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The United Nations Office of Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UDCCP) is a global leader in the fight against drugs and crime.  It was built in 1997 by the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UDCCP is handled in all regions of the world through a network of field offices. UDCCP relies on contributions, from governments, for 90% of its budget.

UDCCP assist Member States against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. In the Millennium Declaration, Member States also resolved to intensify efforts to fight crime, to double the efforts to put into practice the promise to counter the world drug problem and international terrorism.

 

There are three main objectives of the UDDCP

·                                 Cooperation projects to enhance the capacity of Member States to counter drugs, crime and terrorism.

·                                 Research to increase information of drugs and crime issues.

·                                 The UCDDP works to assist States in drugs, crime and terrorism.

 

I think that they are doing a good job at these problems. Since they have started this organization, crimes, drugs, and terrorism has decreased greatly. UDCCP has created the idea of dog sniffing baggage for drugs. The UDCCP call these dogs’ sniffer-dogs. The UCDDP also provides drug identification kits to countries that will decrease drug smuggling into different countries. Since they have started this, drug smuggling has greatly decreased. When times passes, people built better ways to smuggle drugs, and the OCDDP keeps improving the ways to deal with this. For example: The smugglers created briefcases made from heroine just by attaching locks and the handle. The dogs can smell this and alarm the guards that the briefcase is the drug.

 

ODCCP trains street workers to help. ODCCP prevention program targets the most-at-risk groups in many countries around the world. Prevention programs are often conducted through schools, through the mass media and street/social workers. ODCCP assist border control officers around the world to intercept drugs and drug traffickers. It also develops strategies and brokers agreements to make sure that countries are cooperating with each other. Without the UN organizing this organization, crimes, drugs, and terrorism will increase greatly.

 

Causes of WW 2

 "What did Hitler mean by creating a Greater Germany?." wikianswersQ&A the wiki way. december 17,2008. anwers cooperation. 11 Jan 2009 .

When Hitler spoke of creating a 'Greater Germany' it referred to an idea (not uncommon among his generation) of uniting all German speaking peoples and their historical homelands under one 'Reich' (empire). The lands in question not only included ones which had never been a part of the German Empire (e.g. the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia), but also ones which had been lost by Germany after defeat in 1918 (many of these places, such as Upper Silesia and most of Pomerania, are now in Poland). It can be confusing to contemplate, because some 'traditional' German lands were the product of Teutonic conquests and German emigration in the 14th and 15th Centuries (such as East Prussia, which was incorporated into Poland & Russia after WWII). Hitler actually succeeded in creating his 'Greater Germany' (Grossdeutsches Reich) for a short while, after incorporating what is now the Czech Republic, Austria, and many territories in what is now Poland. These lands were treated differently from those simply conquered and occupied by the Germans during WWII. 

 

In 1936 Hitler remilitarized the Rhineland, in violation of various treaties. There was no foreign opposition. In March 1938, the German army was permitted to occupy Austria by that country's browbeaten political leadership. The annexation (Anschluss) of Austria was welcomed by most Austrians, who wished to become part of a greater Germany, something forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles. In September 1938, British prime minister Neville Chamberlain consented to Hitler's desire to take possession of the Sudetenland, an area in Czechoslovakia bordering Germany that was inhabited by about 3 million Germans. In March 1939, Germany occupied the Czech-populated western provinces of Bohemia and Moravia, and Slovakia was made a German puppet state.

gordeeva, tatyana. "The Third Reich: Foreign Policy." german culture. 2007. website design company. jan 11 2009 .

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_lebensraum_mean

This is a German word which means living space. In the period from c. 1880 onwards there was a widespread view that a powerful nation needed an overseas empire.After Germany's brief and illusory victory over Russia towards the end of WW1 many German nationalists believed firmly that this could best be achieved by vast expansion (lebensraum) in Eastern Europe. 

 

Questions About Nazi Germany

5 Multiple Choices

 

1. Who was the Ministry of People's Enlightenment and Propaganda?

            a. Joseph Goebbels

            b. Adolf Hitler

            c. Heinrich Himmler

            d. Goering

 

2. What was the Schutzstaffel (SS) set up for?

            a. Guard concentration camps

            b. Hitler's bodyguards

            c. To kill and torture Jews for Hitler.

            d. All of the above

 

3. When Hitler became a dictator, what did he do?

            a. Presented the Enabling Act

            b. Banned all opposition parties

            c. Became a Fuhrer

            d. All of the above

 

4. What were the most 4 important propaganda techniques?

            a. Poster, Radio, Rallies, and Censorship

            b. Radio, Film, Newspaper, and Rallies

            c. Poster, Radio, Film, and Speeches

            d. None of the above

 

5. Who were the Undesirable?

            a. Jews

            b. Homosexuals

            c. Gypsies

            d. All of the above

 

 

Russian Propaganda Posters

Propaganda is a set of messages that are aimed towards people and at influencing the opinion. It is a message in an indirectly way, as using cartoons, songs, and films.  Propaganda originates from Latin, which could be translated to "that which is to be spread"  Propaganda in its most basic sense presents information in order to influence its audience. Propaganda is information or ideas that are spread to help a nation, religion, or person. Propaganda was used a lot in the Russian Revolution. But Propaganda only shows one side of the story, the good side. It will never show the bad side. By looking at these posters, we can know the ways to influence the minds of people in those times.

This picture of Lenin shows standing up for the USSR. The writing says “The soviet type of power is a road to socialism that was found by masses of workers. SO it won't be defeated.” I think it mean that; masses of workers can’t be defeated since they are in a large number. Within everyday, the number of workers increase and the Soviet Union will keep getting stronger. The red background stands for the communist color.

This picture of Lenin show him standing up holing a piece of paper. The writing says “There is such a party!” He is referring to the Party of Bolsheviks. This poster is merely a poster to make civilians have hope in him and the Party, also in the Revolution. Again, the red background stands for the communist color.

 

This is a picture of Lenin. The writing says “We are the Party of the future, and the future belongs to the youth. We are the party of innovators, and the innovators are always eagerly followed by the youth. We are the party of fight, and youth will always fight first” He is saying that he is doing this for the youth of Russia. All of Russia’s youth depends on what they do. The youth must also fight of the party and their selves.

 

After I looked through the posters, I saw that Lenin was in most of them. Since that he was a big impact on the Russian revolution. Most of the posters I have also seen had many things alike. For instance, almost every poster used red as a background color. He used this technique (propaganda) too gain trust and belief of him.

 

Citations

 

In order of appearance

 

"Russia Posters 5." Propaganda Posters. 27 Oct 2008

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"Russia Posters 5." Propaganda Posters. 27 Oct 2008

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"Russia Posters 5." Propaganda Posters. 27 Oct 2008

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Battle of Verdun : More Information

Battle of Verdun

Do you know some of the important battle in World War One or The Great War? Many people were killed because of this war. The war I am going to tell you about is one of the most important wars in WW1. It also had many deaths and injuries. It was also the first war that the Germans used flamethrowers. It was also the longest battle ever fought in WW1. It is called the Battle of Verdun.

  I chose this topic because this war was important to the whole world I think. I think that if the French didn't win, the Triple Alliance would win.

  It was between the French and German Empire. The commanders of the French army were Robert Nivelle and Philippe Petain. The commanders of the German army were Erich von Falkenhayn and Crown Prince Wilhelm.  The French had 30,000 men on 21 February 1916. The Germans had150, 000 men on 21 February 1916.I happened in Verdun-sur-Meuse, France. The Germans decided to throw all their men against this fight. It was a battle that the French had to defend the trench and to not let the Germans get past it. It was a stalemate, neither Germany or France moved forward or backwards. At the end, America came in and helped the French. Since the American just came into the war, they had a lot of energy. The French pushed very far until they too Fort Vaux. That is when Germany decided to retreat.

  I think that this war very a very good topic for this assignment, since many sites on the Internet have very deep content bout this war. It is also one of the important wars in the WW1.  I think that both sides lost one major thing, soldiers. The number of soldiers that died was tremendously huge.

Sources:

 Duffy, Michael. "Battles: The Battle of Verdun, 1916." Battles: The Battle of Verdun, 1916 Saturday, 4 October, 2003 1. 18 Sep 2008 .

"The Battle of Verdun." The Battle of Verdun 11. 18 Sep 2008 .

"1." FWWverdun. Spartacus Educational. 18 Sep 2008 .