Bombing of Dresden in World War II

When the word “war” pops up in one’s head a few things that come to mind are death, fighting, and bloodshed. The Cold War was different than all other wars the United States has participated in. The Cold War had physical fighting, but it was more of a war of intimidation and superiority. Since the Cold War was a war over intimidation and superiority one thing that both the United States and the Soviet Union depended on is propaganda. One type of propaganda that was used frequently was radio…

1. What was the Atlantic Charter? Who created it and when? Why was it important? The Atlantic Charter was a policy with idealistic terms. The Atlantic Charter gives the rights of all people to choose their own government. It was created by the America’s President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The Atlantic Charter was important because it showed the growing solidarity between Anglo-American. It also gave hope to the people of Europe that had lost hope…

bachelor from Kenyon college and his PHD from Yael. William I. Hitchcock is now a professor at the University of Virginia and his work focuses on history from the 20th century. The book Bitter Road to Freedom focuses on WW2 and shows the true results of war and liberation that you normally do not hear about when covering WW2 history. The book also gives the perspective of not only the soldiers who fought but from the civilians as well. The review of this book will discuss things such as the…

Many events ranging from wars to elections have influenced American history as the American public knows today. Even though these events have been set in stone and are in-erasable from America’s past, they can be interpreted in a vast multitude of ways. There are also always two sides of a story, and one cannot fully develop an opinion on a specific topic without having knowledge that pertains to each side. With this in mind, it is only logical to apply a comparison between Howard Zinn’s A…

congress with a plan to stop communist ideals. At a time when the world was still recuperating from the second largest war anyone had experienced. History was being made in the 1940’s a few months prior to Truman’s Doctrine the United States attacked Japan with nuclear weapons under his presidency. President Harry Truman was eager to see a change in the country he was leading. Under his presidency he wanted to make it clear to the world that he did not believe or would ever accept any communist…

There are no other instances of the same practise leading to the same results across the rest of the world. Another explanation for development would be the great divergence. It is unknown when the source of the great divergence is, some believe that it occurred in the 18th century durig the industrial revolution others think that it occurred much earlier during the colonisation of the world by Europe. By looking at graphs we can see that slight differences began in the late 15th…

During World War II President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued presidential order along with congress support to give military authority to exclude americans with japanese descent from areas deemed essential to national security. This executive order forced hundreds of thousands of American citizens with Japanese descent into internment camps in the central regions of the United States. The executive order served as a security mechanism after the japanese attacks on pearl harbor. A Lot of…

development of the Atomic bomb that ended the second World War, the allied nations became increasingly technologically advanced, more politically charged, and moved away from traditional imperialism allowing for former colonies to become independent nation states. These advancements in human civilization came at a cost. Many of these technologies, ideals, and new borders were born from the conflicts between global superpowers in the struggle for world supremacy and self security. The United…

United States would have knowledge of all the wars that our military has fought in sadly, this American, meaning myself, does not. In fact, the wars I do know about is most likely only a small tiny portion of the battles that were fought. I know there were wars with other countries and wars within our own country but even then, I still don’t know much about them. Here is a brief example of all the war’s I am familiar with; First, The American Revolutionary War that was fought in America in 1775,…

Seven Years’ War—Unintended Consequences The common theme of conflict in European history, especially in the 18th century is ambition. When countries decide to expand territory, and undermine other powers in the process, the possibility for conflict only intensifies. The Seven Years’ War which lasted from 1756 to 1753 is a hallmark example of this feat. Due to the war, numerous power shifts occurred. However, this is to be expected. The greatest impact of the Seven Years’ War does not lie…