World Conflict
The 20th century was the bloodiest 100 years in human history. Based on numbers killed, in warfare, the 20th century exceeds all other centuries combined. The three major conflicts between 1901 and 200 were World War I, World War II, and the Cold War, respectively. At the turn of the millennium, a new type of conflict arose. This would come to be know as "Modern Throughout the essay, how the various wars are linked to one another will be explained. Starting with WWII, the events will eventually lead to the end of the century all the way to our most current and somewhat ongoing conflict with terrorism. Many of the world's nations were left in ruin after the first World War. The leaders of these countries were willing to do whatever it took to prevent another catastrophe such as WWI. Over 60 different countries formed the League of Nations under the Treaty of Versailles, hoping However, not all nations felt the same about these new ideals. Germany was one of them. The Germans were infuriated about how the treaty disarmed them and forced them to pay
In just a few months the Germans quickly took Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands. Over six million Jews would die as a result of the Holocaust. These soldiers attacked in 1957 causing the Vietnam War to break out. An American U-2 spy plane had been shot down while photographing a major industrial area in the Soviet Union. German troops moved across France's border in 1936. On June 6th, 1944, D-Day, the Allies invaded Normandy and soon freed France from German control. Hitler turned his back on the Soviets and invaded them. After the war, Truman, Churchill, and Stalin got together and formed the United Nations and organization put together to keep other nations from disturbing the peace. For they believed in a domino theory of the fall of South Vietnam leading to many more communist victories in the future. More and more powerful weapons were being created including the hydrogen bomb and intercontinental ballistic missiles - rockets that can hit anywhere on earth. The conflict between the Arabs and the Israelis has been going on for most of the century. enough for them to declare war the next day. In the long run the Soviets 3came out victorious. On September 1st, 1939, the Germans moved into Poland. Less than a month after that the U.
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