Polish resistance movement in World War II

driven by geopolitics to drive foreign policy through most of the 20th Century. Through the last decade of the 20th Century, the world saw the close of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and the emergence of the European Union – both forged by the United States’ involvement. They helped to create an open world economy, free trade routes and sea lanes, lenders to the world, reserve currency globally, investing abroad, and keeping their own markets open. The United States is the enforcer of…

Alfonso II, Duke of Ferrara’s first wife, Lucrezia di Cosimo, died after three years of marriage and then the Duke negotiated for a new marriage. Browning wrote this poem in the style of a dramatic monologue in the Duke’s perspective. There has been speculation…

World War I was a great devastation for Europe during and after the war. It was a long war that lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 where ten million soldiers died, not including all the civilians that also died. World War I begun when Germany attacked Russia and France; Germany declared war on Russia and two days later declared war on France. After that Great Britain decided to join the war and declared war on Germany. Most of Europe went into battle. Leading up to the end of…

World War II was the event that incited a revolutionary period in airpower. American aviation more than proved its worth in the victories over both the European and Pacific theatre. A powerful airpower wouldn’t be possible much less successful without unyielding leadership. Powerful men, who refused to stay within the boundaries given to them by the Army or Washington itself. One such man was Major General Curtis E. LeMay. During his period leading the XXI bombing command proceeding General…

After World War I, Germany was in horrible condition because of death of family members during the war, reparations, and unemployment. Therefore, people were absolutely desperate and would follow anyone who promised a better future, such as Hitler. Although they knew Hitler 's ideology, people’s quality…

The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany renounced war between the two countries, giving the Soviet Union much needed time to strengthen itself before Germany’s certain betrayal. Through the pact, Russia was not only promised half of Poland, a territory which had been under Russian sovereignty before World War I, but the Baltic States and Bulgaria. Although Ribbentrop, under the guidance of Hitler, most likely didn’t assume that Russia was ever planning to expand…

you for inviting me to this lovely multicultural festival, it’s a great honour to be speaking to all of you today. As you can see behind me, I’m going to try and clear up some misunderstandings in regards to Japan and how they were depicted during World War 2. You might be asking like “oh, why would she be teaching us about how they were misunderstood in WW2? Why not teach us about how they are now, in modern times?” And very good question! Thanks for asking! It’s because the portrayal of…

atomic bomb with the mushroom-shaped plume as the focal point. One can see the intensity and power it contains that was necessary to stop the Japanese during World War II. The United States showed the dominance of power that was recognized by the world in the form of a bomb. The representation of power in figure 1 still continues as the world strives to show their dominance with the amount of nuclear weapons. When one observes the power that nations strive, there is bound to be destruction. …

British Prime Minister who led the Empire into the Second World War. Each of the three covers of the books shows a picture of an increasingly ageing Churchill. From a lean young man in Visions of Glory, Churchill transforms to the hat-wearing man we all know of in the Defender of the Realm. In this book review, we will look at all the three volumes…

Though the Soviet Union and Western powers such as the United States had been bound together by alliances during times of war, there were many other issues that could not be agreed upon; this notably included the coexistence of communism and capitalism in different parts of the world. Viewing other countries and their respective powers as greater threats (such as Nazi Germany), key members of the Soviet Union, including Josef Stalin, agreed to put away differences with countries in order to gain…