Bombing of Dresden in World War II

During war, every person has worries and troubles; This painting shows the complete opposite. If someone was always worried and troubled they would probably stay in at night and almost isolate themselves from the things that surrounded them. This was not the case…

written in the SRS textbook give possible outcomes of our world’s future. These scenarios dictate the “what if’s” of life and what impact they would have on humanity. From nations repairing relationships and uniting for the common good. To total nuclear war and the destruction of humanity. But when comparing the possible outcomes one must also include a third outcome. One that take both sides of the argument and throws out the improbable and includes the logical. The prophetic scenario does…

to obtain chemical weapons, each country needed to face the problem of finding the source of raw material available in their country, the manufacture of raw material and, the transportation and training of human forces that would be used in time of war. The economic aspects of the chemical weapon are extensive, but we confine it to the study of the acquisition of raw materials. The Allies and the acquisition of raw materials In the middle of June 1915, the government of French was influenced by…

Omaha World Herald in 1944, we see a reunion of a soldier’s family. This photo shows the side of war that looks more like happiness than death. Shown is a happy family where everyone is alive and well versus how war can end. A friendly audience or even a neutral audience could be persuaded that war is something that should in no circumstances be okay. This photo appeals to emotions and makes you consider how important having a father is and also makes you look logically at the effects war has on…

In 1945 during the high of World War II, the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Many historians and government officials have argued that the atomic bombing was a War Crime or unjustifiable by any means. However, the world was at war thus, the United States were completely justifiable for dropping the atomic bomb of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. There are three main reasons why dropping the bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki justifiable first, it prevented a…

support from the people easily. This gave him the leverage to convince the german people to help him separate and eliminate the Jews from the rest of Germany and society. After his rise to Chancellor, he began to assign blame to the Jews for World War Two and for Germany’s economic downfall. He took over large amounts of land and made deals with surrounding countries. Nevertheless, before the german people could do anything to stop his malicious acts, Hitler was in complete control (Landau)…

intelligence and the Enigma code. Also, Ultra was able to find Nazi radio stations, in Argentina. The United States and Britain were able to learn of the political and intellectual activity of Johannes Becker, through the use of Ultra. So, throughout the war, they were able to both disrupt his work, and later, shut him down completely, thus giving Ultra a victory (“A Byte Out of…

political structure an opportunity to implement its program of equality and industrialization (Chapter 28, in Patterns of World History, Vol. 2, p. 874)”. “For him, the party was not the mass movement envisioned by Marx but rather the discipline, armed vanguard that ruled monopoly power and instilled the ideology of communism in gradual expanding working class (Chapter 28, in Patterns of World History, Vol. 2, p. 874)”. He desired communism to provide aid for Russia’s working class and prevent…

Nationalism is a common centripetal force for states. Pride for a country’s history and culture is important, especially in an increasingly globalized and ‘flat’ world where folk culture can feel oppressed, but sometimes intense levels of nationalism prove to be more of a centrifugal force. Europe has an intense history surrounding the development of the state in according to different nations. Italy had to unify a number of very small nations to create a relatively new state while Germany was…

religion. In the case of war, both defintions of faith are combined as one meaning in the eyes of a soldier. Soldiers have faith in many things such as family, God, self, fellow soldiers, and the outcome of war. During this period of time in their life war can become devastating. Soldiers experience brutality, loss, and long term illness that may waver their faith. Soldiers are not the only one that is impacted by war. Families of soldiers…