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One of the most influential types of weapons that were utilized during any war starting from World War I was the propaganda actively used by both sides of the conflict. The opposite propaganda powers promoted their own understanding of the situation and their own vision of the events. Equal in terms of its power to the military activities, propaganda appeared to be a more subtle fight between the confronting states. Many people were involved in spreading the information that would bring benefits…

Catch 22: Relations of Protagonists and Antagonists At the nucleus of any epic, or any human interaction for that matter, are protagonists and antagonists. These elements represent positive and negative forces, somewhat of a yin and yang relationship. In the Kevin Crossley-Holland translated version of Beowulf, we see the intensity of these quarrels between good and bad escalated to great heights, and the life of man, woman, or even the life of an entire country was always at stake. A catch 22,…

Although creating alliances with our nations may lead to stability and comfort, these interactions are often unnecessary and frequently lead to controversy, creating warfare. The United States has made many alliances during the course of its history. For instance, in the second World War, the United States was allied with France, Britain, the Soviet Union and China to successfully defeat the Axis powers composed of Japan, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, and Bulgaria. However, as good as this…

By the end of World War I, the United States had become a world power. It was connected to other countries by politics, trade, and joint interests. As the U.S.was becoming mightier than ever, it had come to believe in the concept of social darwinism which reflected the idea that the world belongs to the strong and fit, and these strong nations dominating the weak ones is a part of natural law. By the 1920s, America had started the journey to become an imperial power and had gained new military…

War is valuable as a point of study because it gives one a fuller picture of some base reasoning for a hefty percentage of the affected society. When any group of militia or militiamen takes up arms against another, the consequences spread to the entirety of the surrounding populace. With war comes many added stressors, not only to the political structure of the surrounding nation; targets include civilians as well as soldiers, firefighters, police officers, and politicians. The type of…

The First World War began with the declaration of war on Serbia by the Austro-Hungarian Empire on July 28, 1914. On August 4th, the same day Germany declared war against Britain, President Wilson declared the United States’ neutrality. The United States was morally, economically and politically justified in entering the first world war because Germany was killing innocent people, international trading rights, and “The Zimmerman Telegram” that was sent to Mexico from Germany. The United States…

World War II has been considered one of the most horrendous tragedies to ever occur in history. Violence, hostility, death and aggression dominated the 1930s and 1940s in certain European nations. The determined German leader, Hitler played an important, yet prominent role during this time period. With the rise and domination of fascism in Germany and Italy, the goal to maintain peace, established by the Treaty of Versailles ended up in major disaster. World War II began with the poor economic…

During the interwar period, Germany, Italy, and Spain were all left in a weakened economic state by the post-World War I recession, and because of this, extreme poverty was felt throughout the nations. The countries’ ineffective leaderships did not provide any help, and the citizens were therefore open to fascism‒‒a radical political ideology that offered drastic change. The development of fascist governments led to the rise of dictators such as Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Francisco…

Before World War 1, militarism was highly appreciated in Germany, and surrounding European states; this allowed the European states to create alliances. In addition to military advancements and the rise of terrorist groups in Serbia, tensions were felt all around Europe. The group: Black Hand, also rose due to the fact of the immense tensions. After WW1, and Germany being the falling state they were entitled to pay reparations for all of the damage done to their surroundings. In order for all of…

e 27,000 people were killed each day between September 1, 1939, until the formal surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945. Western technological advances had turned upon itself, bringing about the most destructive war in human history. The primary combatants were the Axis nations of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan, and the Allied nations, Great Britain (and its Commonwealth nations), the Soviet Union, and the United States. Seven days after the suicide of Adolf Hitler, Germany…