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The phony war ended when Hitler overran Denmark and Norway and took over the Netherlands and Belgium. He blitzed without mercy and forced France to surrender. The fall of France meant the only thing that stood between Hitler and the world was Britain. If the English lost, Hitler would have all of Europe and may attack the US. So Roosvelt moved and called to build armed forces. 1.2 million troops and 800,000 reserves would be trained.
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The Spaniards wanted the land the french wanted the gold
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He was the former government of Virginia
From May 25 to September 17, 1787, 55 delegates from 12 states convened in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention. Rhode Island was the only state that refused to send representatives to the convention, which assumed as its primary task the revision or replacement of the Articles of Confederation.
Though the Articles of Confederation had provided the framework for governance since the declaration of the American Revolution against Britain, many of the fledgling nation’s political leaders agreed that the creation of a stronger central government was essential to the development of the power and potential of the United States. Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government lacked the power of taxation, had no authority to regulate commerce, and was impotent to resolve conflicts arising between states.
"Repatriation" is a term that signifies a person returning something to its owner, either with force or voluntarily. In historical terms, it is generally returning loans or refugees & Immigrants.
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