Battleship

Some argued the moral position of this situation. They thought it was wrong to subjugate other nations for America’s welfare; and they were willing to apply the human rights to the people in the foreign lands. Others criticized the act of hypocrisy America was in. The United States knew what it was to fight for the liberation of its people, but still it wanted to do the same thing to less-develop countries. The anti-expansionists saw the contradiction of America’s actions. It wanted to help the…

World War II started 20 years after World War I. On December 7th 1941 the United States joined the European War which ultimately became World War II. World War II was fought in many territories all over the world. There were numerous events that led up to the beginning of World War II. The invasion of Poland by Germany, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and Germany and Italy declaring war on the US were the leading factors driving the United States into World War II. World War II started on…

World War I had left the whole of Europe in turmoil by 1918; the Big three consequently met in Paris in 1919 to draw up a treaty regarding the treatment of Germany. They were ready to punish the defeated nation. In France, millions were dead and even more were injured; the economy had collapsed and civilians were starving to death. In the end, the Paris Peace Conference and other treaties that followed left many doubts and approvals at the same time as to whether they were fair. Some viewed the…

In 1917, Loretta Walsh became the first woman to enlist in the United States Navy. Flash forward to modern times, Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes a dire call to the military to allow women to assume any and all combat roles. Eradicating the gender barriers set forth by previous generations. As a young woman nearing the age of adulthood, I am at crucial point. Should I follow in my parents footsteps or explore the exhilarating world of engineering? I have always admired people who are willing…

France and Germany’s armies had doubled between the years 1870 and 1914. There was also big competition for the title “mastery of the seas”, which is when Britain and France started creating effective battleships. Soon after, there was an increase in military influence on policy making. Increased military and naval rivalry led to the belief that war was coming. Also, all the three powers held secret military talks. The British and the French naval authorities…

“Freedom Is Not Free” The American idiom, “freedom is not free”, has several connotations that differ from person to person. The most common interpretation from this quote is simply that, freedom comes at a price which the members of our military come together to courageously pay. The saying is also stated to show gratitude to the military for defending one’s personal freedoms everyday. However people interpret it, it is true, freedom is not free. There are countless examples starting…

are created and born equal. Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted the United States to join World War II, but the people did not want to get involved after the last war. On Sunday, December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombing killed over 2,400 people, sank four battleships, damaged ten warships and completely obliterated 200 planes. Soon after the United States declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941 (Resch). Some people theorized that FDR had prior knowledge to these attacks and let it fold out because it…

Imagine living in a world devoid of music. Of course we could survive without it, but everyday life would feel incredibly dull in comparison. While reading Richard Wright’s short story “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” you can already feel the varying emotions the author is portraying through his frustrated young protagonist Dave Sanders. This coming of age story set in the rural south was later turned into a 1961 TV movie starring LeVar Burton. In Almos’ a Man, a film version of the short story…

Ender’s Game features Andrew “Ender” Wiggins as a conflicted, young hero thrown into the life of a hero. His morals and true heroism is questioned by his actions, but also had been forced or tricked into such actions, creating conflict within Ender and the reader’s opinion. Ender follows the Hero Cycle, entering new worlds and victories over enemies. Even so, at the same time, he must kill and fight in order to reach those victories, and Ender does not want to become a ruthless killer.…

It soon became clear that the only way for peace between America and Japan involved more military actions. Since no negotiations were making progress, Truman was left with a difficult decision to make. Truman had to decide was whether he should send troops from the US Army to invade the island of Japan, or to use the atomic bomb spoken about at the Potsdam Conference to end the conflict. If Truman had sent troops to the Japanese mainland a brutal war would rage, there would have been many…