Abdul Hamid II

the city below. World War II was one of the most destructive and costliest wars in history. The war lasted six years, and over sixty million people, both military and civilians, lost their lives. As the war raged on, the Allies and the Axis Powers sought to develop better technologies to gain the advantage. Both sides understood that “great victory required great risk” (Rick Riordan). The technological advancements that played the most important roles during World War II were radar, sonar,…

ould World War II have been avoided? “WWII” was massive, it’s estimated that around 48,231,700 people were killed during the conflict. The whole world was affected by the catastrophe known as “WWII”, which could have been avoided if the following things didn’t happen: If the treaty of Versailles wasn’t signed, the League of Nations didn’t fail and the Nazi party never came to power. “WWII” could have been avoided if the treaty of Versailles was not signed. This could’ve happened if the British…

Why We Fight On December 7th of 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbor that was just the beginning of America’s involvement in World War II. The propaganda film, Why We Fight, shows many examples that lead up to this attack. The film explains the rise of Nazis and how wide spread they were becoming, along with the invasion of Manchuria by the Japanese. It also includes other motivations as to why America needed to be included in this war between other countries. The Neutrality Act helped Woodrow…

The main rationale of Hitler and the Nazi soldiers during World War II is one that almost everybody in the world knows about. The Germans were fighting an ideological war, based upon the superiority of the Aryan race. The numbers of Jews that were displaced or killed during this invasion was at an extremely high rate, and there is evidence of these migrations all across the European continent. Although the Russian Jews were moved from their home villages, most were able to keep what traditions…

25 years after Francis Fukuyama wrote the controversial The End of History where does the world stand? As put by Fredric Jameson "today it is easier to imagine the end of the world, than to imagine the end of capitalism." Countries such as the U.S have continued to thrive and have enormous economic growth under democratic capitalism while countries still trying to make other ideologies work have faltered. The triumph of the West is becoming more and more realistic as each year passes and more…

Summary Chinese-Americans found themselves in the middle of racism even though they weren 't considered the enemy. The enemy being the Japanese. Many Chinese-Americans, found work hard to come by. Many Chinese-Americans even contemplated returning to their home country after being schooled so they would not have to face the racial discrimination. However, Chinese-Americans found the opportunity to find work and fight against the enemy. While the Chinese-American men and women went off to fight…

As the war between Europe both the Entente powers (Britain, France, and Russia) and the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) were in a secure alliance with Italy. Things got complicated for Italy when they noticed they were committed to two conflicting alliances. The first, with Germany and Austria- Hungary, which was known as the Triple Alliance of 1882 and this alliance was known publically; the second, with France, was a secret alliance. On the 2nd of August Italy formally announced a…

The political and social aspects of World War I applied and affected the lives of the characters, who were soldiers from the book. During World War I, there were many changes and continuities that change the view of the war in general, yet many continuities that sadly, the soldiers had to face. Some changes that occurred were the new technology and its development during the war. Also, as the war continued, education and knowledge had less and less value to the citizens, especially to the school…

The past century has done much to bring women’s rights and equality to new highs in the Western world, from granting women the vote, to increased economic, and personal freedoms. World War One can be held in part responsible for this expansion of horizons for women that would then continue on for the remainder of the 20th century. However, issues women faced during that time still continue to impact women today. World War one was not only a time of great change on the battlefield, the…

Philip II of Spain was a dignified king who sought to achieve the best for his country. However, during his reign as king, King Philip II was unrightfully murdered one night. The group of people who ended the king’s life all had one similarity. They all had a list of motives to backup why they plotted against the King of Spain. These motives fueled the hatred burning within the assassins lead them to conspire against Philip and ultimately kill him. To seek revenge William of Orange, Antonio…