The Second World War (WWII) was one of the most significant events in Canadian History. ... Prime Mister Mackenzie King "established the National Selective Service in March of 1942 declaring the recruitment of women for reemployment the single most important goal of the Service. ... Families remember post war times and the rashing and the need for stamps to obtain goods during the war. ... During the war children did their part by participating in salvage drives and selling war stamps. ... History and Geography taught about current events related to the fighting overseas (Miller, n.d)....

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However, adopting an insurance principle had important consequences. ... "The war years which thus transformed social attitudes and social expectations also witnessed, further evidence that this war was not to be fought on the battlefield alone." ... This Act offered comprehensive cover for everyone in the event of sickness, unemployment and maternity. ... "A people's war had to produce a people's peace." ... The effects of World War 2 on housing are colossal. ...

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In my essay I will examine the consequences of those events and suggest other ideas on the origins of the Cold War. ... The post - revisionist view is that the Cold War was an inevitable situation in the bipolar world and that both Superpowers are responsible for the events of 1945 -1990. Although, I personally would agree that the policies of the World War II played a significant role in shaping the international politics of the post - war world, and possibly could be blamed for the beginning of the Cold War. However, in my view, it is important to go back in time and have a look at th...

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August 1914 one of the most historic events in history began. This was the beginning of the First World War, a war that had never been seen before. ... Women became much more important during this time because they stepped away from traditionally female roles in society to fill in for men in the workforce. ... The War was made out to be a glorious event and many young men enlisted exactly for this reason but reality set in with the invention of a new type of warfare, Trench Warfare. ... They were extremely important to the textile and clothing industry in Britain where they made up over 70...

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World War One was a war intended to end all wars and as a consequence became a 'Total War'. ... Many believe that the Alliance system of World war one was a major reason of why world war one surfaced. ... Britain was a strong island with a powerful navy, however when challenged by Germany brought insecurities and as a result along with the Moroccan crisis helped to turn the British political opinion against Germany and led Britain to consider whether it ought to land an army on the continent to assist France in the event of war. ... Although the naval race as such was abandoned by th...

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" At the time, the first World War was already occurring, which turned out to be the original spark that would cause the carnage to flare. ... There had obviously been many horrible events taking place, and no effort was made to conceal them. ... Although there was international anger towards the events, not much was done about it. ... The Armenian Genocide was an event that caused a lot of other horrific events to happen. The planning of the events, and the events themselves, caused many terrible outcomes and even affect us today in many ways. ...

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The first long term factor that played part in the lead up to the Great War was the system of alliances which I believe is the most important factor. ... I personally think this was the most important reason as when you declared war with one country, the other countries in the alliance had no choice but to declare war also which meant you were fighting with at least one or two more countries making it a bigger and greater war. ... The first short-term factor I would like to put across was the war plans which I also think was the least important factor. ... After this tragic event, Austria c...

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This is important knowledge for the reader to have, because although the main character is not Remarque himself, many of the instances told are things that Remarque said personally witnessed. The fact that Remarque was in the army only adds more belief into the reader about the horrific events that take place in the story. ... Remarque does not want the reader to have any doubt that this is obviously a novel made to tell of true and horrific events that described the War. ... One very important subtopic in the novel is the comradeship that builds throughout the War. ... The fact that Remarq...

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For the United States, the Great War was equally as important as it emphasized the economic and military power that the United States would become. ... The Americans later entered the war due to the ongoing propaganda towards the Allies and various events that continued to change the American public opinion towards Germany. ... The economic savings of not entering the war were significant as well; by not entering the war, the United States did not have to be concerned with the cost of supplies and mobilizing an army. The political climate in the United States also favoured not going to wa...

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Another important figure in his time was Friedrich Nietzsche who helped pave the way to the idea of Existentialism, a way of coping with uncertainty. ... His work was a painting of his perception and reflection of a war, which he entitled Guernica. ... The "Age of Anxiety" was unique in that it was spurred by a horrific event that has not been matched in my generation. ... World War I seemed to play that part. ... The complaints were valid after World War I, and were much more productive than destructive. ...

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Despite the obvious importance of the previous points, it is clear that one main issue influenced events through the 1920s that of the allied war debs. ... This was therefore a missed opportunity to rebuild Europe after World War 1 and create economic stability. During World War 1 the U.S did not sent many troops, but it actually borrowed Britain, France and Italy over $9 Billion dollars. ... Therefore the Paris peace Treaties both created and failed to solve a variety of economic issues in Europe during the 1920s; important examples of this were the Reparations and the War debts, which had ef...

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" This is very important to Canada's independence because Canada can now decide for itself what's good and what's bad. ... When Britain joined the war, Canada was forced to participate and was in war under 24 hours. ... The success at this event will turn the tables during World War II, as it leads to the liberation of Western Europe and eventually the defeat of the Nazi. Much like Vimy Ridge, this battle was very important to Canada. ... Overall, Canada has proven to be an independent country at a various different events throughout the 20th Century. ...

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Short sharp sentences also had emphasis to some words that are important. ... Anthony Hill has used onomatopoeia to help involve the audience in the events of the Gallipoli campaign. ... Hill involves us in the events of Gallipoli through the use of onomatopoeia. ... Through figurative language Hill informs us about the poor conditions at war, the suffering that the Anzac's went through at war and helps us to get a clearer picture of Jim Martin. ... He used onomatopoeia to engage to audience in the events and dangers that soldiers had to face in the Gallipoli campaign. ...

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Abstract In this paper I will attempt to show how Nazism came to power in the events before and during their time. ... (lecture) After the resulting war was the string of events to cause the rise of Nazism. ... All of Europe faced economic hardship after a costly war, the germans were not alone. In fact they came out of the war in better shape economically than the winners. ... Hitler joined the the German Workers party in 1919 the group later changed the name to the NSDAP, the Nazi party, (Bergan, 32) and though was not first looked at as anyone important he quickly raised in the ranks. ...

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The outbreak of world war two started on 3 September when Britain and France declared war on Germany. Hitler had clearly got his war, but was it the war that he had originally planned? ... Another important factor which can be seen as one of the causes of the war was Britain and France's policy of appeasement. ... Appeasement, some would argue, was the result of the unavoidable conjunction of events that found other countries preoccupied with economic recovery and imperial interests. ... The debate has developed into a contest between those historians who believe that Hitler had a fan...

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War was greeted by immense jubilation by both sides, as no great wars had been fought since Napoleon's era. ... August may have been the most important month in World War I. ... It was the first real month of the war. ... A one-front war would have been an easier war for Germany. ... In conclusion, this book shows that August was a very important month in World War I. ...

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Also, because of their help in the war, it gave men and others alike a new depiction of women. ... In cause of this women were regarded as a force to be proud of by the middle of the war (Martin, 2009). ... Seeing both the pros and the cons of their work in the war effort, women faced conflicting emotions after and during their eye-opening experience in World War 1. ... Overall, World War 1 is the first most noted event that showed women's advancements that gained a new perception of them and lead them to take the road to fight for more equality. ... Wynne stated that she is determined...

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Lao Tzu's ideal government is vulnerable in war. ... So if war is inevitable, then they would make every effort to win the war. ... If Lao Tzu was our president, he will not initiate any action to prevent any future terrorist attack even after the suffering from the tragic event on September 11. ... Armed forces are the most important factor for a country to stay in power and more importantly, to defend itself from a hostile country. ... In comparison, Lao Tzu does not prepare for war, nor does he practice strategies to win a war. ...

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The film came out in 1929 and was heavily influenced by the historical events that pre-dated it during the early 1900s. ... World War I, one of the most influential events in Russian history, ended in 1918 with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. ... A firm Communist believer, Vertov spread the ideas of everyone in society receiving the same benefits and being equally important to a functioning society. ... Vertov achieved this goal by attaching many short clips of multiple cities to emphasize that every person in the city is important for the maintenance of the community. Vertov believed that: "This...

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After the First World War, everyone wanted to avoid repeating the mass slaughter of the war which had just ended. ... In 1918 he quoted, "Merely to win a war was not enough. ... Sweden accepted the League's ruling and war was avoided. ... The two most important of these agreements were the Locarno Treaties and the Kellogg-Briand Pact. ... They came to an important agreement, which included; Germany finally accepted the borders with France and Belgium, which were laid out in the Versailles Treaty. ...

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The war between the Central and Allied powers in Europe dominate the headlines. ... It seems Americans felt an overwhelming need to be updated on the war overseas. ... The United States seems to give weight to each country involved in the war. ... Local events, show times, and just the general happenings around the city are featured in the articles. ... What was important then is still important to Americans today. ...

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The issue will be discussed, as it is one of the most important events during the 20th century in Russia. ... The above events, however, did not suggest to the tsar or his advisers there was anything wrong with the policy. ... Another event that troubled Nicholas" reign was a humiliating war with Japan. ... Even greater losses, however, were suffered in World War I (the second war during Nicholas" reign), which Russia entered on the Allied side in 1914. ... His reign was one of continual trouble: Witte's reforms causing protesting, war with Japan, 1905 revolution, Rasputin's influenc...

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Europe was already falling behind the United States, and the war greatly accelerated this trend. ... Political factors caused by the war also hurt Europe's ability to recover. ... World War I itself was not actually responsible for declines in economic productivity. ... A more important factor of instability brought about by the war was the reversal of the change of capital flows. ... In fact, we financed eighty percent of the post-war relief. ...

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At the end of World War 1, the common goal between the victorious nations throughout the world was to declare peace. ... Among these fourteen points was the most controversial and yet the most important to President Wilson, the League of Nations. ... Wilson introduced this theory on what he believed were successful measures in not only preventing Germany from beginning a war again, but to prevent all wars. After all World War One was the war to end all wars. ... With the events that took place, Wilson faced a very painful question on his passage back to the United States. ...

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The world, especially Germany, was ripe for dictatorship following the Great War. ... Germany, ravaged by war, was facing a crisis caused by rising unemployment, substantial inflation, famine, allied control, and outrageous war reparations. ... In 1919, Woodrow Wilson proclaimed his dream that World War I would be "the war to end all wars." ... Furthermore, he blamed the Allies and, more importantly, the Weimar Republic for their "enslavement of the German people" (Kiem, Internet). ... Events culminated on the night of November 9th when an all-out assault was waged on German Jews. ...

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