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    World War II World War II was arguably one of the deadliest wars in the history of the world. It started in 1939 and ended in 1945 and yielded approximately 80 million deaths, including casualties of war and those who died of disease and exposure to chemicals used during the war. One major cause of the war was the invasion of Poland by the Germans, however; the Treaty of Versailles was also a catalyst to the start of the war. The Treaty of Versailles required an already poor Germany to pay for…

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    countries at war. The U.S. provided many necessities like food, war goods, and money for the war stricken countries. The bombing of Pearl Harbor caused the U.S. to enter World War II declaring war on Japan. A secret military operation built a nuclear bomb that allowed the U.S. to raise itself to superstatus once it was used to weaken Japan. The United States wanted to lead the way to peace, the government began developing a strong military during World War I while providing assistance to…

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    around fifty- million too eighty five- million victims. These cases made World War Two the deadliest conflict in history. On the year 1933 was when all of the conflicts started; Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany and started planning his projects for war. During mid 1933, the Nazis in Germany opened the first concentration camp and started the killing of the Jews. Everyone was convinced that it was for a good purpose. Since Hitler main purpose of the expansion was for the Aryan race (a…

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    Wartime can be a stressful period in history, causing the government to make many controversial decisions. These complicated tasks reflect on America’s past and dictate its future, which make the final judgement complicated and crucial. Some oppose the government's choices and claim that they are unconstitutional by violating human rights, evidently shown in the case Korematsu v. United States. Additionally, the country’s leaders often conceal information with their plans or another country’s…

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    resulted in their surrender to Germany. All that was left was Britain and Soviet Union for the Axis powers to conquer. I feel as if all countries were on edge as they waited for Britain and Germany’s next move. America was still calling neutral but continued to sell weapons to Britain and started the Manhattan project. Albert Einstein, a Jewish Austrian refugee, informed Roosevelt in 1939 that Germany was trying to develop an atomic bomb. I imagine the Nazi’s would have forced Einstein to help…

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    situation. All the things about the political side, spies, strategies, scandals, and the possible nuclear war. Also, what was Russia’s point of view on the Cold War? What needs to be clarified is the immense cultural effects that the War had on America/Soviet Union and how it shaped them to who they are today, what kind of decisions were made on the political side of this conflict, and how America and the S.U. fought indirectly despite being a “cold” war. Eisenhower needed to make decisions…

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    Why war was occurred? Well, Russia was trying team up with Soviet Unions in order for their defense due to control their bordering countries for upcoming the future wars to avoid easier entrains to the Russia. Now, U.S government thinking that Russia making communist decision and will favor communist. Main reason…

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    Consequently, A Lewis base is any species that donates a pair of electrons to a Lewis acid to form a Lewis adduct. Throughout their work with acids and bases, Lewis taught Seaborg the research method of breaking a big project into small parts; which he later used in the Manhattan Project. Before his research assistantship expired, he began instructing in the chemistry department in 1939. In working with Emilio Segré in Berkley’s Radiation Lab, he and Seaborg collaborates on research into the…

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    difficult the peace was slowly slipping away so the two lead-ers from each countries worked out their differences over a long-term conflict. The United States and the Soviet Union proposed an international system the consisted of several rules that one was that both sides would come under careful scrutiny (“A History of Lost…

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    The Cold War was a period of tension between Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. The Cold War got its name from the countless empty threats from both sides. The tensions between the communists and non-communist countries started even before World War 2 ended. This war was a fight over spreading or containing communism. The Soviets wanted to spread communism and Great Britain and the Untied States wanted to contain communism in Korea and Latin America. By doing this the…

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