Bombing of Dresden in World War II

affairs to bring about an economic collapse and regime change. The Japanese military quickly began to use this as a casus belli for their justification for attacking pearl harbor. Japan began its militaristic policies during the Second Sino-Japanese war, which started in 1937. The subjugation of China by western powers all throughout the early 19th century and late 20th century left a power vacuum in the far east. Japan saw this as an opportunity to claim Manchuria from china, and to use its…

about the beginning of World War II, when Germany invaded Poland in 1939 (Lengyel, 2014, p. 11). This was just the beginning of the rise of the Nazi party and the persecution of minorities in Europe. The city in which Olga lived was Cluj. At one point the city was in Rumania, but it was given to Hungary in the Vienna Award of 1940 (Lengyel, 2014, p. 11). This city was under German occupation, meaning there was a risk in just living there. However, Olga was able…

represents the ideas of the scientific community leading to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A group of individuals who during their time took into account more than the ending of World War II, but the future repercussions as well. Szilard presents a petition that brings to light an argument revied by 69 scientists and himself, all expects in nuclear technology in order to prevent the President of the United States from plunging the world into a state of nuclear fear. As well as an appeal…

This paper will show to the reader why Physicist Leo Szilard’s “Petition to the President of the United States” was unsuccessful in persuading President Truman to not use the atomic bomb in Japan during the second world war. The petition drafted by Mr. Szilard and his colleagues lacked empathy, showed no sympathy and failed to convey the evidence needed to persuade Truman. If the petition would have been written in a way to emotionally connect with the President’s difficult decision to use a…

When analyzing the Nazi Party in World War II, the party’s success contributed to multiple factors. These components such as political, economic, social changes and the anti-Semitism in Europe contributed to the rise of Nazism in Germany. In the book, War & Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust by Doris Bergen, states, “In order for a house to burn down, three things are required. The timber must be dry and combustible, there needs to be a spark that ignites it, and external conditions…

doubt he was concerned about the threat facing his country. He believed the war being venture in Europe would eventually educe the United States in. Roosevelt knew the country needed to fit for conflict, and he needed the support of the American relations in these preparations. But many Americans were still resisting to joining the action. People across the land were debating whether the region should cover itself in a war that seemed so far away. Roosevelt’s inductive “Four Freedoms” speech…

In the 1950s, technology was slowly evolving and as it evolved so did the methods used in war and how Americans viewed the government and entertainment. Radar was one of the first advances to contribute to the war, then the development of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer that helped develop the fusion bomb. Next, the first satellite was sent to revolve around the Earth, but it was from the Soviet Union, which resulted in Americans drive to develop Explorer 1. It ultimately…

rebuilding of allied European countries after World War II. The main reason of doing this was to stall the movement of Communism to weakened or destroyed countries after the war. The post-war recovery plan also created a large growth of industry in America while Europe was regaining its economy. (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/marshall-plan) 20. Containment was a strategy of the United States to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism during the Cold War. The idea was that…

In November of 1918, soldiers returned home after fighting in the first world war resented, alone and scarred. Veterans were shunned, mentally and physically hurt and most were homeless. America completely turned on the soldiers and gave them no support, help, or respect. This resentment had life-long effects on the veterans along with the struggle of coping to society without the help and benefits they deserved. The only option veterans had was to come together as a brotherhood and support…

World War II was set off by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, in which Germany was forced to comply with a set of very strict terms which were intended to prevent the event of another war. Obviously, this backfired spectacularly; this much can be seen from the very fact that the Second World War did indeed happen. These terms caused national outrage, as Germany’s pride as a country had suffered greatly. One individual who sought to restore the nation back to its former glory had been Hitler…