After the defeat of the Nazis, most countries returned to their pre-war governments, such as Belgium, Holland, Denmark, and Norway. ... MacArthur and his political advisers drew up a constitution for a new government. It changed the government to a constitutional monarchy, leaving the divine emperor of Japan with no power. ... A two house parliament was set up. ... These new governments helped stop new fascist leaders from rising and taking over and returning those countries to war....

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On January 22, 1917, the German government gave notice that unrestricted submarine warfare would be resumed. ... Immediately, the government set about mobilizing its military resources, industry, labor and agriculture. ... In fact before war broke out in 1914 government leaders and business leaders devoted much effort to development international peace among nations to avoid outbreak of war and with the events that unfolded in 1914 all of that hard work and dedication seemed to vanish overnight. ... The German government believed that this blockade would starve Great Britain and force a serren...

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Governments started to borrow money so that they can help this to happen. ... ( 2 ) They go back to the gold standard - the pound will once again be set at a certain rate to the dollar, which is linked to the value of gold overall. We think we are stronger than we actually are and set it too high at 4 dollars 86 cents. ... Macdonald the labour government falls - becomes national government instead with ramsey still as prime minister. ... At the same time the national government cut public spending by 10 percent including unemployment benefit. ...

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Asquith's followers become known as Independent Liberals and Lloyd George's Coalition Liberals and then in 1922 as National Liberals "as Lloyd George sets up a rival organization. ... Lloyd George and Bonar Law ran a very nationalistic campaign and distributed a letter to specific Liberals and Conservatives, endorsing the recipients as official government candidates. ... The reunited Liberals did quite well in the election of 1923, and the results brought about Britain's first Labour Government. The election actually produced three political parties that were roughly e...

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This set the wheels turning that started the first World War. ... The same day of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination the Austrian government retaliated by declaring war on Serbia. ... The American government campaigned to tell the public that entering the war was good. ...

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People were being killed and terrorised in the name of "government intervention.... Woodrow Wilson followed protocol set out by George Washington that told us not to get involved with World War I. ... But as a result of seemingly giving everything up, the Germans got a new form of government established. ... The United States was able to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein, and they were also able to set up a "working" democracy. ... Both were entered in retaliation of attacks on American assets, also due to humanitarian reasons, and create a stable and democratic government in war torn ...

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On their last legs and desperate for help the government pursued the support of the social democrats. ... In order to make needed changes, civilians were set on creating a better Germany, indeed were the government. ... When we review other revolutions that had occurred before that time, revolutions involved complete changes in political systems, a new state, new ideas (generally not liked by the government) and a fast change altogether. ... The essential framework of Germany had to remain simply to keep peace with the armed forces, the old ruling elites stayed in power, which by it self ...

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When Tsar Nicholas the II abdicated from the throne, Russia was in turmoil, set against the backdrop of wide social disorder and economic corruption and inefficiency. ... Although Lenin did not play a significant role in the February Revolution, his role in the second revolution, "a planned coup" where a provisional government was overthrown, was vital. ... The October/ November revolution, where the provisional government was overthrown and the proletarian based republic established, was a direct effect of the actions of Lenin and the Bolsheviks. ... The continuing failures of the Prov...

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When Tsar Nicholas the II abdicated from the throne, Russia was in turmoil, set against the backdrop of wide social disorder and economic corruption and inefficiency. ... Although Lenin did not play a significant role in the February Revolution, his role in the second revolution, "a planned coup" where a provisional government was overthrown, was vital. ... The October/ November revolution, where the provisional government was overthrown and the proletarian based republic established, was a direct effect of the actions of Lenin and the Bolsheviks. ... The continuing failures of the Prov...

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Nineteen forty-five set the end of World War II. ... At the same time, wages rose all across the board while the government spent almost ten times more than previously for war efforts. ... The huge amount of government spending had led to high levels of federal taxation, and this feature, largely in income tax, still remains today, making it quite a significant change. ...

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The Russian government is also to blame because of their rejection of Greek troops when the Greek government offered them. ... He never set up proper logistics or communication staff for the operation. ...

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The radio stations suspended their shows and activities during World War One, as the radio industry was taken over by the government. Radio in the U.S. had become a government monopoly, reserved for the war effort. ... Immediately following World War One, the Navy Department attempted to gain a complete government control over all radio communication. ... America is a society where everyone owns at least one television set, and is the most used appliance in households where watching it daily has become routine. ... While, the children are glued to the set parents relax and enjoy themselv...

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Dulce Et Decorum Est is a poem written by Wilfred Owen set during world war 1 written in 1917, and talks about the trials and hardships that soldiers went through. ... Wilfred Owen aims the poem at the government of the time criticising their decisions and for perpetuating the attitude that it is heroic to fight as a soldier in war and honourable to die for the cause. ... Owen aims the poem at an older audience and the government that were punishing these men to go to war when they didn't know the circumstances; physical and emotional effects that war had on these soldiers. ... He targets...

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Another happening trend for higher-class citizens were the radios and wireless sets. ... The domino theory threatened the Australian government, as the trend of socialist theories quickly spread. ... The Australian government and industry leaders were threatened by the speed and size of the pro-Communist views among the workforce. In an attempt to strike back at the Communist movement the government released numerous propaganda channels. ...

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The Sniper is set during the Irish Civil War and The Interlopers is set during a feud between two families over a forest in the Carpathian Mountains in what is now the Czech Republic and Romania. ... The Free Staters supported the treaty that gave Ireland a certain amount of freedom, but still gave a lot of control to the King and the British Government. ... The Sniper featured in the story is set up on a roof in Dublin, alone without a spotter. ...

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To some extent the Spanish Civil War struggled between Fascism and Communism but towards the end, Fascism was not applied by the government. ... This international party set off leaving Spain when Franco's forces were on the verge of victory. ...

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For example: being threatened to be bombed, over run, anything that would over-throw the current government. ... They had a group of people, well a nation that was set on genocide or in other words, making a dominant race. ...

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Several attempts to install nationalistic beliefs back into the government manifested itself into the violent Kapp Putsch by the right-wing nationalists and the Munich Beer Hall Putsch by the Nazi Party. ... These unstable political conditions were further worsened when the Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Weimar Republic, causing the majority of German citizens to despise the newly established form of government, as the Treaty ensure that Germany would never regain the economic and militaristic strength needed to return to dominance in Europe. ... This therefore shows how the negative, ...

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The following year Congress passed the Sedition Act which imposed harsh penalties on anyone using disloyal, profane, or abusive language about the U.S. government, flag, or uniform. ... To meet the need, Wilson and Congress set up an array of new federal agencies, numbering about five thousand in all. ... With the new federal agencies, the government intervened in American life as never before. For example when strikes threatened telephone and telegraph companies, the government simply seized the company and ran it. ... Through the economic preparations for the war, the partnership between the...

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This act forbade any criticism of the government, flag, or uniform. ... He spoke of how one woman set out to plead the cause of the working class to others and was sentenced to prison. ... I think the government went too far in silencing war critics when they took away the right of Americans. ...

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It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum, instead of two sets of opposing ideals.... This law stated that all new couples would get a government loan which was about the average nine months income; however, the birth of one child allowed the loan repayment be excused by 25%. ... Before the 21st century, children were often seen as an obstacle to a career; however, the German government encourages women to depend on child care these days and business is considering social environment and policy has changed. ...

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And another consequence of the war, and probably the most severe was that it left these gaps in the governments of some of these countries where Totalitarian Regimes could rise to power. ... The Weimar Republic was set up and many were left more or less hopeless. ... The Weimar Republic was set up after the war, and was seen by many as a joke. ...

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A new form of government called fascism arose after the singing of the treaty of Versailles and the failure of the league of nations. ... Hitler believed he could achieve anything and then set foot for Poland , on September 1st 1939 Germany Nazis invaded Poland this was the start of the Second World War. ...

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Catt set aside her pacifist views and supported the war effort in World War I in order to gain political leverage for the NAWSA. ... I am surprised more force wasn't used to rid the government of the radical annoyance. ...

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Look at it anyway you wish, but World War I was not only destructive, but it just might have set humanity back in time. ... Thrasher, an American citizen, was drowned; The attack on April 28 on the American vessel Cushing by a German airplane; the torpedoing on May 1 of the American vessel Gulflight by a German submarine, as a result of which two or more American citizens met their death and, finally, the torpedoing and sinking of the steamship Lusitania, constitute a series of events which the Government of the United States has observed with growing concern, distress, and amazement." ...

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