Oscar Hammerstein II

Although there has been other genocides, the Holocaust has been the worst event that took place in history. Two million Jews and other minorities were targeted and killed. The Holocaust was successful in carrying out all the atrocities they did under the regime of Hitler, because Hitler and his followers were organize and tactical when caring out their reign of terror. Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic memoir, Maus, written by Art Speigelman’s (1991). The author writes about his father experience…

Throughout our history we’ve evolved with science and technology and it has taken us to great heights. But haven’t there been times where we’ve taken science too far? That’s what took place in the book “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. Victor Frankenstein took science too far and as a result had negative outcomes that would result in his death. Another event that is similar to this would be the creation of the Atomic Bomb which also resulted in negative outcomes that would lead to horrible deaths.…

of Winged Defense from a 1919 lecture given by Captain Thomas Hart on the value of submarines in warfare. With his lack of evidence and knowledge exposed, Mitchell had no chance of exoneration by the court. While Mitchell’s court-martial proceeded into December, the Morrow Board submitted its report to President Coolidge regarding the possibility and predicted outcome of bolstering the Air Service. Unfortunately, their findings did not meet Mitchell’s expectations, as the report rejected the…

In The Benevolent Empire, Robert Kagan’s main focus is on the necessity of the benevolent hegemony of the United States as it is an empire that protects its allies more than itself. Kagan begins by making a reference to the Lewinsky scandal and how the world reacted to a possibility of having a weakened American president. He then talked about the international concern and fear from American hegemony as well as the supporters of the important American role in preserving a “semblance of global…

During World War Two my great grandparents were alive. There were two sides of the war Axis and the Allies. The United States was on the Allied side and they won. One of the reasons for the war was the genocide of the Jews. The war exhausted resources leaving shortages in the United States and many other countries involved in the war. According to Geoffrey R. Walden, in World War Two Schweinfurt, Germany was a bombing target which results in 1079 civilian casualties and many left as refugees…

To be a strong leader in the past, a person had to have a support group behind him. Without such a group, the rise to power was a very difficult task to complete. Popularity could make or break anyone that campaigned for or who already held positions of power. While there were other factors that contributed to the growth of power, including wealth, military force, and family history, a person’s authority prominently depended on the supporters. If a person in power was not favored,…

The rhetoric of the Cold War portrayed the United States as leading the fight for freedom against a repressive, evil, and totalitarian regime. This regime was portrayed as ultimately wishing to instill its methods of repression on the rest of the free world. So the strategy employed could be considered one of containment. This strategy, in practice, meant making sure Soviet influence was stifled in all free countries. This practice was found in Central and South America. Through military…

The WWI gas mask emerged out of desperation as a result of the use of chemical weapons in the war of attrition that was World War I. The gas mask was not only a lifesaving invention, but it is symbolic of the fear that the threat of chemical warfare had on society. The gas mask was developed directly to combat the morally questionable act of using chemical weapons on the battlefield alongside with the intention of saving soldiers and civilians from dying in a gruesome and ‘inhumane way’ (Slotten…

Declaration of War in 1812 A conclusive draw down in conflicts should have been the major result of ending the American Revolution, however unresolved issues between the United States and Great Britain would make any chance for peace short lived. The United States won its independence in 1783, although many Americans felt the United States was in another fight to win their Independence for a second time, and to do so would mean a declaration of war with Great Britain. Great Britain wasn’t…

their just triumph In World War II. From a base level any writer could talk about whether or not the history of the bombing glorifies the…