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    wanted to push the British Forces to the English Channel hoping that France when losing there allys would surrender and the target was amiens. The attack started at 04:40 on March 1st 1918. This attack that Ludendorff planned was the greatest consentration of artillery fire in World War One. It had 6,500 guns and 3,500 trench mortars firing along a 46 mile front. Amiens was a very important place for the Allies because it was used to transfer and recieve supplies for the front lines. In July 1918, Fourth

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    defeat of the Allies (United States, Canada and Great Britain) at Normandy. Central to the success of Operation Overlord, was the successful execution of Operation Fortitude. Before understanding Operation Fortitude, one must know the points of

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    history and fought between the Allies (Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France) and the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) from 1939 - 1945. Sparked by Adolf Hitler's Invasion of Poland in 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. Hitler's Invasion of Poland until the end of the war with Japan's surrender in 1945, many nations were at war, some fighting for the ultimate victory. The war dragged on for six deadly years until the Allies defeated both Germany and Japan

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    The Allies faced various disadvantages during the Ardennes Offensive:  Since the Allies had reached the German border after the Normandy landings by this time, they faced an important intelligence disadvantage. The Germans used only telephones and tele printers within the German borders. Radios were not used as the Allies had cracked Enigma by then.  The Allied aircraft reconnaissance suffered due to the autumn fog and withheld them from making optimum use of air power – especially the tank-busting

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    Essential Question: 1) Assess the relative influence of the following in the American decision to declare war on Germany in 1917. A. German naval policy B. American economic interest C. Woodrow Wilson’s idealism D. Allied Propaganda E. America’s claim to world power Beginning from the birth of the United States, a policy of neutrality and a will to stay out of foreign affairs is evident. So when archduke Ferdinand was assassinated the United States wanted to try its best to reap the benefits of

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    Vyse Macaw When reviewing above mentioned RA show, The Pottery and Glass Record expressed the opinion that Vyse’s third exhibit The Macaw (RA1480). A comic sort of figure group and an ideal companion piece to Harry Parr’s exhibit in the same show. The Vyse figure is called The Macaw but the brilliantly coloured bird is only one of a group of three, an impudent, chubby, little brown-haired girl carrying on her right shoulder a bunch of purple grapes at which the macaw is pecking, while with her left

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    A large portion of America’s victory in World War II is owed to the Navajo Indians, because of their use of code talking. The previous codes used by the United States were either able to be decoded by enemies or they required strenuous coding and decoding on both sides. The Navajo’s language proved to be a tremendously great tool that aided The United States in World War II because it could be decoded quickly, contrary to other coding systems, and because it provided a secure way of communicating

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    Dieppe Raid In 1942

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    During the time period of 1942 in the Northern Coast of France on August 19th, the Soviets allies decided to attack the Germans, leaving the tragedy of the Dieppe Raid. This event occurred in 1942 because Germany was invading countries during world war 2, so the allies found it necessary to act quickly before Germany invaded other countries in Europe that rightfully belonged to the allies. The allies were not prepared to act upon, as they did not have the proper equipment. The Soviets decided that

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    action.” Even though America was neutral, several Americans sided with different countries. Many German and Irish Americans supported the Central powers. Other Americans supported the Allies, wanting to side with Britain. They shared a similar language, history, and culture. Slavic Americans also sided with the Allies. To win American support, the Allied and Central

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    the longest battle of the war. Armistice On November 11, 1918, Germany signed an armistice ending the fighting of World War 1. At the time Germany was facing invasion with their loss of manpower and supplies. They signed the agreement with the allies on a railroad in Compiégne, France. This did not end the war it just stopped the fighting. The signing of the treaty of Versailles would end the war for good. Germany Invades

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