Battleship

A proxy war is a war that involves opposing powers fighting against each other indirectly through third parties in order to gain power (Cold War, 2). During what is known as the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union engage in a proxy war. Each power doesn 't actually fire upon the other, but they aid the third party countries to win the fight. They used these client states to fight for their beliefs. In this Cold War fight, the Soviet Union’s goal was to spread worldwide Communism,…

The attack on Pearl Harbor struck fear and anger into the people of the U.S. Almost immediately after the attack, Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. Our national security was questioned and chaos erupted on the West Coast. People thought that the Japanese would attack them next. Racial tensions grew on Japanese-Americans. Focused one one goal: revenge. The U.S. people united and through the next several years, that unity made the U.S. a global superpower.…

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Weapon System in World War II Mobile Anti-Aircraft Artillery Weapon Systems and Battalions provided much needed fire support for advancing infantry and armor. This would be seen as a great advantage during World War II (WWII) and paved the way for the future of guarding the sky. During WWII the need to protect the skies was evident which pushed our military to develop weapon systems that would do such, with this notion it lead to General George S. Patton’s secret…

The British government started to realize Germany plans and for that reason, Britain started to build large battleships known as the dreadnoughts. During that period Germany government believed that the only way to solve problems and come to an agreement among other countries was only by the use of force. With the strong military nations getting what they wanted…

General Douglas MacArthur Born January 26, 1880, Douglas MacArthur grew to be one of the nation’s finest Military leaders of all time. His military career began in West Point on June 13, 1899-June 13, 1819. He later helped lead the 42nd Division in France during World War I for four years. After WWI, he took on positions of high authority and responsibility. From being the superintendent of West Point on June 1, 1919; Chief of Staff; Field Marshall of the Philippines; Supreme Commander of the…

Terrorism and its effects on the United States of America and Americans “With great power, comes great responsibility,” this quote was stated by Uncle Ben, in Spiderman, but holds true to real life situations. At the end of the 19th century, as the United Stated were entering the 20th century the global market was changing thanks to the industrial revolution and America expanding it’s exportation. Along with economic advancement, the US came to military prominence within a similar timeframe.…

faced with America’s technological dilemma. The submarines were poorly designed and were armed with malfunctioning torpedoes. In addition, Nimitz had a small number of cruisers and destroyers in comparison to the Japanese. Furthermore, he lacked battleships and only had three carriers, which included the damaged Yorktown (Symonds. 208-209). Given the circumstances, it would be custom to remain defensive in battle until the United States fleet was able to compete with the superior Japanese fleet.…

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th of June 1919, this treaty stated the end of the war between Germany and Allied powers, which states that Germany was to accept the responsibility for Germany and her allies for all loss and damage. Many historians have argued that Germany was to blame through their aggressive leadership and militaristic attitude meant that an avoidable war became unavoidable, however this statement is not completely correct. It is seen that Germany did have an…

'Asses the extent to which the Nazis implemented a fascist regime in Germany between 1933-1939. ' Fascism is a political term used to describe the nature of four right wing authoritarian political systems which emerged in Italy, Spain, Germany and Japan in the decade prior to World War Two. The term fascism is derived from the Latin 'fasci ' a symbol of authority in Ancient Rome, applying to the defining feature of loyalty towards authority within a fascist government. Whilst each expression…

during the Spanish American War. It idealized the American revolutionary goals and wanted Cuba to be free from Spain’s leadership and rule, which was oppressive due to its racist outlook on the majority of its inhabitants. The Battleship Maine, 1898- This ship mysteriously exploded and sank in Havana Harbor in the midst of hostile tensions between Spain and America. Even though the cause of explosion was not caused by the Spanish, yellow journalism caused salacious…