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    killing their partners under the influence of alcohol and Jazz music in 1924. Maurine Watkins made Chicago what it is today. Maurine was a former reporter who followed the murder trials of Gaertner and Annan; her inquisitive mindset into the way the women were prosecuted sparked her to write the play Chicago in 1926. From then on the show has gone to Broadway in 1974 and revived in 1996. In 2002 it was then turned into a movie casting major stars such as Catherine Zita Jones. Chicago follows Roxie Hart

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    Was the Weimar Republic doomed to fail? Explain your answer. There are many different factors that led to the Weimar Republic’s downfall: firstly, it had several issues with its institution: proportional representation prevented laws from being passed whilst Article 48 later allowed Hitler to run the country as a dictatorship. The public opinion of the Weimar republic was very low following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, and stooped even lower during the economic crisis of 1923. Moreover

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    involvement in World War helped shape our nation and its history. It also shaped the way other countries see us in today’s society. This report will explain what World War 1 had to do with Australia and why we helped. It will also cover why so many men and women signed up for World War 1 and of course how it started.   What caused World War? The long and short term. World War 1 was caused by long term tensions between European nations. This followed the unsuccessful attempt of France trying to achieve dominance

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    Many authors often express internal emotions through their own writing. “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway is a short story about a returning Soldier from war. The story takes place in the late 1910’s. Krebs, the main character returns from war, lost and unable to transition from Soldier to civilian. After returning home, Krebs misses the “greeting of heroes” from his home town in Oklahoma (Hemingway). Throughout the story Krebs mentions several situations of being uncomfortable around the people

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    Cancer is a frightening topic, the National Cancer Institute states that “more women in America have died of [cancer] in the last two decades [than in WW1 and WW2 combined]”. It’s no wonder the word alone can bring anguish to many, there is still much we don’t understand about cancer. It wasn’t until recently that we began to noticed a trend of disease in my family. My grandmother Olga Losoya Suarez passed away in August of 2015 to colon cancer at the age of 75. As one can imagine this was devastating

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    Between The Wars Essay

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    NORTH Evaluating (4 points) Prepare a Newspaper front page with a headline story for or against the Treaty of Versailles (Be authentic and use the newspaper masthead which matches the position you are taking). Creating (4points) Take on the role of living the life as a Jew in Germany in 1935 after the Nuremberg laws have just been passed, write a journal entry about their life in Germany. ANALYSING (3 points) Select 4 different ww2 posters and discuss the following, What is in the poster

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    and relationships have changed vastly; the traditional manner of courtship and semi arranged marriages have declined rapidly to be replaced with modern dating. Women also provide income, taking away the need for a provider within the relationship. Contrastingly, it is Nick who relies on Amy for money, demonstrating the progression of roles within

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    other wars in that soldiers ‘do not fight’, but rather ‘defend [themselves] against annihilation’. This experience of war is characterised in the battles of Verdun or the Somme in 1916. It is here that the soldiers experienced first hand the new role of technology.

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    slavery wasn’t outlawed until the civil war and woman’s right to vote wasn’t granted until after world war one, it is important to note that reasons for those results originate in this reform movement. For example, women’s suffrage was granted after WW1 and was passed mostly because of the work they did in factories during the war, but the idea that if a woman can do the same thing a man can, and just as well, they should have the same rights has its origins in these reforms movements. Also, the emancipation

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    WW1 Airplanes

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    the fighter plane was created and the first flying “aces” arose. This was important because when both sides were entrenched it became the job of the planes to create an opening. In addition to fighter planes the creation of bombers played a vital role in the war and in subsequent wars. Planes were now able to just drop a bomb on the enemy, causing a large amount of damage. The advancements in aircraft made during wartime paved the way for future generations to create advanced airplanes with useful

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