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     BLITZKRIEG (LIGHTNING WAR)           In the first phase of World War II in Europe, Germany sought to avoid a long war. Germany's strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive

The participants of World War 2 were those nations who either fought the battle or were affected by the war. Below is a pictorial indication of the roles different countries played in the World War II. The World War II was fought between two major military alliances namely the axis powers and the allies. The Axis power was a group of countries led by Nazi Germany, kingdom of Italy and empire of Japan. The allies led by united kingdom were joined

September 1, 1939, was the day that Germany invaded Poland. Germany was seeking back territory that had been lost in World War I. On September 3, 1939, after Poland had been invaded, Germany and Great Britain declared war. Some historians may even go back to 1931, when Japan invaded Manchuria, but this did not fully-scale the war. The United Stated did not enter the war until Dec 7, 1941. This event did not take place until one of our military forts in Hawaii was bombed. This particular bombing is

the transition in the wake of a myriad of national events- war, regime change, and state transformation. One of the nations he focuses on in his section on war is Bosnia, which was subjected to a violent ethnic conflict following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991. There has been a lot of literature dealing with the democratization of the Bosnian military over the past twenty years, and taken in chronological order they reveal the gradual success

Chandni Rajesh Mr. LeRoy Honors U.S. History (4A) 10/19/15 U.S. Honors Pre-WWI 1. Bismarck 's foreign policy was entirely based on preserving his power and Germany’s throughout Europe. After 1870 he was against the idea of expanding Germany and believed that the country was “satiated.” Instead, Bismarck wanted to keep the peace among European countries rather than engaging in war, therefore keeping Germany safe from attack. He planned to do this through the use of gaining european alliances which

prevent sexual violence. Unrightfully, rape has been used as a weapon of war. During the genocide of Rwanda, a whopping 250,000 women fell victim to this act. This terrible crime has also been used in the civil war of Sierra Leone, the breakup of Yugoslavia, war in Liberia, and war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sexual violence has also characterized conflicts in many Islamic nations. The UN has helped countries implement laws that criminalize war rape, and prevent perpetrators from punishment

HUMAN RIGHTS INTRODUCTION Human Rights are rights that belong to an individual or group of individuals as a consequence of being human. They refer to a wide continuum of values or capabilities thought to enhance human agency and declared to be universal in character, in some sense equally claimed for all human beings. It is a common observation that human beings everywhere demand the realization of diverse values or capabilities to ensure their individual and collective well-being. It also is

1. Introduction: Religions and the Holy Texts "Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians...and (all) who believe in God and the last day and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve."1 How true is this statement and to what extent do religions not fight each other? Unfortunately, looking back at the holy texts of various religions provides no answers. There are elements

Throughout history peacekeeping soldiers were known to cope reasonably well with the demands, responsibilities, and stressors of their position. It was commonly thought that their major difficulties were boredom and isolation. Soldiers were frequently frustrated with their seemingly inactive role, and often thought they were less important than other units of operation. Historically, peacekeeping missions involved soldiers serving simply as impartial observers during the interrogation and enforcement

World War II was probably the biggest historical event in worlds history. The movie “Casablanca” helps portray what America and other countries went through during this time, America wanted to stay neutral throughout this war, but they couldn’t just sit back and watch mostly all other countries fight. They wanted to do the right thing, so they built allies with other countries and unions who believed in what also America believed in. Around the time of the war, Casablanca was a sort of getaway