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On December 7, 1941, it will be a day that will always be remembered as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt commemorated as “the date which will live in infamy”1. This was a day when the Japanese unexpectedly attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This was an attack that caused many American causalities, and American citizens really became furious. The hatred that filled the hearts of many Americans could be shown through President Roosevelt’s appeal to Congress to…

World War I Prior to the onset of the first world war, there was tension building in Europe. The leaders of these European states had their eyes on technological gains, imperialistic aspirations, social and economic issues. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the spark to ignite the growing flame of what seemed to be required conflict. There was hope that this conflict would solve a large portion of the issues that plagued the European leaders, but what the conflict manifested…

World War I or the Great War was a time period that caused many bloods and questioned morality. Each country was dedicated to make more powerful and effective weapons. Therefore, from 1914 to 1918, technology had been greatly advanced due to countries’ dedication and effort to create and improve blood shedding machines. Poison gases are one of the many weapons used during the Great War; this method of warfare creates and created controversies for ethical reasons. Even during the World War I when…

made the “Sussex pledge” to help stop the sinking of these ships (“Milestones” 1). Even with the pledge in commencement the Germans would end up ignoring it and continued attacking the ships. According to “Milestones: 1914-1920,” “[this] resuming submarine warfare would draw the United States into the war on behalf of the Allies” (“Milestones” 1). Wilson and the United States made an army of four million, and moved two million overseas to France to unite the population in the war effort (“World…

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission, in a fission bomb, or a combination of fission and fusion, like in a thermonuclear weapon. These weapons help make the world a more safe place, which is exactly why I believe that even though they are expensive, one Trillion Dollars over 30 years expensive, they are a necessary thing for today’s life. The production and use of nuclear weapons provide many jobs, help countries and…

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant is located 20 miles southwest of Raleigh, NC. It is a 900 megawatt facility, which provided energy to 550,000 households. Enriched uranium (uranium dioxide pellets) is used as the fuel in the plant, which is 2-3% uranium 235. Cooling is necessary and the plant uses 800-2,600 gallons of water per megawatt hour. U-235 will decay into U-238, which is the primary waste product. Please see the PhET Simulations website for multiple simulations about nuclear…

rates of asbestos exposure for the men and women serving on the contaminated ships. The problem was not isolated just to those serving on the ships; many more were exposed to harmful asbestos fibers while working in shipyards and serving aboard submarines. While most military divisions utilized the dangerous substance mainly for insulation purposes, there are documented reports of more than 300 products containing asbestos primarily used by the Navy from the 1930s through the 1970s. Every ship…

War Is A Racket written by Smedley Butler takes the main points of what it is like to be a man in the army and also gives you the points from being in a family who has a man in the army. Smedley understands this personally because he spent thirty-three years in military service. He served in the Marines and held the rank of Major General, which was the highest rank authorized at that time. Butler was also known for becoming a spokesperson of U.S. wars and the consequences that came after serving…

the responsibility" of the war damages suffered by the Allies. The treaty required that Germany pay a huge sum of money for reparations. In addition Germany was only allowed to have a small army and six naval ships. No tanks, no airforce and no submarines were allowed. They had to basically demilitarize. Many believe that all the frustration and anger the German had they Express their feelings in World war II.…

Leoardo Da Vinci was a painter, architect, inventor, and a scientific student. Studies shows that he was called the “Rennaissance Man”. He was born near the Tuscan town in Vinci in Anchiano, Italy on April 15, 1452. Da Vinci was also the son of a local lawyer. He died May 2, 1519 due to a unexpectewd stroke. Leonardo Da Vinci grew up with 12 siblings, 10 brothers and two sisters. Leonardo Da Vinci was “apprenticed” to the sculptor and painter, Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. In 1478 he…