------------------------------------------------- THIS HOUSE WOULD ARM THE SYRIAN REBELS (from idebate.org) Syria, a relatively small but pivotal Middle Eastern Country, has been on a downward spiral since March 2011 when there were peaceful street protests calling for the President, Bashar al Assad, to step down. Assad responded with force, firing on the protestors in Daara on 21st March, and within a week demonstrations and some clashes in six of the twelve provincial capitals. Quelling Daara
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The 20 years between 1955 and 1975 were a dramatic time of change in British society. Hundreds of new laws and legislation were introduced during this time as part of the ‘Liberalisation of Society’, in which the government aimed to provide for the general public and fill the gaps that were left by the changing attitudes and views of society as a whole. One section of society that was greatly affected by change during this period was the general family life, which saw lots of change; however, it
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One of the most severe economic downfalls for the United States was the great depression. After World War II, which occurred from 1930 to early 1940’s, there was a drastic decrease in jobs, mostly in the industrial area. Businesses were forced to reduce the amount of labor needed in effort to maintain profitable, which in turn caused an excess of labor. Due to the lack of industrial work, many people were left jobless, which ultimately caused many people to remain without income, especially after
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During the Second World War, the USSR and the USA, the two great nations in the 1940s united each other to defeat their common enemy, Nazi Germany. Their alliance was however ‘unnatural’ as both countries had conflicting ideologies, capitalism vs. communism and both wanted to spread their power and control in the world. Their incompatible ideologies from the start together with their troubled relationship since 1918 when the west intervened on the Russian civil war on behalf of the White Army, created
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For over a century now, film has risen as a medium of choice to present war information. War films has risen as a genre particularly depicting warfare using themes and concepts such as naval, air or land battles. War films also focus on the themes of prisoners of war, covert operations and military training. War films do not always, however, depict battles. Sometimes, war films may choose to focus on the day to day military or civilian life in wartime without necessarily depicting battles. War film
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WAR is a human Nature War: is an organized and often prolonged conflict that is carried out by states or non-state actors. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, social disruption, and economic destruction. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political communities, and
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the USA entry into the war in December, 1941. These were the culminating events that required the Allies forces to develop a strategy defeat of the Axis powers. The Allied forces had to work together in order to coordinate actions and win World War II. Hitler’s Germany presented the biggest threat for the Allies. The German army succeeded in its invasion into Europe and started its blitzkrieg strategy, and it seemed that Allies forces ware almost defeated by Hitler. The leaders of the USA, Britain
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How Was World War 1 Different: Animals! ! World War 1 was different than any other war fought before it. It was different in many ways. It was the first war to use animals and many other things. Animals were a huge part of the war and without them we may have many more deaths than the number already counted. A few animals used were dogs, pigeons, and horses.! ! Horses played a huge role in Wold War 1. They were used as a primary form of transportation up until the calvary charge at Mon. They
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Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II, is entirely about one of World War II’s most brutally fought battles. On April 1, 1945, the U.S. invaded Japan, attacking the island of Okinawa with 540,000 U.S. Army and Marines, and 1,600 ships. “ L Day” was the official name for this day. The L stood for “Landing,” but the Americans who invaded the Hagushi Beaches that day without any trouble from the Japanese, called it “Love Day.” This battle was the last battle of World War II and lasted a whopping eighty-three
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How far do you agree that Mussolini’s economic policy in the years 1922-39 was a complete failure? Having come to power in 1922, an immediate concern for Benito Mussolini was the current state of the Italian economy, specifically its obvious inability to support military expansion and move into a state of total war, with the aim of creating and developing an Italian Empire, which was Mussolini’s chief aspiration. Furthermore, the weak economy maintained and strengthened the north-south divide
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