War Essay

Innovative weaponry had a large impact on the Revolutionary War. The diversity and effectiveness of a weapon is what determines its practicality in the battlefield. A weapon is a tool designed to inflict bodily harm or physical damage. During the Revolutionary War, weapons had to be improved to insure victory. There were a variety of weapons used by the British and the Americans in the Revolutionary War. The improvement of weapons in the Revolutionary War was important, including the Charleville…

Children sold into the war, many kids are sold,kidnapped, or are forced to join these rebel groups if they don't most of the time they are killed by commanders.Also due to extreme poverty and hunger many parents sell their children into war to hopefully bring back money to feed the rest of their family.Also many kids are plucked off soccer fields and are forced to join these armies and rebel groups also many kids are given drugs and alcohol to change their decisions and make them not think out…

In this essay it will talk about the Persian war which had been fought between the Greeks and Persians. It will have some name of where the battles were fought, who ruled for each faction and what had happen after some of the battles. The Persians had conquered many lands to make their huge empire which stretched from Asia Minor to the border of India. Some of the Persians subjects included the Greek city-states of Ionian which was in the Asia Minor. The Ionian city-states were largely self…

War Protest Did you know that in 1965 to early 1970s there was a mecca for young Americans? It was called the Haight-Ashbury of San Francisco. They were opposed to the Vietnam War, but they weren’t satisfied with the institution and established culture. They wanted something new-the members shared living spaces and even experimented, sexually. The nearly 250,000 members only did this to share different lifestyle and ownership. These were also members of the war protest, they helped to stop the…

2. What was life like for Iowa soldiers--black and white-- in the Civil War? Iowa soldiers in the Civil War did not spend much time in actual combat. The article “Life of a Civil War Soldier” states that, on average, one day out of 30 was spent in combat. The rest of a soldier’s time, as stated in the Soldier Life video, was spent drilling with either a small group of men or the entire battalion, completing manual labor they were previously assigned to, or diverting their attention to some sort…

The Cold War is a difficult era to understand. The entire conflict between the US and the USSR never can to fruition in direct battle, though many lives were still lost in multiple international crises. One of the most important was the fight over Korea. With much of the Western world terrified of communism, many swore to do anything to stop its advance. This was the main priority for the United States after the end of World War II and the US and USSR quickly turned against each other now that…

War has been around for thousands of years and countless people have died fighting for a cause, religion, idea or belief. For as long as war has been around Philosophers have been thinking and debating the age-old question “Is war ever justified?” or “Can a war truly be Just?” We all know wars are terrible and cause many deaths and problems, I also understand war is and should always be the last and final option to try in any situation. In this Essay, I will be presenting some facts and reasons…

The Vietnam war was a brutal war killing millions of vietnamese civilians, thousands of americans, and destroying miles of jungle. it also caused long term effects that to this day are making people physically ill, ruining habitats, dividing people on both home fronts, and causing a high tension point between a people and its government. The vietnam war started in 1956 due to the division of the (GVN South Vietnam) and the (DRV North Vietnam). American pressure caused these two countries to…

on war. Through his attitude, nothing was getting in his way. Clemenceau stated, “I had a wife she abandoned me’ I had children, they turned against me; I had friends they betrayed me. I have only my claws and I use them” (Hyndman 87). This quote shows the extent he will go to in order to serve his country. Clemenceau appears as cold hearted in this statement. Since he had no relationships, Clemenceau had one mission, to secure his beloved France. Knowing how important the outcome of this war…

By the end of 2011, the last remaining U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq, signaling the end of an exhausting 8-year war. 36 years before that, the last U.S. troops abandoned Vietnam, marking the end of grueling 20-year war. Despite different beginnings, the causes for both wars’ failure have remarkable similarities. The U.S.’s overconfidence in their military superiority illustrated one important reason for the failures of the Iraq and Vietnam conflict. The American military had enormous…