1945

those who survive plane crushes are few. Plane crushes are taken seriously and always followed by vigorous investigations to mitigate future crashes. Worldwide, the top ten countries that have witnessed the most number of fatal plane crushes since 1945 are; the US (760 accidents), Russia (305 accidents), Canada (169 accidents), Brazil (168 accidents), Colombia (163 accident), UK (101 accidents), France (101 accidents), India (94 accidents),…

Sir Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, and had a second term spanning from 1951 to 1955. He was also an officer of the British Army and writer, who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1953 (Mishra). Churchill was born into the family of the Dukes of Marlborough. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill was a politician, his mother an American socialite. As a young army officer, he served in British…

with scientist J Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie Groves, the two primary leaders of the Manhattan project. The first atomic bomb would be tested on July 16th, 1945, it proved fruitful. All that was left at this point was whether or not the bomb would be used on Japan. President Truman would make his decision and on August 6, 1945 the first bomb would be dropped on Hiroshima and three days later the second would be dropped on Nagasaki. Subsequently Japan surrendered, thus ending the war on…

being President for two weeks and he had already had a significant decision to make. The bomb was first tested in Alamogordo, Mexico and was successful. In July of 1945 Harry Truman had the decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 . There are two sides to using of this bomb, the traditional and revisionist. The traditional view was that the bomb should have been dropped to save American lives. The revisionist view is that the bomb was dropped to stop Stalin and stop the spread of…

World War II was heated by multiple factors. Some of these factors included the Treaty of Versailles, Japanese Expansion, Fascism, and Hitler. World War II officially began on September 1, 1939 and continued until September 2, 1945 (“Key”). In the beginning of the war, small arms, submachine guns, and rifles were used. In addition to guns, the hand grenade, flame thrower, and tanks were also included in the action. As the war continued, it was observed that these particular weapons needed…

conference in 1945: the U.S, Russia, and Great Britain. These countries were represented by their leaders the U.S was represented by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Russia was represented by Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill represented Great Britain. Peace was restored and World War Two was brought to a successful end though the negotiations, disagreements, and compromises of these three men. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the thirty-second president of the United States. He served from 1933-1945 and…

three critical conflicts that Canadian Army and Navy conquered to deliver victory to the Allied effort. Through the hard work, courage, and great sacrifices of Canadian soldiers and the Allied forces, German forces surrendered on May 7th, 1945, and on May 8th, 1945 Victory in Europe (V-E) Day was declared. Canada proved a powerful force, an accomplished allied partner, and national pride and confidence soared. The Battle of Ortona started on December 20th, 1943. Ortona, Italy was of high…

in the Sancha township, Xiaogan city, Hubei province. Mao was forced to serve as a "comfort woman" at the age of 18, in a Japanese military brothel in Wuchang. Mao was transferred from Korea by car to the north of China, then to Nanjing in 1945. In July 1945, Mao came to Wuhan and was locked in the comfort stations in Hankou and Wuchang, with other over 10 Korean women, Mao was quoted as saying in pervious interviews. After Japan's surrender, Mao fled the comfort station in the Japanese…

debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki concerns the ethical, licit and military controversies circumventing the Amalgamated States' atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August 1945 at the close of the World War II (1939–45). On 26 July 1945, Cumulated States President Harry S. Truman, Amalgamated Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chairman of the Chinese Nationalist Regime Chiang Kai-shek issued the Potsdam Declaration, which outlined the…

Firebombing (Dresden, Tokyo, Hamburg) On March 9th, 1945, Tokyo was hit by a firebombing attack. Around 100,000 civilians had died. The plan was to have a low level bombing attack where speed and light weight was crucial. It would destroy the factories that produced war materials. The giant bonfire created spread the flames throughout Tokyo. The raid lasted around 3 hours, and it was the worst single firestorm recorded in history. Charred remains of Japanese civilians after the…