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… can be easily converted to essay form) Until 1914, all previous wars had been confined to small areas involving relatively small armies. World War I was the first ever 'total war' - where all aspects of a country's economic, social and political…

… amazing life. Few would argue that her artistic beginnings paved the way for such a talented performer, actress, film-maker and photographer. However, her career has been tainted somewhat with controversy: consistently and unfairly associated with the…

… depression? <Tab/> <Tab/>The great depression began with the collapse of the New York Stock Exchange in October of 1929. Some of the cited causes of the Great Depression include: Investing on margin, land speculation…

… War. In 1962 Cuba becomes a communist country bringing up tension between the island and the US. In 1962, the Missile Crisis and the foreign policy of the USSR increased the existing tension to a crucial point. In 1961 after a long period of mutual…

… received word that three years of concerted war efforts had finally culminated in D-day -- military jargon for the undisclosed time of a planned British and American action. During the night, over 5,300 ships and 11,000 planes had crossed the English…

… and War, writes a rebuttal against those historians who dismiss women's war and oral history as reputable and worthwhile. In the introduction Goodman spends a lot of time justifying her use of oral histories in…

… War Nurses', Anna Rogers. Discuss. Anna Rogers has argued that 'male attitudes are central to the story of New Zealand's war nurses, this however, is not completely accurate. Gendered attitudes, those composed of…

… adds a few minor footnotes to the main story of military endeavour; it does not tranform our fundamental understandings of war.' Disucss with reference to New Zealander's participation in the wars of the twentieth century.…

… States first major declaration to the world as a fairly new nation. The Monroe Doctrine was a statement of United States policy on the activity and rights of powers in the Western Hemisphere during the early to mid 1800?s. It was expressed during Preside…

… that lasted for 44 years, starting in1945, or post World War Two. The Cold War started with the Yalta conference. This was a meeting of ;Winston Churchill from England, Franklin D. Roosevelt representing the United States, and Josef Stalin, the Soviet…