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…The dawning of the sixties erupted with John F. Kennedy as President, the beginning of an anti-war movement, and the fear of communism. It was a new decade and called for many changes, domestic and foreign. New policies were initiated in the hopes…

…Jews for the destruction of property during Kristallnacht (Dachau, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen) 1939 January 30 Hitler in Reichstag speech: if war erupts it will mean the Vernichtung (extermination) of European Jews March 15 Germans occupy…

…The eruption of the English Civil War in 1642 was the culminating result of political conflict coupled with nationalistic resentment of the English Crown and Parliament towards each other and the various powers each exercised. The English Revolution…

…. Each state quarreled with neighbors over boundaries. Austria-Hungary and Russia also took advantage of the Ottoman Empire's weakness to increase their influence in the Balkans. Rivalry for control of the Balkans added to the tensions that erupted…

…between Japan and China. The hostility finally erupted at a bridge outside of Beijing. The name of the bridge was the Marco Polo Bridge. The Japanese and Chinese soldier met and started to fight. This started the second Sino-Japanese War. The war lasted…

…the Korean conflict erupted she put her uniform back on and flew several hundred more missions as a flight nurse in Korea. By January 1944 the first WAC’S arrived in the Pacific and in July of 1944, WAC’S landed on the beach at Normandy. By this time there were…

…, this new law still excluded millions of working people, as did social security. However, a severe recession led many people to turn against New Deal policies. In addition, World War II erupted in September 1939. Causing an enormous growth in the economy as war…

…Smith raided the corn supplies of the Indians in a show of force. As a result, the Indians discontinued trade with the settlers. Many wars erupted between the Indians and Europeans. However, with the Europeans greatly outnumbering the Indians, they easily won…

…to South Vietnam. This was how they ended up fighting beside the U.S. military. Fighting aircraft and army helicopters flew to South Vietnam. (They flew from U.S. aircraft in the South China Sea. Their major objectives were to keep peace before war erupted…

…for trouble. Seeing none, the four Delta Little Birds zoomed down, disappearing into swirling dust as the Delta commandos leaped from their helicopters and stormed the house. Next came the Blackhawks with the Rangers. Heavy gunfire began to erupt. The purr…