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Sum Of Money War Effort
664 wordsWar bonds are money that you give the government to finance wars in exchange for a certificate that entitles you to a larger sum of money in the future for their generosity. There were many ways that were used to advertise war bonds. The United States didnt want only the civilians to buy war bonds, they also wanted and advertised to the soldiers in the United States. The military issued a series of five cards encouraging the purchase of war bonds. These cards were given to soldiers that fought i...
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World War Ii Second World War
1,005 wordsMichael C. C. Adams book, The Best War Ever: America and World War II, attempts to dispel the numerous misconceptions of the Second World War. As the title suggests, Americans came out of the war with a positive view of the preceding five turbulent years. This myth was born from several factors. Due to the overseas setting of both theaters of the war, intense government propaganda, Hollywood's glamorization, and widespread economic prosperity, Americans were largely sheltered form the brutal tru...
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Secretary Of War Confederate Troops
1,133 wordsOn May 8, 1861, William Tecumseh Sherman wrote to the Secretary of War, offering his services not for three months, but for three years. He did not want to become a political general and on June 20, 1861 accepted the grade of Colonel in the Thirteenth Regular Infantry. He assumed command of a brigade in the First Division of McDowell's army under the command of Brigadier-General Daniel Tyler. His brigade, stationed at a stone bridge during the battle of First Manassas (Bull Run), was routed by d...
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Viet Cong Tet Offensive
1,071 wordsThe greatest tragedy is war, but so long as there is mankind, there will be war. -Join The Art of War On March 16, 1968, Charlie Company of the American Division moved into the hamlet of My Lai and committed one of the most brutal atrocities in the Vietnam War and American history. However much their actions resulted from inherent stresses of the war, their brutal targeting of noncombatants was said to be an exceptional deviation from orders. Some 500 civilians were killed and it was not until a...
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Terrorism Nations Terrorists
335 wordsAs we are approaching the 21 st century, it seems that terrorism is becoming another one of society's constant problems. It has reached to an extent that most of us have now become immune to it. We hear about the hijacking of different airplanes, kidnapping of diplomatic officers, slaughter of innocent civilians by other civilians and what do we do about it? Nothing. Due to some dirty fish, most of us do not protest anymore about passing our luggage through metal detectors and submitting to sear...
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Red Army Working Class
356 wordsIt is now the 50 th anniversary of the terror bombing and burning of the non-military cultural center of Dresden, Germany. Somewhere between 35, 000 and 135, 000 civilians were killed in the Feb. 13 - 14, 1945 attack. The Bonn government is attempting to use the commemoration of the Dresden bombing to expand German imperialism's diplomatic and military reach. Working-class and progressive German groups are protesting this misuse of a great tragedy. They correctly point out the responsibility of ...
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Crimes Against Humanity World War Ii
1,620 wordsIn ancient times prisoners of war were usually treated without mercy. With Greeks, for example, it was common practice to kill the whole adult male population of a conquered state. The ancient Britons also killed their prisoners in a screwed up way. The Ottoman Turks executed 30, 000 Christian prisoners during the War of Candia. In Western Europe, however, as chivalry spread in late medieval times and the practice of sparing and ransoming prisoners was started. Over one hundred thousand people d...
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Twenty Five Points National Socialist German
1,613 wordsAdolf Hitler, a strict and cruel man who was the cause of the Holocaust became the leader of the Nazi party. Hitler started off as a calm child in Austria, but as he got older he became more power hungry and powerful in Germany. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20 th, 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria. His father, Alois, worked as a customs officer on the border crossing and his mother, Klara, had previously given birth to two other children, Gustav and Ida, but they both died in their infancy. In 1...
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September 11 2001 Violence On Tv
1,277 wordsOn September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center crumbles to the ground, billions of people watch on their television sets, many of them children. As the children sit around with their parents they see planes crashing into buildings, innocent civilians jumping from windows, and later on, they see firefighters and volunteers sifting through the rubble, pulling out bodies. The children try and comprehend what has happened but they have virgin minds that are undeveloped and inexperienced. Just as they...
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Air Force Base President Bush
893 wordsSeptember 11, 2001 is a day that will not be soon forgotten. The effects of this tragedy reach every aspect of our lives, from the economy, to foreign policy, to travel, and especially airline safety. Anyone who has traveled can tell you the extent of new security in place at airports. Besides checking travelers belongings, there are other proposed precautions, such as using biometrics to identify passengers, placing sky marshals on nearly every flight, creating stronger cockpit doors, arming pi...
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Fire Department Water Supply
1,308 words... ions that took place throughout the fire ravaged area. Along the eastern ridge of the fire, many high voltage power lines were burnt which eliminated power to homes in the surrounding communities and also presented complications with the fire department's electrically run hydrant system pumps. The fire companies resorted to using water from local swimming pools to put out some of the encroaching flames instead of using the pumped water from the hydrants. Fatigue, injury, and a feeling of vul...
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Liberation Army Peace Talks
841 wordsThe Kosovo Liberation Army is still in the midst of peace talks with NATO. The peace talks came after a temporary halt in the slaughter of Serbians and Albanians living in Kosovo. (Oregonian, Front Section A 4, pp. 6) The most recent genocide in Kosovo has been the result of long-standing grudges between the Albanians and Serbians living in Kosovo and was developed from opposing views over social and political domination of Albania. The current differences in culture are obvious in the education...
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North Atlantic Treaty Czech Republic
686 wordsNATO starts the year 2000 with the issue of concern. The European Allies defense capability, stabilization efforts in the Balkans, and relations with Russia are at the top of a highly charged agenda. In 1999 NATO accomplished many tasks, which were reviewed in the December 15 th Washington Summit. They approved an updated Strategic Concept at the Washington Summit; admitted as new members the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland; contributed decisively, in particular through the conduct of their ...
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Gun Control Laws Law Abiding Citizens
1,265 wordsThe Second Amendment to the Constitution states that, A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, and the definition of gun control is; government regulation of possession and use of firearms by private citizens. Gun control only takes guns away from law-abiding citizens and it does nothing to stop criminals from buying illegal guns, who are unlikely to obey the law and register their guns. I fee...
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Gun Control Today Society
713 wordsGuns are becoming a fast growing concern among today s society. Due to its increasing use, violence has increased in once peaceful communities, even though crime rates have recently been below average for most of LA. However, controlling that violence has become a major issue and most people want their kids to feel and play safely in their neighborhood. Many senseless tragedies have taken place over the last couple of years to bring upon this fear, and many parents feel that greater gun control ...
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World War Ii Atomic Bombs
1,228 wordsEleven million precious lives were lost during the Holocaust of World War II. Six million of these were Polish citizens. Half of these Polish citizens were non-Jews. On August 22, 1939, a few days before the official start of World War II, Hitler authorized his commanders, with these infamous words, to kill without pity or mercy, all men, women, and children of Polish descent or language. Only in this way can we obtain the living space [lebensraum] we need. Heinrich Himmler echoed Hitlers decree...
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Hope For The Future Soviet Union
2,516 wordsThe Chechens always despised being ruled by the Russians, likewise, Russia loathed them ranked them among the most ruthless and severe criminals of the former Soviet Union (Roskin 285). Stalin deported the Chechens to Kazakhstan in 1944, claiming they were German collaborators. When the remaining Muslim Chechens were permitted back into their homeland, they returned feeling bitter and helpless without any available resources on which to survive. Since their repatriation, the people of Chechnya h...
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World War Ii Military Officials
915 wordsMarc Bloch documents the French defeat in World War II, recounting from his own personal experiences as a member in the French Resistance, as well as a soldier in both World Wars. Not only does Strange Defeat detail the French failure in World War II militarily, but also economically, and more important, socially. It provides a unique insight, objectively and informatively, into the manner of the downfall of France Marc Bloch took part in the French Resistance after the German occupation. He was...
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Secretary Of War Journey
1,205 wordsHo WWI william Sherman William Sherman How would you feel if your brother came into your room and transformed it into a junkyard? You would probably have the same feelings of the civilians in Georgia when William Sherman came across their land. William Sherman was hated by most Southerners and favored by many generals from the North because if his brilliant war tactic. William Sherman was born on May 8, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio. But according to the American History Encyclopedia, he was born on F...
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People Who Lived Richard Iii
1,366 wordsOut of the Shadows of Time By Brittany Zittel Applied History 7 th Period 5 October 1999 A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! King Richard III V, iv The playwright William Shakespeare made King Richard III out to be a baneful villain, but he was not such in real life. Richard III, brother and successor to Edward IV, came to power purely by the passage of the Parliamentary Act Titles Regius, which named the two sons of Edward IV illegitimate and also declared Richard III as the true heir. Hi...
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