...World War II Do you remember a time in our world history that we were in desperate need for a change? World War II was a devastating time in our world history. During this time period there was a lot of hardships and innocent blood spilled. All across the world people were in war fighting for a better life. The economic consequences of World War I was most important in causing World War II, because of The Treaty of Versailles and The Great Depression It all started when The Treaty of Versailles was signed to end World War I. This document blamed Germany for the war and made them pay a very heavy fine for it all. This made Germany very mad, so mad that they wanted to take revenge. Adolf Hitler was a very powerful man during this time period. He craved power...
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...The development of the cold war between the USA and the Soviet Union between 1945-53 was primarily due to traditional great power rivalry The USA and the Soviet Union worked together to defeat Hitler in WW2. Towards the end of the war relationships between them began to break down, although in 1945 there remained possibility of continued cooperation. By 1947, this prospect had disappeared and tensions between the two powers continued to increase for the rest of this period. Some historians, including those belonging to the economic revisionist school of thought, argue that traditional great power rivalry was primarily responsible for this development. This is defined as developing power through trade in order to achieve financial dominance. Undoubtedly, this factor was a major contributor to cold war tensions, however other factors such as ideology, individuals and WW2- many of which are invariably linked to economic influence- also played a large part. Great power rivalry can be seen as the main cause of increased cold war tensions between 1945 and 1953 as both powers sought to increase their relationships with other countries to obtain economic dominance. America, although benefitting economically from the war, feared the possibility of a recession, both as demand for arms fell and poverty in Europe threatened an insufficient international demand for US goods. They believed free trade would prevent this from happening, as well as increasing interdependence between countries...
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...To what extent was the West responsible for the creation of the state of Israel? INTRODUCTION: brief history of Palestine Ottoman Turk Empire, British mandate, consequences of WW1 and WW2. End introduction with: this essay will encompass all the different players and events leading to the creation of Israel and then evaluate them to see exactly how big a part did the West play in the establishment of the Jewish state. Brief explanation of the Zionist movement during the 19th century. Mention of Sir Moses Montefiore and the Persian Shah Naser Al-Din Qajar (ROLES AND INFLUENCES). Description of and analysis of the Balfour Declaration. Consequences of the Declaration and its highly influential impact. Figures of Jewish immigration into Palestine and analysis of the figures. Role and influence of the League of Nations in indirectly supporting a Jewish state. Description and analysis of the role of Britain in the creation of Israel. Analysis of their role as the mediator and being in control of the mandate. Mention role of Chaim Weizmann and Sir Herbert Samuel. Put forward a contradiction to the essay title: the White Paper restricting Jewish immigration to Palestine. Analysis of this contradiction and what were the general feelings resulting from this statement and how it impacted the creation of Israel. Mention the role of Ben-Guiron. Mention the role of the 4 million Jews in America and their ability to influence their government’s policies. Quote Harry Truman’s statement...
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...SMART PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - will be reviewed and updated on 20th of each month |Area needing |How will I do it? |Resources/ | |Development | |Authorisation | |Field Marshal Rommel |Autocratic and Democratic |Rommel was very much in charge in WW2 but didn’t strive on power, he created | | | |good cohesion within his military groups but still gave the orders where and | | | |when necessary. His understanding for his men, along with his ability to take| | | |charge without the dictoral attitude made him one of Germany’s greatest ...
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...Assess the significance of Indian nationalism in the period 1845-1947 in changing Britain’s relationship with its empire in India. There are many factors that led to the change of Britain’s relationship with its empire in the period 1845-1947. Such as the influence of key individuals including Gandhi, Jinnah and Nehru. The effects of both the First and Second World War on Britain which included its political situation and economy which was in turmoil due to the war. International pressure from countries such as the US whom Britain became reliant on during and after WW2. The consequences of key events such as the Indian mutiny and the Amritsar massacre which both brought about new policies and changed the way the country was governed. Nationalism was the most important factor in the period 1845-1947 in changing Britain’s relationship with its empire in India, as some of the factors listed above such as the Indian mutiny, and the support of key individuals were a result of nationalism. The Indian mutiny was very significant in changing Britain’s relationship with its empire in India in the period 1845-1947 to a great extent. Nationalism was the leading cause behind the mutiny as the British failed to realise the importance of Indian culture and religion. The mutiny was one of the first notable events that lead to a change in the relationship of Britain and India as it brought about great change in the way India was governed. The mutiny was caused due to ‘…political grievance and...
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...Following WWI, Italy was angry at the Allies for failing to abide to the concessions that Italy was promised during the Treaty of Versailles. They received limited concessions in Europe and no overseas territories. This along with the dire economic situation throughout Europe lead to the installment of Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister of Italy after his March on Rome. Mussolini dreamed of a New Roman Empire, returning Italy to its former glory days as the supreme power throughout the Mediterranean. This expansion began with his invasion of Ethiopia, much to the anger of the League of Nations who did nothing. When WW2 began, Mussolini saw his alliance with Hitler as an opportunity to further his expansion goals. Part of this expansion was in North Africa. However, the ineptitude of the Italian Army prevented this from succeeding. Italy attempted to invade British-controlled Egypt to disastrous results. Despite greatly outnumbering the Allies, Italian forces were routed during Operation Compass and swiftly defeated the Italian 10th Army, taking 100,000+ Italian Prisoners of War. Ineptly lead and inadequately armed, the Italian army was completely unprepared for...
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...How far do you agree that the impact of the Second World War was the main reason why the position of African Americans improved in the years 194555? Before WW2, it could be considered that AfroAmericans had no position in society. This was evident especially in the Southern States where white supremacy emerged amongst the dominant white class. Many Southern Politicians were members of the Klu Klux Klan and so they often tried to disregard any Supreme Court Rulings that were created. In this essay it will be argued that it was the Second World War which was the main reason why the Position of African Americans improved in the years 19451955. However, there are other factors that have to be taken into consideration such as the Presidential Influence and the Supreme Court Rulings. The impact of WW2 was important in securing better position for AfroAmericans as more people realised their significance of their work in the army. As a result it became apparent of the reforms that were required. President Truman took over from President Roosevelt. He was significant even though he was a racist at a young age and supported white supremacy. When he took over as President he felt he had a moral obligation to fight segregation. He established the President’s Committee on Civil Rights in 1947 and commissioned them to make a report examining the experiences of ethnic minorities It highlighted the problems facing African Americans and how to make America a more just ...
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...or nationalistic, and have similar religions, and values (Padmalingam, 2002). • Rapid urbanisation – the move from an agricultural based society to a manufacturing (and thus urbanised) society. • Democratisation – from a centralised government to capitalist, moving from an insular to outward looking culture. • Both Japan and China have imported their technology, relying upon imitating the inventions and ideas of others. This is changing however as modern quality management is embraced. • Preference for high growth over low growth. Chovanec (2011) says of Post-W2 Japan that “Inflation was low, and there were no external constraints”. Further, he states that Money Supply and Private Fixed Investment factors are paralleled between post WW2 Japan and China today. He infers that this “high growth has spending “out of control”. With such money to spend, quality systems are easily afforded. The subject of Chovanec’s article is that the growth is unsustainable and dangerous, with China set to follow Japan’s lead and head into recessionary financial territory. • Fast growing economies that are encouraged and supported by governments. • Both countries have economically benefited from conflict and wars, as the rate of technology improvement and economic benefit improves in such scenarios, more so than in peace time. The Institute for Economics and Peace states that “heightened military spending during conflict does create employment, additional economic activity and contributes...
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...Appendix 1: PESTEL factors involved in the 1st event. Events Comment Consequence E Oil shock crisis 1980 Plans to build a line of small cars by the Big Three were scrapped when oil prices fell in 1974. It was not until 1979, when the second oil shock drove gasoline prices up permanently S Emerging American Style after oil crisis The increasing popularity of small, fuel efficient cars with the permanent long term increase in gasoline prices beginning in 1979. T Small engine tech The US has o skill on small engine during and after oil crisis. S American Style 1980 the United States was largely based on superior vehicle quality and durability, P Car standard barrier Imported motor vehicles are subject to pass on many standard in order to sell in the US e.g. safety standards, bumper standards, air pollution control standards. E The end of the economics of scale Overall car can produce up to 70 million cars a year while Demand was only 52 million in 1998. Automotive industries was in the mature(Product life cycle) cars force automobile to mature stage E Japanese bubble crisis. Japanese 1987-1990bubble crisis. Japan automotive suffered from currency exchange. S JPN Bubble crisis After the end of WW2, Japan’s economic are very economize resulted in high on saving rate. The government try to decrease interest rate to promote people to invest but it was not effective. This is one of reasons of Japanese crisis 1986-90 E The rise of the US economic Japanese’s car...
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...Keith Thorkildson Fall 2013 Humanities The Impact of WW1 and Freudian theories on Western Societies The twentieth century was a huge turning point for the entire world. Europeans were experiencing something that had never happened in their lifetimes before. Early in the twentieth century WW1 breaks out in Europe and a new way of looking at the human mind emerges. These events and people would really change cultures around the world. Beliefs in the Enlightenment would never be the same and modern day societies are still influenced at what was achieved and destroyed during this time. I am going to highlight the life of Sigmund Freud’s and how his theories impacted how we look at the human mind today. Then I will go over World War 1 and how it completely changed cultures of the west. Finally I will explain how WW1 and Sigmund Freud connected and changed western societies forever. Sigmund Freud was born in Freiberg, Moravia in 1856. There is not a lot of information on Sigmund Freud’s early life because he chose to keep it out of the public’s eye. “Little is known of Freud’s early life as he twice destroyed his personal paper, once in 1885 and again in 1907” (Psychologist, World). His personal papers were closely guarded in Sigmund Freud’s archives and only available to Ernest Jones his official biographer. Freud published countless theories that created a lot of controversy in his time and still in our modern world today. Sigmund published many works but most of them if not...
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...Eisenhower Farewell Address HW On January 17, 1961, president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his final speech as Commander in Chief of the United States. President Eisenhower begins his address by stating that despite engaging in three of the four great wars of the century (WW1, WW2, and Korean), the United States is the most powerful and influential country in the world. This claim is further explained to mean that it is the duty of America to use that power for the, “interests of world peace and human betterment.” This statement by the glorified military commander is largely delivered for the purpose of informing the American people as well as successor John F Kennedy that the rising power of Soviet Russia must be dealt with. Eisenhower continues his speech by explaining that the methodology of war was changing from what Americans were used to. He states that the United States must now have a, “permanent armaments industry of vast proportions” in order to combat the threat of enemy weapon compiling. This statement hints on the fact that Eisenhower believed that an “arms race” was going to begin between the United States and USSR in which America could spare no expense. This statement shows a contradiction of typical Eisenhower philosophy, as he was very conservative with national spending. He places focus on the necessity of continuous and expanding research into the new...
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...Our first President eloquently stated the rationale for national service: "... it must be laid down as a primary position and the basis of our (democratic) system, that every citizen who enjoys the protection of a free Government owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his personal service to the defense of it.” George Washington’s statement makes explicit the social contract inherent in US citizenry: to enjoy our nation’s freedoms requires we as citizen’s to bear personal responsibility for defending them. And yet, today, while our nation continues to fight war on several fronts and must regularly contemplate new military interventions and increased domestic threats, less than 0.5 percent of our population serves in our armed forces. (Eikenberry & Kennedy) Futhermore, this minute percentage “ ... is disproportionately composed of racial, ethnic, and other demographic minorities.” (Kennedy) In part because of this gross disparity, few americans are forced shoulder any true sacrifice from our military actions. Not only is the familial sacrifice of having a loved one serve no longer widespread but the majority of us bear not the tanglible daily realization of being at war that past generations have known, including materials rationing. Even anti-war protests—like those that were a hallmark of our Vietnam War era—are less visible since we have moved to an all volunteer army. This lack of respresentational and fair accountability on our citizenry...
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...conflicting ideologies also played a small role in provoking the Cold War, as shown in source 8. Despite this, it was fundamentally the economic and national interests of the USA that was mainly to blame for the start of the Cold War in 1945 and its development through to 1949. Europe was destroyed physically and economically after the Second World War. America saw this as a chance to become a world hegemony, as well as economically advancing the nation - source 9 proves this, saying, “The liberal capitalist US economy needed ever-increasing trade and investment opportunities”, as well as “The Marshall Plan was designed to implant an informal American Empire in Europe”. This shows that the USA not only used Europe’s fragile situation after WW2 to prosper itself, but more importantly increase its world influence, aiming to produce some sort of Empire of its own. For this to happen, the USA became hostile towards its rival superpower, the USSR. This point is supported by Source 8 by quoting “the illusion of being all powerful, fostered by American economic strength”, suggesting that the US government blindly influenced Europe, ignoring the Soviet sphere of influence. Supporting the evidence in sources 8 and 9 are the key events of the...
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...The Iron Curtain The iron curtain was the name given to the Cold War confrontation in 1945-1989 which was between the two superpowers USA and the Soviet Union. A direct military confrontation between the two superpowers did not exist, but bitter economic, diplomatic and ideological struggles formed the basis of the confrontation. As far back as 1917 the Soviet Union was established when following outright hostility in Russia, the Communists took power, and the capitalist countries of the West declared ideological war. Between 1918 and 1920, the US intervened in the Soviet Union with about 10 000 soldiers and refused to accept the new state until recognition in 1993. During WW2, the two countries fought together against Germany, but as early as 1944, the first cracks were revealed. The Allies, led by the United States under Roosevelt failed to make agreements with the Soviet Union, who had nevertheless borne the brunt of the war, Post-war order was already becoming established in Europe. The Soviet Union sought in their interpretation of the 'Yalta Conference' to assert their legitimate security interests without consulting its allies. While US President Roosevelt had co-operated with the Soviet Union, his successor Truman, a strict anti-Soviet, put American an anti-Communist cause against the now soviet, Truman based his confidence on American economic superiority and, since 1945, on her nuclear monopoly. Truman`s concept was a free, united Europe and a free world under American...
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...STUDENT NUMBER: C1420893 MODULE CODE: ML8293 MODULE TITLE: Memories of Fascism COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Memories of Fascism Assessed Essay WORD COUNT: 1843 * * * In what ways could it be argued that fascist foreign policy led directly to the fall of the regime? Do you agree with this assessment? This essay explicitly explains the ways in which Mussolini’s fascist foreign policy did in fact lead to the fall of the regime in 1943. The three most significant factors of causation were Imperialism, Italian involvement in the Spanish Civil War and an alliance with Germany. Despite achieving some domestic and foreign short-term success, Imperialism as an Italian fascist foreign policy was truly destructive for fascism. Modeled upon the old Roman Empire, Mussolini strived to ensure that the idea of ‘Romanità’ was deeply engrained within fascist ideology and culture, predominantly through propaganda. He made no secret of his desire to make Italy ‘great, respected and feared’ (Urmila Sharma, S.K. Sharma Page 388), often alluding to the power and dominance of the Roman Empire as a tool to inflame national patriotism. In order to sustain this idea, Mussolini wanted a spectacular foreign policy achievement that would boost the popularity of the fascist regime whilst diverting attentions away from unpopular domestic policies (Page 57, Mussolini and Italian Fascism, Hamish Macdonald). In this way, an invasion of Abyssinia had perfectly logical long-term nationalistic...
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