* Fabrics, such as silks and cottons, which were used to make clothing and other textiles
* Books and manuscripts, including scientific and philosophical texts, which helped to spur the Renaissance and advance Western thought
* New ideas and technologies, such as the use of windmills and astrolabes, which improved European farming and navigation techniques
* Diseases, such as the bubonic plague, which had a devastating impact on Europe's population
Films are a great way to learn or reinforce material. World War II inspired several cinematographic works that are a good way to understand more about the conflict. Below, we have selected 12 films that narrate different visions of the war. 1. The pianist, by Roman Polanski (2002) Based on the
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A priori It might seem that a place as remote as the Aleutian archipelago was of no interest to World War II fighters. However, the possession of that insular territory was revealed as a fundamental strategic objective both by its owners, the United States, and by its Japanese enemies and, in fact,
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