On War

The French and Indian War Introduction Have you ever wondered how America won its independence from England? When people came from England to find more land and to have their own religion, they were still under the control of England. Since they arrived, the colonists had to follow everything the king of England said, like taxes and laws that were being passed for these explorers. Then, the colonists got tired of the king of England made a stand for their independence. There was one particular…

The Korean War: Consequences on the Development of the North and the South The Korean War started on June 25, 1950, and ended in 1953 with a cease-fire (Lee 49). The war began when the North Korean army crossed the 38th parallel and attacked the south (Lee 48). North Korea was helped by China and the Soviet Union, while the southern part of the Korean peninsula was reinforced by American troops (Lee 49). Ultimately, the war led to a separation of the peninsula when the North Korean and Chinese…

of them died soon after. The second most deadly tactics were unknown. The generals maybe had a part in it because some historians say that battle commanders had flaw battle plan which lead to thousands of lives lost. At the beginning of the civil war the north had 22 million people within their borders And the south had about 9 million people within their borders. the north not just having a bigger population they also had the bigger production capability. In 1860 the north made 97% of the…

large sword." (Revelation 6.9-15) Few concepts are better known to humanity than war. With the destruction and suffering that ensues, it is thought by many to be the end of mankind; yet this knowledge does little to prevent history from repeating itself. Even now, with nuclear weapons assuring total annihilation, the constant threat of war remains as we have seen with North Korean exchanges. The knowledge that war is an inherently dangerous and terrible action is commonplace, but humanity…

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…

The Korean War was the first military action of the Cold War. The war was initiated when Kim Il-sung commenced a surprise attack on South Korea. The reason for the attack was because Kim assumed the South would willingly undergo his dictatorship. Approximately 75,000 North Korean People's Army (NKPA) soldiers attacked South Korea dawn of June 25, 1950. In as little as three days, the communist forces captured the South Korean capital and occupied most of the country. This invasion may have been…

the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and presidents Truman and Eisenhower and the United States were engaged in a cold war that ranged from Europe to Asia. The USSR was out to instill it’s influence and to spread Communism throughout Asia whilst preventing the United States from stopping their flow and instead putting forth capitalism as the way for Asian countries. A war of influence raged on between both superpowers as they went back and forth to who should reign in Asia. Even though both…

Rhetoric Countering War Throughout history, war has become the only solution to resolving conflicts between nations or groups. War is often something that is started off with tension, tension which is often caused or started due to conflicts or disagreements between different nations or different groups, and it is commonly characterized by violence, resistance, and mortality. A few examples in American history are the American-Indian Wars and the Revolutionary War. These various groups of…

Death, destruction, and mayhem are just a few of the vestiges of modern war present throughout the United State Civil War. This conflict was based on industrialization moving to the boundaries of total war. The American Civil War is the first modern war due to innovation in technology. This is because of advances in weaponry, logistic, and communications. The industrial Revolution allowed for the greatest level of production in human history, which in turn led to the greatest level of…

On March 2, 1917, President Wilson issued a declaration of war against Germany, officially entering World War I that he pledged to keep the country out of. To achieve maximum strength to fight against the Germans, The U.S mobilized the whole nation for war with a draft that including Americans of all races. Many blacks contested World War I, arguing why fight for democracy in Europe while African Americans remain second class citizens in the United States. Others believed that if blacks served…