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At the beginning of World War II in 1939, Venezuela was the world's leading oil exporter, and subsequently one of the main beneficiaries of the American Lend-Lease programs. Economic assistance from the United States, as well a booming oil industry, led Venezuela to become one of the few Latin American countries that was able to finance its own ...
The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or the War of Ethiopia and the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort. For short films, see the List of World War II short films. For documentaries, see the List of World War II documentary films and the List of Allied propaganda films of World ...
The Paris Peace Conference lasted from 29 July until 15 October 1946. The victorious wartime Allied powers (principally the United Kingdom , Soviet Union , United States , and France ) negotiated the details of peace treaties with those former Axis allies , namely Italy , Romania , Hungary , Bulgaria , and Finland , which had switched sides and ...
The peace overtures during World War II reflect the complex dynamics of diplomacy in the midst of a highly destructive global conflict. These efforts were influenced by a combination of strategic considerations, ideological intransigence, and shifting power balances, all of which made meaningful negotiations difficult.
Since the 19th century, the United States government has participated and interfered, both overtly and covertly, in the replacement of many foreign governments. In the latter half of the 19th century, the U.S. government initiated actions for regime change mainly in Latin America and the southwest Pacific, including the Spanish–American and Philippine–American wars.
Unbroken is a 2014 American war drama film produced and directed by Angelina Jolie and written by the Coen brothers, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson.It is based on the non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (2010).
A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period.
World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West: Laurence Rees, Andrew Williams: 2009 France Apocalypse: The Second World War: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle: 2009 United States The Inheritance of War: Ashley Karras: 2009 Netherlands Patton 360° Tony Long: 2009 Finland Sisters Across the Gulf of Finland: Imbi Paju: 2009 ...