Military of the United States

the nuclear bomb in World War II, United States leaders has lived with the knowledge that poor judgment can put half the world in jeopardy. Looking at past and present historical events, one can speculate that the thought process of Cold War leaders and modern day leaders has transformed. As the times and conflicts have shifted from ones of strategy to today’s boots on the ground conflicts, the transformational leader has played an integral role in the United States’ share of successes and…

American Imperialism was something that was aimed toward economic and political control of land outside of the United States. The land can be taken by force using the military or maybe by treaty or by just buying it. One of the countries that were controlled by the United States was the Philippines. Before America took over the Philippines there were forty three different languages. Some of the tribes that were there were Cebueno, Hiligaynon, Ilongo, Bisaya/ Binisaya, Bikol, Tagalog, and Waray.…

imperialism is where the world began to self destruct. Superpowers used their overwhelming influence to manipulate smaller countries for only their benefit. Countries like the United States and Great BRitain danced on the global stage while the rest of the world watched as they tore apart communities in smaller nations. The United States and Great Britain dictated the social systems in India and the Philippines to ensure their political power was protected. Background Information: Throughout…

throughout Japan was not an essential military tactic. The cities targeted had no military value. Scores of innocent Japanese civilians died as a result of retribution and not of military importance. The military planners thought by resorting to this type of terror tactic, it would lower Japanese morale and force them to surrender. This indeed proved wrong. An invasion of Japan was planned, but leaders feared that such an assault cost the…

powers were deep in a crisis beyond their control. The price of oil went through the roof since the OPEC imposed an embargo. In the United States, unemployment was increasing. In Japan, the economy was going down for the first time since World War II. Communism was creeping through Greece and Spain. In a desperate attempt, leaders of six large democracies—United States, Britain, Italy, France, Germany—arranged a meeting, to discuss and resolve the global problems. They called themselves the…

penetrate the United States and the Iron curtain was a boundary during the Cold War to separate communists and non-communists. The reason for these scares and divides were because of the problems and fears associated with communism. China began to realize that and introduced capitalism. China has been making gains that got them to where they are today but does that show? China is slowly becoming more powerful and some may fear that they could potentially pose a threat to the United States. With…

was a period in history where peace was nonexistent because of the fear present in the minds of Americans. The Cold War, despite being a drawn-out period of tension and hostilities between primarily the Soviet Union and the United States, had an absence of actual military conflict. Although there were proxy wars supported by the two superpowers during the decades of the Cold War, the two sides never engaged directly in full-scale armed combat, hence the word "cold". Aside from the development…

The National Military Strategy emphasizes the recognition of human, cultural, and political continuities of armed conflict xxxx. This strategy calls for forces possessing cross-cultural capabilities that permit them to operate effectively among populations. Inherent in this vision is a mastery of language, cultural awareness, and an in-depth knowledge of peoples, political systems, religion, demographics, infrastructure, and a host of other factors that can vary significantly by country and…

the United States, then Colonel Theodore Roosevelt assembled a volunteer cavalry known as the “Rough Riders,” formally known as the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. The Rough Riders were one of just three volunteer cavalries assembled for the war and were the only one of the three to see combat. Roosevelt, the former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, pushed for American involvement in the events leading to this 10-week war, where he once again proved himself an asset to the United States…

The War We Couldn’t Win Freshly out of World War II, the world is faced with another war. The United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics begin the Cold War. Tensions between nations were at an all-time high, and the world watched as they competed against each other. The U.S. and the Soviet Union indirectly fought each other through proxy wars, one of them being the Vietnam War. It was a conflict based on two different ideologies, capitalism and communism. On March 8, 1965, the U.S…