know the life and impact of...

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On July 18, 1941, Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin requested that the allies create a second front by invading German-occupied France. ... The American presidents military advisors soon made it clear to him that an invasion of France during 1942 was out of the question. ... The Americans attempted to compromise by proposing to send small contingents of troops to the French coast in order to test Germanys strength. ... In the end, the assault of Northern France codenamed Operation Overlord did not begin until June of 1944.1 Perhaps the most significant dilemma facing the Allies following t...

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The anti-Hitler coalition, the main role which played the great powers - the US, the USSR, England, and at the last stage of the war France - increasingly reflect the new balance of power in the world. Neither Britain nor France, nor even, defeated Germany could not play in the post-war period of the previous role of the guarantor of balance and stability on the European continent. ... A certain amount of responsibility for rocked the confrontation between the USSR and the United States lies with Britain, France and Germany, was jealous of her new role in international affairs and are seeking ...

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Through much of history, the strength of a nation has been determined by the strength of its leader. Despite the appearance of holding power, leader's often are undermined by their own subjects as the case of Emperor Hirohito of Japan. It is true that during his reign Japan has seen a territorial expansion in Asia not unlike that of Genghis Khan's Mongolia or Julius Caesar's Rome but the question remains whether Hirohito played an active role in that expansion. Though often regarded as the people's emperor, Hirohito has proven to be less of a leader in times of war and ...

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In July of 1941, the Japanese Empire invaded the remainder of French Indochina. ... Many of its east Asian neighbors were colonies of Britain, France or the Netherlands. ... The British, French and Dutch imperialists had already invaded and carved out rich colonies for themselves .and everyone knew that Japan, which was emerging as a newly industrial nation, would be working to seize for itself secure sources of rubber, oil, and labor. ...

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It took one hundred years, from the time it was first recognized as a syndrome among hysterical women in the late 1800s to its inclusion in 1980 as a diagnosis in the manual of the American Psychiatric Association, for posttraumatic stress disorder to be recognized as a legitimate illness. (Herman ...

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History Coursework 2, Question 1. In 1928, the newly empowered Stalin embarked on one of the most ambitious industrialisation programs in world history, leading to the establishment of the U.S.S.R as a pinnacle world superpower in less than half a century. Industrialisation was the primary goal of Lenin and Stalin, as well as many communist party members. The Soviet economy had made advances under Lenin's semi-capitalist N.E.P with its slight capitalist elements, but Stalin's five-year plans were far more ambitious and so far riskier. Did the Soviet Union need to industrialise so ...

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