The second world war

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THE SECOND WORLD WAR :
The first step to the start of the second World War , was the demands of a German , Adolf Hitler , for some Poland’s territories .
But G.B and France ,that were allied with Poland , didn’t give way to these demands ,and resisted to the imposition from
part of the Fhurer.
So at 3th of september 1939, after the invasion of the German troops in Poland, Grain Britain and France declared war to the Germany.
Soon were implicate in the conflict, a grand part of the country of Europe.
Among all the States that was implicate in the war, the G.B. was the only State that initially resisted to the pouder of Germany.
In particular, in 1940, W. Churchill, a politican conservative, who was determined to resist, became a leader of the government of a national coalition.
So the Germany would want to make a peace with Grain Britain, but this didn’t give up to this requesit.
So, to do this “peace” Germany began an attack by air to the G.B. called “the Battle of Grain Britain”.
British towns were bombered by the German Air Force and in 1941 Japan attacked the U.S.A., at Pearl Harbour (Hawaii).
Britain, helped by its stronger allied Countries, the Soviet Union and U.S.A., was able to overcome the darkest moment of British history.
Germany was invaded and in 1944 France was occupied with the help of the U.S.A., that landed the beaches of Normandy.
The allied Forces fought in Europe and in the Pacific the new atomic bombs destroyed Nagasaki and Hiroshima, two large japanese cities.
The terrible World War ended in 1945 ,but a very high price had been paid : millions of Jews, soldiers and civilians were killed .
The second World War , was the most bloody war of the history .

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
The United States of America is a Federal Union of fifty states. The Federal Government resides in Washington D.C., which is the capital of the nation.
THE COSTITUTION
The Government of the U.S.A. is based oc a Constitution, a document which was written in 1787.
Under the Constitution the U.S.A. is a republic. Moreover the United States are also a democracy, where the citizens have certain rights, like the right of free press,free speech and freedom of religion.
The rights of citizens in a democracy are know as civil rights.
A FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
The Constitution also provides for a federal system of government.
This is a system in which power is divided between the states and the national government.
This division of pwer stops both the states and the government from having too much power.
In tho freedom system there are some institutions that divide the government in three branches. the legislative(that is rappresentates by the Congress), the executive (that is rappresentates by the President) and the judiciary (that is rappresentates by the Courts).
The Congress consists in two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Its main functions are to propose, debate and pass laws and approve the President’s decision.
The President is the Head of the States and he administers control of the country.
The Courts are divide in: the Supreme Court in Washington, whose 9 judges are appointed for life; the Federal Courts of each state.
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
Britain doesn’t have a written consitution but a set of laws.
THE MONARCH
The United Kingodom is a Parlamentary Monarchy.
The Monarch is the Head of State, of the Aremed Forces, of the Churchof England, but she has no real power.
The Parlament is the real government and it’s divided between the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
The House of Lords consists of about 1200 members, who are not elected by the people
The Lords can be temporal and spiritual.
The House of Commons consists, instead, of 650 members, who are elected by the people in a general election.
It makes, unmakes and changes laws and debates questions of public interest.