During World War I conscription put a lot of strife between the French and English of Canada, so during World War II for obvious reasons, William Lyon Mackenzie King tries to prevent conscription at all costs. ... William Lyon Mackenzie King had to deal with different minority groups during his term, and while attempting to keep them happy, creates the biggest shame in Canadian history. ... From the strife conscription had put on French-English relations in Canada, it made sense for William Lyon Mackenzie King to try and prevent conscription during World War II at all costs. ... Colonel Ja...

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Prior to reading this article by James I. Matray my knowledge of the Korean War was very limited. I knew the War lasted from 1950 to 1953 and ended with a truce between those involved. I knew that it was a war between North and South Korea both receiving outside assistance in the war. The United Sta...

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On August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb, "little boy" on Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima had been almost eradicated with an estimated 70-80,000 people killed. Three days later, a second, more powerful bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, killing over 100,000...

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