Lend-Lease

On September 1, 1939 yet another chapter of humanity had begun. However, this chapter was filled with the most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind, otherwise known as the Second World War. The reasons why the Axis Powers were not able to win the Second World War was due to their many weaknesses that held them back from world dominance. The weaknesses that the Axis Powers faced were their inability to win major battles, Italy itself was a weakness for the Axis Powers, the Axis Powers…

factories. Along with manufacturing plants jobs in munitions plants and military uniforms production factories also opened up. Workers did not only have to make weapons and ammunition for United States but also the allied forging nations due to the Lend-Lease Act created in nineteen forty one. This act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during the war. The combination of all of these actions reduced the unemployment rate from fourteen percent in nineteen…

As tension rose in Europe in the fall of 1939, across the Atlantic Ocean, America had its own surmounting problems. Author Lynne Olson chronicles the flight between isolationism and joining the burgeoning war to help Britain, France, and the rest of the Allied powers against Hitler and Nazi Germany. The book pins the trials of the likes of President Franklin Roosevelt and interventionists alike as well as isolationists including, America’s once thought of hero, Charles Lindbergh. “Those Angry…

Landon Sahler Mrs. Dinkelacker English III 2 February 2018 Pearl Harbor World War II started because of Germany invading Poland. After Germany invaded Poland, Britain and France declared war against Germany. WWII was fought between two different sides, the Axis Powers, which included Germany, Italy, and Japan. The other side was the Allied Powers, which included Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America. America was planning on staying neutral throughout the war. Japans…

1. Describe the Spanish American War including how the United States became involved. What was gained by the United States a result of the war? The Spanish-American War (1898) was a battle between the United States and the Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and brought about United States acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. The war started in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, which started in February of 1895. The Cuban clash…

The formulation of Allied World War II strategy was an evolutionary process. It began with Admiral Stark’s “Plan Dog” memorandum providing the early outline for Allied strategy and ended with a unified Anglo-American-Russian plan for victory. British and American leadership discovered the advantages and disadvantages of coalition operations as they struggled to identify a unified grand strategy during numerous meetings during the war. The Germany First strategy that was solidified at the…

“A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.”(Churchill, Winston) Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill is known as one of the greatest war time heroes of the twentieth century. He was also a British officer, author, historian, artist, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He had a strong influence in not just the United Kingdom, but all over the world. People have been inspired by his books, and his work in the army. Sir Winston…

On the 8th of May, 1945, the bloodiest war in human history, which lasted for 6 years and concluded with 58 million deaths1, officially ended. However, it was the Red Army 's participation since 1941, which played by far the most notable and crucial role in the defeat of the Nazis, nevertheless it would have not been able to accomplish this without the help of the US, and the catalystic miscalculations of Hitler 's Nazi Germany. One of the main reasons for the Allied powers winning the war,…

Is leadership learned or an innate skill? This is an interesting age-old argument or debate, in which many scholars and authors have presented their sides. Despite the various points of view, I believe the momentum tilts toward the belief leadership is learned. There are many ways to learn leadership. You can learn through others, either by working with a mentor, observing other leaders in action or reading biographies on leaders of the past. You can also learn by trial and error, what works and…

Safety in the workplace accounts for the policies and procedures established in order to prioritise the safety and health of employees within a workplace. There are numerous legal and non-legal measures that have been enforced by legislators and non-legal organisations, in the hopes to accomplish equality and fairness for individuals. However, it’s undeniable that they may be inadequate towards achieving justice for victims, essentially questioning their effectiveness. First and foremost,…