Cartoon Wars Part II

ould World War II have been avoided? “WWII” was massive, it’s estimated that around 48,231,700 people were killed during the conflict. The whole world was affected by the catastrophe known as “WWII”, which could have been avoided if the following things didn’t happen: If the treaty of Versailles wasn’t signed, the League of Nations didn’t fail and the Nazi party never came to power. “WWII” could have been avoided if the treaty of Versailles was not signed. This could’ve happened if the British…

These methods involved the use of gas chambers to exhume hundreds of people at a time, mass shootings, and further means of mass genocide. During this process, over six-million Jewish Europeans were brutally murdered throughout the time span of World War II. Executions were also performed on other individuals that were deemed worthless or not worthy such as: gypsies, homosexuals, and other civilians. Any people who did not fit the Nazi’s stereotypical image (blond hair, blue eyes) was viewed…

After the conclusion of World War I and leading up to World War II, there was increased presence of isolationist ideals and values. America had just gotten back from a war that costed the lives of American soldiers and tons of money in weapons and capital. Many Americans believed that it was time to step back from the Eastern Hemisphere and to return to the isolationist policies of their founding father, George Washington. American, for the most part, practiced these ideals of Washington in the…

Subliminally, everyone believes in god. In the novel, A Farewell to Arms, religion does play a part. Henry, a man of action and honor is a soldier fighting in World War I. He is surrounded by other soldiers whom all have their own lives and morals; or not so much. In the troops of men lay a priest who fights along-side Henry; they were fellow soldiers. The difference between the priest and our narrator, Henry, is the influence of god. Henry is an atheist and yet he treats the priest with…

Historically, war has produced a culture of nationalist fervor, and overwhelming disdain for the opposition. In the period leading up to, and during the Second World War, there was rapidly growing anti-Japanese sentiment within the American psyche. Our people and government took aggressive actions against the Japanese, both inside and outside of our borders. Japanese people were depicted with overtly stereotyped caricatures in the media, and racial slurs were commonplace in our vernacular. These…

A female dressed in white represented nurses because white is a symbol of purity and cleanses. The crowd in the background could mean a holiday is being celebrated or a celebration of sailors returning from war that they had won. If it was a day of celebrating the sailor's return home, wouldn’t the be more than three sailors in the photo? I made an inference that the sailor and the female are strangers. The reason I said this is because the female has her…

World War II ended in 1945, sending veterans home to a postwar economy to have children and begin their new lives. Despite some social disagreements, everything was looking up for Americans. However by the time the baby boomers were becoming teenagers in the 60s, things were not looking so bright. While the 50s were full of prosperity, conformity, and consensus, there were still disagreements leading to the very different turbulence, protests, and disillusionment of the 60s. In part,…

The Product of Fear War is one of the inevitable consequences of the fall of man. Fear is a major factor in beginning this mass conflict, called war. Elie Wiesel the author of the autobiography, Night includes a statement in his book of the fear he experienced when he was surviving the Holocaust, “I was the accuser, God the accused. My eyes had opened and I was alone, terribly alone in a world without God, without man” (68). This quote or statement from his book discusses fear as controlling his…

Joseph Stalin, The Cold War, and the Positive Effects on the Modern World Oleksander Yaroslav was a member of the 80% of the population of Ukraine that owned farmland in the 1930’s. Oleksander had heard about the Russian grip tightening on his country in the mistaken fear that his fellow citizens of Ukraine were planning a secession from the USSR. Soon, men started coming to his door demanding that he remove himself from his property and turn his farmland over to the control of the Soviet…

World War II currently still holds the title of the largest armed conflict in human history. It stretched between six different continents and it is estimated that were 50 million military and civilian deaths. The extent of the war was global, therefore producing a new world, both in the United States and overseas. With this new era came significant steps toward acquiring economic, political, and social rights for women. Because more men were enlisting in the war effort, the work force began to…