... due to the economy. After a long period of not having a job, Jim Pendergast offered Harry Truman the start to his political career. Jim Pendergast was the boss of the political machine in Kansas City. Jim was the uncle of one of Harrys war buddies. Jim had the idea to run Harry for County Judge. Due to the fact that Harry could ... sticking up for himself and what is right. After serving as County Judge Harry went on to become a United States Senator in the early 1920's. Not only did the Pendergast machine influence the votes, Harrys farmer background got him votes from other farmers. F...

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... the treaty of Versailles. The embarrassment that Germany suffered was one of the main causes for the rise of Hitler in Germany. Hitler wanted to re-establish the German war machine and empire. Africa was seen as a possibility for re-colonization under the new dictator. Meanwhile in Italy, Mussolini was in power and allied himself with Hitler. Not wanting to be ... 5,000 prisoners. After the retreat of the British, newly appointed Montgomery decided to pull his troops back to the Suez canal and defend it. By July 1941, the German war machine had reached the British lines at El Alemein. T...

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... The Bauhaus. THE EFFECT OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR The reason for the massive casualties in the First World War was very clear: Technology in the form of massed artillery, machine guns, planes, gas shells, tanks and submarines. At home whole industries were turned over to war production: guns, shells, tanks, planes, and so on. Women, who used to live a purely ... materials and to the idea of Functionalism (form follows function). 2) Rejection of historical styles and decoration (i.e. truth to the 20th century) 3) The idea of a Dynamic new and modern age: The Machine Age 4) The search for a ...

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... effect. World War I brought many changes in America, for example it solidified Americas position as one of the worlds countries super powers, it brought international politics, many advancements in weapons like the introduction of tanks and machine guns. It also brought upon strong international trades between Europe and America, it marked the beginning of the American century. The war also brought equality ... ...

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