Ramesses II

Throughout the entirety of the second World War women played a crucial role in supporting their countries. Although many of these women were not in the spotlight like their male counterparts, the actions they took in order to aid their respective causes have now put their names down in history. Each country involved is now able to stake claim to at least one woman who was able to make a mark on their war efforts, whether it be good or bad. Germany in particular had a large number of women who…

It is in the postwar time periods of the Napoleonic Wars and World War I that Europe sees a new way of addressing the underlying causes of war in the attempt to prevent another: collective security. Collective security is when a large group of nations agree to not attack each other as well as preserve the provisions of their treaties and/or agreements. It is during both these postwar time periods that collective security is practiced. However, both time periods have differences in the way…

Rights Convention in 1848. It tried to push for important things such as property rights for married women, access to a higher level education and the opportunity to work a wide range of professions (Lewis). Change started to occur during World War II, when men were drafted and women had to assist with the heavy production…

" 'What if they don 't leave? ' Alek said. 'What if they can 't? ' 'Then they won 't last long, ' Volger said flatly. 'There 's nothing on the glacier, no shelter, no fuel for a fire. Just ice. ' Alek turned to stare at Volger. 'But we can 't leave shipwrecked men to die! '" (Westerfeld 227). This book is full of action and suspense that draws readers into the book. All of the action and suspense is because the setting of the book is in Europe when they were on the edge of war and the…

Everyone knows about war and the many deaths caused by it. Obviously the deaths are extremely grave (no pun intended) but, there are other effects of armed conflict of which people should be more informed. WWI and WWII are both periods of conflict which both had much wider effects than merely death. Aside from the casualties, massive wars like these usually result in social, economic, and technological development or deterioration. Most people recognize WWI to have four basic igniters which can…

the point of living anymore?” A great amount of courage is needed in one’s heart to push the doubts and unsureness aside and keep fighting and, physically and spiritually. Many conflicts took place during the time of Elie’s life, such as World War II and the Holocaust. There have…

World War II was a horrible event that included many important nations of the world, including Canada, but the war was not just fought in Europe; there was a more clever battle being fought on the homefront with Canadian propaganda. Propaganda persuaded Canadians to contribute to the war through victory bonds. Propaganda was used to recruit soldiers and female workers, which helped many unemployed Canadians who were victims of the Great Depression. As well, the government campaigns to increase…

How far was Rasputin responsible for the collapse of the Tsarist regime? The Tsarist regime collapsed in March 1917 when Nicholas II abdicated. By the time of the abdication the Tsarist regime had already been damaged by a number of factors that could be held responsible for the overall downfall of Tsar Nicholas II. One of these factors is the influence that Rasputin, a monk who convinced the Tsarina that he could cure her son of his haemophilia. Rasputin’s influence over the royal family made…

The author of the source, Gary Sheffield, believes that Germany was completely aware that, with their actions and decisions, they would be creating a major war. Sheffield uses case studies such as Germany’s alliance with Austria and the fact that Germany broke a French-Russian alliance to support his view. As well as this, Sheffield states that WWI was utterly and completely Germany’s fault as he states that Britain, Russia and France’s stance in the war was completely defensive, and so, they…

The Japanese advancement throughout Asia-Pacific greatly concerned the Allies. While the war had begun in 1939, things began getting troublesome for Australians, when the Japanese advancement became apparent. With the fall of Singapore, the bombing of Pearl Harbour and the battle at Kokoda, the Allied forces had to work together to overcome the Japanese. While Australia had previously been in the war, Japanese aggression provoked panic throughout the country. Australian troops had previously…