Amy Miller Year 11 History Controlled Assessment ' The war in the air in both wars had the same main aim – to destroy civilian morale' Use the sources and your own knowledge to show how far the sources support this interpretation. In this controlled assessment I will be exploring in a historical enquiry on whether or not the given sources provided will support the interpretation of ' The war in the air in both wars had the same main aim – to destroy civilian morale'. With my own subject knowledge…
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would be most important for you to share to enable your grandchild to better understand life during this period? Your assignment is to create a scrapbook to share with your grandchild in the voice of the grandmother or grandfather, a person who lived through the Second World War. As you develop your scrapbook, consider these essential questions: 1. How has this individual impacted history? 2. How can we better understand history through the experiences of this individual? You may…
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During World War II, German military forces progressed across Europe at an alarming rate. They were determined to gain complete global control and to extend their racist, and supremacist ideals to the entire world which they believed was theirs’ for the taking. They were cruel in their methods of accomplishing that goal. Though they did not succeed their goal, their tyranny left a mark on the world. They used strategies such as propaganda, weapons, and war tactics to accomplish their desire to take…
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allies. The North Vietnamese were opposed to the resources such as coffee and rubber being exploited for the French ‘invaders’ capitalist gain, where as the Southern Vietnamese government was impressed with the advances in education, manufacturing techniques and infrastructure that the French had introduced. During the WW2 the country fell under Japanese occupation but shortly after the Hiroshima bombings signalled the end of the Japanese campaign. This left the country in a ‘chaotic’ state, and…
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(Ottoman Empire)! - Founded by Michel Aflaq, a Greek Orthodox! - During Ottoman rule, there were measures taken (i.e. ban of teaching Arabic) that would unify the Arab states into one! - This unity would be ethnic and linguistic, therefore including Arab speaking people of different geographic locations, and different social and economic backgrounds! - The movement based its premise for unity on a cultural heritage, but aimed to use this identity to rejuvenate and and redress those forces that had…
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This only served to prove however, that the American media was not critical or in question of America’s policy in Vietnam or that American involvement was justified – their issues lay instead with the Diem Government and were over tactics not principles as Philip Knightley confirms in his classic study of war correspondents -‘... not questioning the American intervention itself, but only its effectiveness. Most correspondents, despite what Washington thought…
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After ww2 Harry Truman pres came up with containment Didn't want to go to war over communism- Truman doctrine/ Marshall plan President after Dwight d. Eisenhower Different view point than Truman Were alike in wanting spread of communism Truman was a democrat, Eisenhower republican Democrats- soft on communism, republican- adamant Eisenhower was an American hero- lead d. Day invasion Put in charge of NATO 1952 election Monroe- monroe doctrine, w. hemisphere ours, power over other countries…
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KQ1 – How effectively did Hitler establish and consolidate Nazi authority 1933-45? KQ1 Pages Aims of the Nazi’s 1-2 Admission to power in 1933 2 Consolidation of power 2-8 Hitler and Government 8-10 The Police State 10-13 Resistance up to 1945 13-19 Aims of the Nazi’s Nazi ideology Social Darwinism – “Survival of the fittest” theory, Hitler adapted this to racial purity of the Aryan race Mein kampf - Hitler’s book, my struggle, that outlined his own and Nazi ideology…
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expanded rapidly and people’s life style improved. * The life’s of farmers and African Americans was not so easy however, and by the end of the 1920’s everyone’s lives were affected by the financial collapse sparked by the Wall Street crash. How and why did the USA achieve prosperity in the 1920’s? The USA entered the First World War in 1918 with American soldiers fighting on the Western front. President Woodrow Wilson played an important role at the peace talks. His fourteen points of 1918 were…
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groups of people because of their physical characteristics or beliefs. Countries around the world are seen to have a moral and legal obligation to respect and uphold these rights. The generic term ‘human rights’ is relatively new and has only come into use since the late 19th century. But the background of human rights is rooted in history, and the rights they protect have developed only gradually over many centuries. Today, the term is used in many different contexts and human rights have evolved into…
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