Maneuver warfare

The United States government, along with a few others, were the first to witness the destruction caused by the atomic bomb after the success of the Manhattan project on July 16, 1945. However, less than a month later, on August 6, the rest of the world also witnessed the power of atomic energy with the bombing of Hiroshima. Only three days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki and the combined casualties from the two bombs is uncertain, but are estimated to be close to two hundred thousand…

Transcript for RECOUNT ORIENTATION In the town of Northwood, a small petrol station was combusted in a small explosion. Later details revealed that a lit match was thrown in a puddle of gasoline. As the fire spread, it hit the engine of a small car, causing a large explosion. Said explosion resulted in the death of two people: A store clerk who went outside to investigate, and the owner of the car, Aisha Holst. It is believed that the act of arson had been an accident, but later details…

Julius Robert Oppenheimer, also called the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”, was born on April the 22nd of 1904. Oppenheimer was a prominent bright student from the beginning, graduating valedictorian from his high school in 1921 and summa cum laude in 1925 at Harvard. Oppenheimer majored in chemistry although he excelled at a wide variety of subjects, including physics. The United States’ government was warned by Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard about the incoming destruction if the Nazis were to…

Towards the end of the decade it was a victorious time for the African American people in the south because the schools were being integrated, and they were finally getting the freedom they deserved. The music of the 1950’s was dramatically changed by these events and in some cases is the voice used by the people to get their voice heard on a national level. In the 1945 the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, that instantly killed 80,000 people. In the early…

Australia's history and most well know and many people would not know about the other battles that Australia participate in, in World War 1. Australia did not contribute as much to the Somme war. The war was more about the british improving their warfare tactics. The british suffered 420,000 casualties with the french only losing 200,000. The battle of somme was a dis advantages to the AIF(Australian Imperial Forces) france and the british. The landscape of the battle of somme after 100 year…

Cheer up, it’s just the end of the world Summary and Analysis BY: IRA CHERNUS Quest 1 Summary and Analysis Alexis Buford Western Kentucky University  In “Cheer up, It’s just the end of the world” by Ira Chernus, she has constructed how Americans overlook the shadow of apocalypse. In other words, apocalypse is complete destruction of anything or the world. In general, there are serve issues that remain disregarded. Chernus draws to readers’ attention how nuclear massacre and…

It soon became clear that the only way for peace between America and Japan involved more military actions. Since no negotiations were making progress, Truman was left with a difficult decision to make. Truman had to decide was whether he should send troops from the US Army to invade the island of Japan, or to use the atomic bomb spoken about at the Potsdam Conference to end the conflict. If Truman had sent troops to the Japanese mainland a brutal war would rage, there would have been many…

The Bertuli Story It is known that passing stories down from one family member to another keeps the memories alive. The same can be said for those who have served in our military. Getting personal information from someone who has experienced that part of life can be so important in keeping those memories, both good and not-so-good alive. In interviewing Mr. Leonard Bertuli, a United States Marine from Mark, IL, my partner Seth Carlson and I learned more about his life before entering military,…

Was atomic bomb testing even necessary after World War II? When the United States of America developed the first atomic bomb in July 1945, they had to test it. After testing the bombs, the United States bombed Japan. Just after that ended World War II, the United States of America decided to continue developing and testing the atomic bombs. They chose to test the bombs in the Pacific but before engaging in putting the atomic bombs to test, the American government asked for permission from the…

The Invention Of Gunpowder Did you ever think of what is the point of gunpowder? Well, there was a lot of use for this invention of gunpowder.This powder changed history.A powder that is known for being useful for weapons,and fireworks which this powder made a big difference in warfare.The history of gunpowder was pretty astounding it was made around 850 A.D it was pretty long ago, instead of the chinese trying to find the key to immortality(live science) ,we found the key of us dying of weapons…