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World War 1 Letter from Jean-Pierre Demoliére Jean-Pierre Demoliére was born in 1891 to a farmer and a modest housewife. He was raised in the small village of Saint Symphorien de Lay, 50 km from Lyon in eastern France. Jean had two brothers (both of whom went to war and died) and one little sister. He enlisted for the war right at the beginning, and entered with the 140th regiment infantry in early August of 1914. For much of the war, he was stationed in Rosiere (Somme, northern France), the…

of U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, and Yugoslavia while the Axis Powers was composed of Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. The Second World War was a war fought from 1939 to 1945 in Europe and, during much of the 1930s and 1940s, in Asia. The war in Europe began on September 1, 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, and ended on September 2, 1945, with…

The Big Three is a name that was given to the three major countries that attended the Yalta conference in 1945: the U.S, Russia, and Great Britain. These countries were represented by their leaders the U.S was represented by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Russia was represented by Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill represented Great Britain. Peace was restored and World War Two was brought to a successful end though the negotiations, disagreements, and compromises of these three men. Franklin Delano…

The French Revolution, which is often described as the beginning of Modern Europe, represents the beginning of the 19th century. The political change brought by the Revolution was so immense that it caused other European powers to intervene to prevent its ideas from entering the conscious of their subjects. Ideals outlined by the Declarations of the Right of Man such as “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights” and “As all persons are held innocent until they shall have been declared…

The Storming of Utah and Omaha Beaches at Normandy The invasion of Normandy was a large scale invasion that marked the beginning of the end of World War II (Pietrusza 10). It was a battle that has been written in history as one of the largest invasions by sea to ever take place as thousands of troops were shipped across the English Channel. The invasion took place on the shores of Normandy, France and consisted of thousands of troops rushing across the English Channel onto several beaches.…

Since the beginning of the Cold War in 1947, tensions had been gradually increasing between the Soviet Union and the United States. However, in 1962 tensions reached an all-time high when the United States found evidence of Soviet missiles in Cuba. In this tense period, the entire world held its breath fearing global disaster. The Cold War at times threatened to become a direct confrontation between the superpowers. Looking back, a victory in terms of the Cuban Missile Crisis alludes to…

Asia, the Middle East and Europe. In 1236, Genghis Khan’s son Ogodei started his conquest of Europe and by 1240 his army had take possession of what is known today as Ukraine and Russia. Within two years, the Mongols were able to control Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. An unsuccessful campaign was attempted over Poland and Germany, but with the death of Ogodei a power struggle came upon for the command of the Mongol empire jeopardizing all war campaigns and activities in the field. The Mongols…

The “Treaty of Versailles” initiated the beginning of the anger Germany felt toward their opponents, the allied forces, at the end of World War I. Prior to this treaty’s creation, Woodrow Wilson unveiled an alternative plan, a plan intended to reunite that nations of the world and to heal the countries affected by World War I. However, rather than serve as a reunifying force, the plan was rejected in favor of a more punitive resolution, and the rejection of the ideals presented in Woodrow…

the Allied powers, this included Great Britain, France, Russia, and Italy. What the allied powers wanted after the war was mainly revenge. They were furious with the central powers which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The central power mostly affected after the World War II was Germany, even though they did not start the war they were seen as mainly responsible of the war. The war ended November 11, 1918 and a treaty had to be created in order to…

The Hope for Nuclear Energy as a Source of Power Introduction It is a true fact that the world’s population is ever increasing and as a result, there is a consequent increase in the demand for energy to serve the needs of this fast growing populace, especially in the developed countries. Crude oil, natural gas, coal and other fossil fuels have been in use as an energy source for a long period but the fact that they are relatively expensive and emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere when burnt…