Allies of World War II

Dropping the Atomic Bombs Although there had been years of planning the use of nuclear weapons in World War II, the final decision to drop the first atomic bomb was not made until the summer of 1945. This was after the Allies captured Okinawa, executed the firebomb campaign against Japan, and the Japanese ignoring the Potsdam Declaration. According to memorandum from General L.R. Groves to the Chief of Staff on August 6, 1945, “the gun type bomb was ready at Tinian on 31 July awaiting for first…

at. This surprise attack caused the U.S. to enter World War II. There is evidence that FDR provoked the Japanese to attack the U.S. for there to be an excuse to enter World War II, but there are other reasons the Japanese attacked the U.S. Maybe it was the several thousand men that were lost at the bombing that caused the U.S. to enter World War II or the aircraft carriers that were all damaged severely, but we will see why the U.S. declared war on Japan a few days later after the attack. Sunday…

of the entire peninsula (CIA). The location between these countries is one of the most important keys to the formation of North Korea. The exclusive nature, high-urbanization, and governmental policies are leaving the Korean population in a tug-of-war between natural reductions and governing desires to expand. In the seventeenth, eighteenth, and early nineteenth centuries, most of the East Asia countries had strict limitations on contact with other countries. Korea knew that the possibility…

millions to work. The people loved him, he had saved them from the depression that had torn Germany apart for years and united the German people under one goal, the eradication of Jews, Slavs, and the November Criminals who betrayed Germany when the Great War was over. The people were furious, they believed what their ‘Fuhrer’ had told them and wanted the destruction of these inferior races and religions.Hitler however, had a much bigger idea, he wanted the destruction of his ultimate enemy.…

The Cold War was developed after World War II, a series of years that intensified military and political differences between the United States, Soviet Union, and their allies. Both global influences connected a range of challenges against each other, including military strategy and proxy wars in smaller countries to expand their concepts of principles. In the end, the economic facet of capitalism won out and the Soviet Union collapsed. The War on Terror began September 11, 2001, after a…

Pact, becoming an official member of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis - or the Axis Alliance. The Axis of Germany, Italy, and Japan became key participants in World War II (“Axis Alliance in World War II”). While a war was fought in the Pacific and Europe, various things were unfolding in the homelands of the many countries involved in the war. When the war began in September, 1939, Japan, an empire that had already conquered Manchuria in 1937 and turned it into the puppet state of Manchukuo, was in…

World War II was a disastrous time for everyone. As the Nazis quickly took over Europe while eradicating the Jews and Japan swooped in and claimed Asia by storm, Canada continued to contribute greatly to the war effort. However, though there were plentiful, remarkable and distinguished soldiers who manifested intense force against the Axis Powers, there were some beings who remained as key vessels who instigated the navigation of the Canadians, and the Allies to glorious triumph. These Canadians…

everyday and struggle shapes people, their future, and the future of the world. People face different amounts of struggle and struggle can be caused by an infinite number of things. In the Battle of the Bulge everyone in it struggled for their own side, government, belief, and to save their own life. The Battle of the Bulge was a pivotal part of World War II The causes of the Battle of the Bulge were very important to World War II. In July of 1944 the Germans started to rapidly build up their…

1903. Two brothers, who developed their mechanical passions through a bicycle shop, opened up the world to a new realm of airborne possibilities. The Wright brothers were the first to make the dream of flight a reality. The Wright brothers’ groundbreaking invention of the airplane led to advances in both human and product transportation, allowing for new opportunities in the commercial and political worlds. The Wright brothers were eager to begin their development of the first…

The “Cold War” as a term refers to the hostilities, tension, and competition that defined the relationship between Western powers and the Soviet Union. With a particular interest in the relations between the American government and that of the Soviets, the war presented a single cause of conflict that saw both nations view the other as a possible threat in the post-Second World War period. Notably, the countries did not prepare for the Cold War as they did for the Great War in which existing…