Abdul Hamid II

12. The Sturmabteilung, also known as the Brownshirts, was the organization Adolf Hitler created to protect the Nazi Party from potential dangers at assemblies, but later began to disrupt rival parties’ meetings and to intimidate voters, Nazi opponents, and Jews in the streets. They were known as the Brownshirts because from the founding in 1921, the organization utilized brown shirts as their uniforms, as they were easily obtainable. The founding itself was controversial, as the Treaty of…

Societies must have a powerful leader or government in order to succeed. In so many places there are examples where you can see a society with order like in the book Lord of the Flies and World War 1. As you know societies always end up falling apart and collapsing. The difference between a great society and a weak one is that one has a powerful government and the other doesn’t, therefore the one with the powerful government lasts longer. For example looking at World War 1 the United State…

He is sitting in the dark corner of an overcrowded wooden stable barrack designed originally for horses. Yesterday he was Elie, a fifteen year old boy from Sighet Transylvania, today he is an eighteen year old boy, A-7713. Within a few short hours, Elie Wiesel’s life is transformed as he and his family are affected by the Holocaust. They were first transported to a small ghetto in their hometown and later a larger ghetto. Following is the transportation to Birkenau, Buna, Auschwitz, Gleiwitz,…

Asia. Alexander was able to achieve such victories through his short life because of his father, his army, and his impeccable leadership abilities. A lot of the accomplishments made by Alexander the Greats can be attributed to his father Phillips II. Phillip wanted to ensure that Alexander would become both an intellectual and philosophical person. Philip hired Aristotle to tutor Alexander in Philosophy, politics, and science from a young age. The philosophy taught to Alexander influenced…

The Cold War was a war that included no weapons and no casualties, however is that truly the case? There is a truism that there is no great in war, so how might that be conceivable when the U.S and Russia never truly battled? The Korean War has frequently been called America 's "overlooked war" on the grounds that the United States made no critical regional or political additions amid the war. In spite of the way that a huge number of Americans passed on, the war both started and finished with…

Due to the recent study of World War Two, I decided to watch a movie in relation to this subject about an American girl’s life that is affected by the war abroad in a small town in Illinois. “Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front,” was produced in 2006 featuring Maya Ritter as Molly McIntire, Molly Ringwald as Mrs. Helen McIntire, David Aaron Baker as Dr. James McIntire, Genevieve Farrell as Jill McIntire, Andrew Chalmers as Ricky McIntire, Tory Green as Emily Bennett, Sarah Orenstein as…

New technology introduced in World War I was indispensable for the Allies to surmount obstacles and win World War I. Prior to World War I, countries used ineffective and archaic weapons like knives and rifles to bear the brutal conditions of war. However, advanced weaponry (such as poison gas, machine guns, tanks) improved chances for the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, and United States) and Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) to compete and win the war. New weaponry enabled both…

what controls our lives. Despite all this, we live in a world that is considered perfect by his Excellency. Hitler, our supreme leader of the United States of America, dictates our world that was once prided on freedom. I lost my husband in World War II, but we all lost more than just loved ones. We lost our freedom. All of the men went to war and all of the women could do nothing more than wait. We waited…

The Triple Alliance consists of Italy, Germany, and Austria Hungary, in the late 1800s the Triple Alliance had several conflicts with the Triple Entente, the Triple Entente consisted of the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain. While having these conflicts there were many creative military tactics used by both sides such as Germany planning a quick victory which would be doable with the Schlieffen Plan (The New American p34). Germany was a very…

World War І, a war that began in 1914 and lasted until 1918, was often referred to as the “total war” due to its immense effect on the countries, through and even after the war. There were many events that lead to this atrocious battle, such as the competition to prove a sense of nationalism, mutual defense alliances, military establishment and many other triggers. In addition to the countries, it is important to note that there were also many immediate consequences on the soldiers of the war as…