At this time the U.S. produced the Great Sherman tank, and simultaneously the Axis forces developed the Panzer III. ... Conversely the Panzer III had 2-layer 30mm armor, and was a very maneuverable medium tank with heavy firepower. The Panzer III could easily defeat a Great Sherman in a close range battle, because of its rapid acceleration and fast moving turret. The Panzer III was good, but soon the ally forces had to create a better tank. Nearing the end of the war Ally forces finally fashioned a tank superior to the Panzer III. ...

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The Cuban Missile Crisis affected the world because it nearly caused World War III, slightly nullified tension between United States and Soviet Union, and shocked people all over the world. To start off, the Cuban Missile Crisis nearly caused World War III. ... In conclusion, The Cuban Missile Crisis affected the world because the event nearly caused World War III, slightly nullified tension between United States and Soviet Union, and shocked people all over the world. Soviet ships nearly crossed U.S blockade line over Cuba which would have caused World War III. ...

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Both Russia and the United States wanted to avoid World War III in the process of tying to achieve their goals. ... "When the United States discovers the missile sites, the world teeters on the brink of World War III"(CNN). ... In the end although, they both had maintained peace by not beginning World War III, which was one of the main goals of the Cold War. ...

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(Gutman) The Auschwitz III or Buna-Monowitz were built near Monowitz, in the same time forty-five sub camps were built. In Birkenau the gas chambers and the crematoria of the Auschwitz killing center operated and the Auschwitz III was mainly forced-labor camps. ... However 7,650 sick prisoners were saved: 1,200 in Auschwitz I, 5,800 in Auschwitz II, and 650 in Auschwitz III. ...

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Thesis Statement: Langston Hughes was an author and a poet and a musician before his time by overcoming family adversity and racial hardships. I. Begins Publishing Books a. Hughes first volume of poetry, "The Weary Blues" II. Return to college a. Attended the first African American College ...

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Farewell to Manzanar, by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is the true story of a Japanese-American family's detention in California's Manzanar internment camp during World War II. Jeanne was seven when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and created the calamity that forced about 110,000 Japanese Americans to ...

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Thirteen Days I watched the movie Thirteen Days, for the first time, in class almost two weeks ago. It takes place in the 60's, mostly in Washington D.C. and is all about the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile crisis was the probably the most intense thirteen days in an October in 1962 th...

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The world held its breath as these events unfolded before their eyes; If any decision had have been different, it might have led to WW III. ... In Smoke's opinion, they were willing to risk WW III in order to obtain first strike capability. ...

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To quote Albert Einstein, "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones" (Einstein). Here, Einstein is implying that at the point of World War III, humans would have developed weapons of mass destruction so powerful that they would destroy civilization and send the survivors back into the Stone Age. ...

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The French emperor, Napoleon III, declared war on Prussia on July 19th 1870, because his military advisers told him that the French army could defeat Prussia and that such a victory would restore his declining popularity in France. ... With Napoleon III no longer in power to protect them, the Papal States were annexed by Italy, thereby completing that nation's unification. ...

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War is a conflict between countries thru the use of arms. War costs hundreds of lives, may it be innocent or not. Killing people for whatever reason is not right. Obviously, the war we are having right now is a different kind of war. During the World War I and World War II, opposing countries knew o...

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Chris Dove World Civilizations III Dr. Lieberman Adolph Hitler was a very intelligent man with bad intentions. Hitler maintained and built his power in Nazi Germany through his followers. Hitler took Germans and convinced them that his ideas were the best. Much remains unknown about H...

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Dear soldiers, To all those entombed in the USS Arizona. I am writing a letter to all of the brave soldiers trapped underneath the ocean in the battleship, the Arizona. You have died graciously and courageously. We are writing this letter to inform you of some facts about the war that you might h...

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When we look at music that was written before the height of Vietnam War we can see that some people are already opposed to war. The best example of this anti-war anti-government music is that of Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan's blues/folk music was far from the main stream, but people slowly came to realize t...

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Topic: Overpopulation II. History With over 6 billion people on earth, we must acknowledge and respect the problem of overpopulation. Moreover, we must recognize the consequences both from an environmental standpoint and through the loss of human life. It is a problem that is not as clear as w...

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War: To Be or Not To Be? Many situations led to the beginning of World War II. Also, many situations are beginning to lead us into a possible war with Iraq. The two leaders of the opposing sides share many similarities and differences. Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein may be seen as completely di...

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Because, if the UN failed, all hope of collective security would presumably perish, and World War III would become virtually inevitable. ... After he dismissal General Macarthur, he had lots of difficulties, but the thought so far it had been successful, so far he had prevented World War III, so far, by fighting a limited war in Korea, he had prevented aggression from succeeding and bringing on a general war. ...

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The first method is the Minuteman III ICBM (Inter Continental Ballistic Missile). ... The Minuteman III is being retained largely because of entrenched interests in maintaining the Cold War construct of the U.S. nuclear triad (Friedman). ...

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Many people are happy that the Cold War was just an arms race instead of an actually war because if a war took place then it might have been the end of the world and it would have been label World War III. ...

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a. Selfish Nationalism is blowing on the kindling. One twig is labeled Pan Slavism. Pan Slavism was a type of nationalism in Russia, which supported the cause of the Slavic nations, as Russia was one of the most important Slavic nations in Europe. When Serbia asked Russia for help to fight Austria-H...

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THE KOREAN WAR" WHY DID WE FIGHT IN KOREA? "WHY DID WE FIGHT IN KOREA?" The Korean War took place between the years of 1950 and 1953. The cause of the war was that Korea was under Japanese rule ever since the end of the Chinese-Japanese war in 1895. After World War II, in 1945, Korea was freed from ...

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I. Basis for International Trade a. What is International Trade International trade is when countries exchange goods and services with one another. Usually each country will use money to pay for the goods or services from the other country. Goods can be things like clothes, food, machi...

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The Korean War A cry rang out, June 24, 1950, from a small country half way around the world and America listened. Korea was engaged in a civil war as an attempt to keep North Korea from thrusting its influence on South Korea. Communist Russia and China were strong supporters of the North, an...

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The definition of weapons proliferation is the rapid increase in the number and destructive capabilities of armaments. Weapons proliferation is a huge problem for the entire world; however it has been a problem since World War I. There was an arms race between Germany and Great Britain that lead t...

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When you hear of the country Russia, what do you think? Maybe of frozen tundras and constant snow storms, however Russia is much more versatile than most are aware. And this is because pre-world war, no one took notice to Russia or were too afraid to venture there themselves. Russia is actually the ...

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