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    September 1, 1939 was the start of a very gruesome and saddening World War II. A Separate Peace by John Knowles is set during World War II, 1942 to be exact, following Gene Forrester as he struggles with identity, friendships, and jealousy while tagging along with his best bud, Phineas, who goes by Finny. During the war, Gene and Finny are studying at Devon School, a dormitory for young boys, during its summer session. Since the war is happening around them at that time, it starts to have an…

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    things, it either motivates people to stand up for what they believe in or it motivates them to go against their morals. It all started when Hitler was in the World War One. A yellow cloud floating in the air called chlorine gas and mustard gas were one of the first poison gases used in trench warfare, if you inhaled it damages lung tissue and causes it 's victims to cough violently and choke in some cases, the gas kills you. Trench warfare was not a good adventure, it was a horrible place to be…

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    this class had covered are the World War I and the World War II. Each war has its own reason. The World War I started with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand from Austria that triggered hatred to Serbia. There was also a grudge between France and Germany because France lost in Franco-Prussian war. The other reason with a different angle for the cause of World War I is imperialism and colonialism. In the 1910s, wealthy countries had more power and control in the world, especially in Europe.…

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    11/21/2017 Pessimism in 20th Century War Poetry There is often a current theme in works created in each time period. While the Romantic period took on the theme of imagination and emotion, the Victorian Era took on the theme of knowledge and reason. However, when the time came for the 20th century, the lives of the writers were forced to take on a new theme. This was the theme of pessimism. Many of the works were written around hard times such as World War 1 and even the dark side of the…

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    sufficient fuel for the fire surrounding the Vietnam War. In the poem, “Five Day Requiem for Vietnam”, by Nan Braymer, an American soldier reflects on the normalcy and habitualness of immoral actions in war while contrasting war resentment with war continuity, ultimately conveying a desperate tone by forcing readers to witness the anti-war fervor of this time-period go unanswered, emphasizing the idea that when put under the circumstances of war, humans are essentially trapped in doing immoral…

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    who disagreed with Ferdinand’s dynastic centralism, Catholic conservatism, and little nationalist political views (Lind.). Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia for the wrongful murder of Franz Ferdinand but at this time, only a conflict between these two countries arises. Alliances and other personal issues of various countries caused the world war. The acronym M.A.N.I.A., where the m stands for militarism, the first a, alliances, the n, nationalism, the I, imperialism, and the second a for…

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    World War II was an immense global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, which resulted in a drastic change in power and the decline of the powerful, Nazi regime. Though many countries were involved in the second world war, only two countries were able to have an impact on its outcome. They were the United States and the Soviets. However, the Soviet and Nazi relationship had the greatest influence on the result of the war. Although the Soviets and Nazis initially signed a nonaggression pact,…

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    1. World war 2 - World War II happened 2 decades after World War I. World War II was the deadliest and most widespread war ever. World War II involved more than 30 countries and over 50 million deaths occurred. The war drunk on for six years until the defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945. World war 2 destroyed the most land and took more lives than any previous war. I believe it is the most historic event because it was the most gruesome war in previous history 2. World war 1 - Germany,…

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    and gas laws Global issue- During World War II the U.S government supported an investigation into finding a portable way for service men to spray malaria carrying bugs. Finding cure for malaria was a massive issue all over the world during World War 2 but when the cure was found the only possible way to prevent the disease from spreading was by killing the malarial bugs through spraying them. Getting a portable can to spray them was a huge problem during the World War 2 era as there was no…

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    The start of World War I happened on June 28, 1914, the event that caused the war was when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot to death. The heir of the Austro- Hungarian Empire assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. Over the coming weeks, Austria-Hungary hopes to use this incident to justify setting the problem of Slavic nationalism, Balkans region and for all. (First World…) With the appending war, Russia was in talk to join the Serbians, and Austria-Hungary wanted Germany to join their fight.…

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