Cartoon Wars Part II

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. A character describes what each soldier carries with him when in the war, describing the soldiers “Mitchell Sanders, the RTO, carried condoms. Norman Bowker carried a diary. Rat Kiley carried comic books.”(page 3) As others carried something to consult themselves, soldier Mitchell Sanders is the representation of masochism with carrying condoms in the war. There 's been no use of condoms in general warfare, but soldier Mitchell wants to show that he is…

the United States of America joined WWI due to beneficial economic relations with the Allies and German advances towards the American people. In 1919, The Treaty of Versailles resolved WWI, but left Germany in tremendous debt as they had to pay all war reparations. Because Germany was struggling, the Nazis rose to power under the leadership of Hitler. Adolf Hitler became the German dictator. WWII then began as the Allies felt that the spread of fascism and undemocratic practices needed to be…

The Signal Corps played a vital role during the Korean and Cold Wars from 1946-1964. Significant advances during this period include the AN/GRC-26 mobile radio teletype station, the emergence of satellite communications, and the transistor. The end of World War II led to a drawdown and reorganization of not only the Signal Corps, but the entire Armed Forces. This led to the obstacle of doing “more with less.” The five Chief Signal Officers during this timeframe experienced unique challenges. The…

this time Dresden was a civilian city whose only war effort was making binoculars and gun sights. The city contained no anti-aircraft guns or even spotlights to see the approaching planes. Over the course of the three days, 800 British and 300 American aircraft dropped roughly 4,000 tons of bombs on the city, 1,400…

Advancement of the World Ever since the stone age when humans discovered fire, the world has done nothing but advance and get better at conflict. In particular, when the British were the first to industrialize, the pace of advancement skyrocketed. Part of Great Britain’s industrialization was to build colonies with factories around the world so that it could not only provide people with jobs, but also produce a lot of goods making overcoming conflict easier, and therefore, it made survival…

year that changes and contributes something to the world. Like Franklin D Roosevelt (32) giving hope to the American people being elected to president. Or Joseph Stalin (39) and his Non-aggression Pact with Germany. As well as Harry Truman ending the war in the Pacific with dropping the Nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These people all contributed to the world one way or another and Time acknowledged them with giving them the award. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt beat Herbert Hoover…

Adolf Hitler 's reign of terror was known in every country around the world during World War II. With his powerful speeches and charismatic personality he was able to rise to power very quickly in Nazi Germany, however no one knew this man would soon start another world war. Up to 1941, Hitler and Nazi army enjoyed a string of military successes, conquering most of Eastern Europe. During this time, Germany had always seen Russia as their main enemy because they were afraid of the Russians trying…

because Japan wanted to broaden the war and gain power. These places…

dropping of the bomb was a good thing on our part, because if our enemy got their hands on the supply we had, there 's no telling what would have happened. Germany was sabotaged for their vast supply of heavy water, which would have provided them with necessary equipment to build a bomb. Due to Adolf Hitler 's death and the attack on the heavy water plant, Germany was no harm to us. This proves to show what could have been done. At this point, the war had been going on for a while and everyone…

The Cold War was one of the most nerve wracking time periods for the world because no one knew if the rival countries, the United States and the Soviet Union, would unleash nuclear weapons on the other and risk the existence of humans. The popular film On The Beach stunned the American society when it was released because it showed the nation what could happen if the relationship between the U.S. and the USSR did not ease up. It is a life-changing film that accurately portrayed the fears of many…