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    The two major fronts of the war that was always fought on was the Pacfic and European fronts. In the European war front, Allied powers fought mercily against the core threat of the Axis powers. This is where concentration camps were located and the Holocaust took place. Major events took place here in this region. The Battle of Stalingrad was battle between German and Soviet forces. This battle stopped German advance into the Soviet Union. It became one of the bloodiest battles in history that killed

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    to ruin Africa, Sicily, Italy, and so on just until Germany was so weak, they would invade across the Channel. America wanted to make a cross-channel invasion of Europe as soon as possible. In 1943, the Allies agreed to a round-the-clock bombing campaign against Germany. In the end there was no definite plan for a cross-channel invasion other than to agree to do it someday. In 1943, at the Tehran Conference, Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill held a final blueprint for allied victory. In the summer

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    and Salem 15). The Arab Spring was a series of democratic revolutions in the Middle East that cause of the governmental change in some Arab countries. During the Arab Spring, four of the world 's authoritarian leaders - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia, Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak of Egypt, Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen, and Muammar Gaddafi of Libya - were ousted after decades in power (Howard and Hussain 3). Social media have played not just an important role, but also an effective tool that

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    I. Introduction to Global Leadership “The one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked” (Luke 12:48). “It is now a cliché that America is the world’s only superpower…[n]ever before, however, has America been so alone at the pinnacle of global leadership.” It is this belief, that the U.S. has assumed the role of “global leadership, which caused American foreign policy to shift from being more isolationistic in the mid 20th Century to becoming infamously characterized by imperialism

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    lightning war,tactics. History has solidified Rommel as a great leader and has earned the respect of both friends and foes and is notorious today due to the diversity of the forces that made up the “Afrika Korps ”,the success he achieved in the Africa campaign, the overwhelming forces he fought against,the battles he raged, and the events that led to his death. To extrapolate, Rommel infamous “Afrika Korps” was diverse in the number of forces that made it up.Although the Korps was originally

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    the end of the Italian Campaign, the war against Germany reallocated to France. “In the spring of 1945 Allied forces penetrated the final German defensive line to enter the fertile plains of the Po River Valley. On May 2, the Germans in Italy surrendered” (United States History, 2012). Japanese American, Infantry men of the 442nd Regiment, runs for cover as a German artillery shell is about to land outside the building. Levine, Italy. April 4, 1945. Normandy Campaign The objectives of the

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    War On Terror

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    This is an excerpt from a 20-page paper on “Africa Command and the War on Terror.” (Pages 1,2,7,15,16) Introduction Thesis: Since the 9/11 terrorists’ attacks, terrorism has extended far beyond the United States and into other nations such as Africa. Even though these acts of aggressions take place outside of the United States, the government should have the capability to counteract groups who engage in the terrorism without fear of reprisal. Therefore, the establishment of a new Combatant Command

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    authoritarian rule that had led to declining socioeconomic conditions as well as the corruption of the president’s extended family. As to why it is important to recognize the media role in shaping societies view on global politics, the use of media in Tunisia by the Arab Spring exposed a different side of Ben Ali; who was for most of his years ruling, a “convenient if uncomfortable ally” for the west. For the first time the rest of the world were given an insight to what Ben Ali’s authoritarian regime

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    By mid February 1943, the Axis eastern front has settled on the Mareth Line in an attempt to protect the port city of Gabes. On the western front of the African Campaign, Allied troops continued to push through the Atlas Mountains of western Tunisia with the intention of splitting the Axis forces in two. Attempting to push the Allies back, the 21st Panzer Division of Army Group Africa under the command of General Hans-Jurgen von Arnim attacked the French

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    Despites their advantages can the Internet and social network be misused to exert political violence? Does and or should it make a different in what political system this is taking place? Introduction There has been a new world created out of technology and that world is now affecting and dictating the functionality of our entire world. This new world is called the world of Internet and social media. The world of Internet and social media has now created a new form of citizen who are called users

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