Despite the fact that most Americans did not want to go to war, FDR thought war was inevitable. ... Why America Entered World War II The Allies dismissed the aggression of the Axis, which consequently led to more aggression because the Axis then believed they could "walk on water- as they say for people who think they can do whatever they want and not get punished. ... The Japanese were kind of shaky on going to war with America though. "When can we go to war and win?...

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While going into the background, history, and causes for the war is not necessary for this essay, it is important to realize that the systems in place during the pre-war period were essentially political "boiling pots" and these tensions carried over through the war into post war circumstances to shape new social movements. ... At whatever time there was an allied victory in WWI, that particular area of Europe would become an annex to Liberal Democracy in Europe. At whatever time the Germans had a victory it would lead to any democratic ideals to be snuffed out. ...

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Despite the public announcement regarding the issues, the world soon began to get a glimpse of the truth that the Japanese military had in fact staged the assassination to create an avenue for the Japanese military to go to arms. ... It is argued that the threats against those who were non-committal had caused the downfall of the plot but whatever the case may be, Araki ordered the arrest of Hashimoto and any conspirators. ...

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Francisco stated, "All these years, all I have wanted to do is go home. Now finally, I am going back to see my family and work with my father on his farm." ... These women fought to live and did whatever they had to in order to maintain their homes and feed their families. It has also been stated that even after the war ended there was an on going threat of sexual violence in the homes, streets, and refugee camps of Liberia. ... In addition, due to the thousands of fathers who died at war, Liberian and Angolan women had no other choice but to go out and make money to provide for themselves and...

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Whatever the reason, it is clear that architecture of the diner can be studied and looked at to further understand America after World War 2. ... Never before could you drive yourself to go visit California and go see the ocean whenever you chose. ... Now, not only did people have a place to purchase food and water on-the-go, but also starting to introduce that quick and casual sit down experience that we would see start to bloom elsewhere. ... Although the 50s saw a try at new designs for diners, most were either being copied or slightly modified enough to make a simple change, but not enoug...

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Nonetheless there is however a general consensus amongst historians that the frightful events of world war one, distilled a sense of fear and regret amongst British society, and consequently Britain strived to prevent any future war, through whatever means necessary. ... As it became evident that the policy of appeasement had failed in 1939 and that Britain would in fact go to war, the Liberal Leader Sir Archibald Sinclair expressed his feelings on the achievements of appeasement We have eaten dirt in vain This statement is clearly expressing the fact that Britain has tolerated the ...

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"Plato told," stands by itself in a short spurt and draw the reader's attention, as if Plato is going to speak again. ... The poem develops an image of a family supporting their brother, and son, before he goes off to fight in Europe. ...

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In today's modern society we have very many things to fear from, like getting hit by a car, or just getting up out of bed in the morning is sometimes scary enough, because you just never quite know what is going to happen. ... Finally, I will conclude by going over The beginning of the twenty-first century saw such an alarming rise in events where chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons were involved. ... Secondly, what kind of command and control procedures are going to be implemented so these weapons are not used for another reason? ...

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The German Nazi or National Socialist political party was the platform used by Adolf Hitler to create a dictatorship that would, in one decade cause the German people enormous misery and shame. This fanatical political system was to gain popularity in the Old German Empire that was defeated in World War One and later by the great world economic depression. The polices of the National Socialists were offered to deprived and hopeless people for solutions to their economic woes. Also through some very crude tactics the Nazi party showed its readiness to end the turmoil in the streets and br...

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The Cold War Tensions with the United States and Russia have been around for quite some time. Russia and the United States were allies during World War II, but soon after they became enemies. After W.W.II, even though the Soviet Union had a strong military, it was encircled by hostile capitalist governments and felt that if communism was to remain strong, it needed to form an alliance with other communist countries. Also after the war, Germany was divided right through the middle of Berlin, Germany. West Germany was democratic and East Germany was communist. ...

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An important topic in international politics today is if Iraq has the ability to politically succeed. Judging by their present democratic and military standing; Iraq seems to be headed in the wrong direction. The westernized view of political success or democracy is still in reach but Iraqi citizens...

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Therefore it was hard to get close to anyone, because everyone was on a different rotating schedule, and different people were coming and going everyday. Even if a soldier did get close to other soldiers, they had to go through the pain of losing them if they died. ... Confusion as to what would happen next tore at the joy that he felt in being alive and going away from the war, back to his home where he belonged. ... Feelings of guilt about leaving one's buddies to whatever unknown fate in Vietnam apparently proved so strong that many veterans were often too frightened to attempt to ...

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The year is 1954. That was nine years after the German unconditional surrender, putting an end to the Second World War; the year when the first hydrogen bomb test was announced to be conducted successfully in the U.S.; and the year when the conflict between two schools of psychiatric treatment, transorbital lobotomy operation and psychoanalysis with pharmacy therapy, gradually turned white-hot. Something has an end like war, but something is continuing on and on, such as the surviving soldiers and their indelible trauma. The shadow of blood and death darkens their life. Moreover, their adaman...

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He may have found the decline of the British Empire difficult to accept, being a conservative, meaning his reasons for its downfall would simply be because Britain felt it was its duty essentially "let go." ... Because of this also, the early 20th century saw the British reckoning with the effect of allowing the self-governing autonomy system and its impact on the demand of reforms in the Non-European territories, significantly India.6 This goes to show that, most likely outside of Europe, that territories are incompatible with British rule and especially a rule free of imposed culture which a...

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These two authors go on to state that in this doctrine it is clear and evident that communism in evil and since Russia is the largest proponent of communism they not only pose a legitimate threat to every country in its surroundings, but more importantly to the security of the United States itself . ...

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The Condition of Man in The Heart of Darkness and The Lord of the Flies "Man is a fallen being. He is gripped by original sin. His nature is sinful and his state perilous-(Golding, "Fable-, The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces, Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1965, page 61). This quote by William Golding sums up his view of the soul of mankind. This feeling is shared by many authors, especially modern ones. ...

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There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. ... The colonists, angered by the expensive tax on imported tea, decided to protest the tax by destroying a cargo of tea that was going to be unloaded at Boston. ... All of these views eventually led to an attack on the slavery system in the South, and showed opposition to its spread into whatever new territories that were acquired. ...

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Many have compared the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 to the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. They argue that both attacks were just as astonishing, unwarranted and unpredictable. The World Trade Center buildings in New York City still lie in ruin, an icy reminder of the terrorist attack. Both the U.S.S. Arizona and the U.S.S Utah remain on the floor of Pearl Harbor, each a ghostly, decaying tomb reminding all of the thousands that gave their life on that fateful day, also, they are both reminders of seemingly how easily the attack was carried out a...

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and that they should "Go!"... However, the usage of female workers, due to necessity, not equality, together with the recruitment figures already mentioned above, help to prove more or less that source D, whatever its providence, (which is not at all clear) generally recruitment posters were fairly effective, the most famous being left out, Kitchner's finger insisting that "THE COUNTRY NEEDS YOU." ...

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Indeed the U.S leaped from one extreme to another, instead of going from non- involvement to moderate involvement; America whole- heartedly plunged itself into the foreign and domestic policies of the European countries it saw fit to "defend" from the malevolent contamination of Communism. ...

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The Growth and Implementation of Hitler's Continental Expansionist Foreign Policy Program One of the most interesting historiographical debates about the Second World War concerns the nature of Hitler's foreign policy. Everyone knows that the Second World War was horrible, even worse than the First, but it has yet to be unequivocally decided what exactly was Hitler's role in bringing about such a catastrophe. The most important issue relates to the question of whether or not Hitler had evolved a clear and coherent foreign policy by the time he assumed office and ...

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