Gallipoli: World War I During World War I‚ Germany and England were at war against each other. One of England’s allies‚ Australia‚ fought against the Ottoman Empire‚ who were one of Germany’s allies. The film‚ Gallipoli‚ illustrates the story of two Australian sprinters‚ who grew a bond with one another after they enrolled in the Australian military. The film began focusing on Archibald Hamilton‚ a young farmer who possessed a talent for fast sprinting. After Archibald overheard his parent’s conversation
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The Allies thought that the peace treaties would solve the problems of Europe‚ they were soon disappointed. The main problem was Germany. The Treaty became to be known as a ‘Diktat’ because Germany was forced to seek peace. It had neither been defeated nor had it surrendered. Many Germans felt humiliated when the Allies presented the Treaty of Versailles to them and threatened to resume the war unless they agreed all the terms without any condition. Many also felt that they had been “stabbed in
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Russian force. It was less significant in terms of reducing German morale because even though morale was dented‚ ultimately‚ this did not play a part in the Allies winning the war. Much of the international relations improved throughout the war but broke down very quickly in 1944 and
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supported the Afghan mujahedeen in the 1980s if this had not been done covertly the Soviet leadership could have attacked U.S. allies. This is due to the fact they facilitated the actions of the United States by providing a foundation for covert action in the case of Pakistan. Other allies such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia provided arms and materials. However‚ these allies could be considered to be “soft targets” in comparison to attacking the United States
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The other name of D-Day is called ‘Normandy landing’. Because this battle happened in Normandy‚ France. And Allies were trying to land from here. This battle was after battle of Dieppe. Canada and Britain get some experience from battle of Dieppe. So they did a very good job. D－Day happened on June 6th 1944 in Normandy. This battle is about the allies attacking Germany and this action code is “ Operation Overlord”. In this battle‚ Canadians soldier’s mission was attack from Juno
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their allies; the British and the French to access Berlin by any means possible and the food and electricity supply was cut. The monetary reforms by the Americans were the primary cause‚ but the Soviet also wanted to make Berlin their zone by pushing out the Americans and their allies. The Americans‚ counter-reacted by introducing an airlift by the help of General Lucius D. Clay (Wyden‚ 1989 pg 743). Berlin became the center of the confrontation between the two superpowers and their allies until
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significance of the First World War and Second World War are compared. The First World War (WWI) was fought from 1914 to 1918 and the Second World War (WWII) was fought from 1939 to 1945. The First World War was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies were the countries who fought in the side of the Triple Entente whereas the Central Powers were those on the side of the Triple Alliance. The war spread throughout Europe and into the Far East. With the defeat of the Central
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The Syrian war has been raging on for a year now and the number of dead has risen to almost 80000‚ the Syrian people desperately need the help of the U.S and other allies they have to intervene and help them fight the dictatorship that has been ruling with an iron fist. The Syrian civil war started in 2011 when other middle eastern countries started uprising against the authoritarian dictatorships that occupied the region. The people of Egypt and Libya performed a successful uprising against their
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In 1918‚ the First World War ceased. On the eleventh hour‚ of the eleventh day in the eleventh month‚ Germany and the Allies signed an armistice. Germany had lost the Great War. A number of factors contributed to Germany’s defeat‚ such as numerous strategic errors‚ economic factors‚ weak allies‚ and the entrance of the USA. One of the most prominent causes for the German defeat would be their continuous strategic errors. Most infamous; the Schlieffen Plan. Germany opposed the idea of a two front
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Hitler had been able to acquire the Saar‚ gaining further military territories as well as the Rhineland during the rearmament of Germany. Germany’s foreign policies under Joachim Von Ribbentrop were used to augment the international ties between his allies Italy and Japan. Hitler signed the Anti-Comintern Pact‚ the Pact of Steel and the Three-Power Agreement with Italy and Japan. Why did Britain and France pursue a policy of Appeasement between 1935-39? During 1935-39 Britain and France used
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