Puppet Master II

Franklin Delano Roosevelt lead the country through some of the roughest times, including the Great Depression and World War II. What Roosevelt is known for is being the only president to serve longer than two terms. He combated the Great Depression with the New Deal, strengthened the ties with Latin America, and lead the country though WWII. Although, he died before the war was over, he still was the leader through the majority of it. Franklin Roosevelt was one of the most important leaders the…

War has been a constant part of human history. Whether it was World War I or World War II, war has greatly affected all aspects of life. Soldiers, families, countries, and societies, have all suffered through these times. Ultimately, the effects of war are extremely detrimental. Timothy Findley’s masterpiece The Wars portrays the detrimental effects of war and how these effects are endured on a personal level, familial level, and a communal level. On a personal level, the detrimental effects of…

Though there is not much research regarding how different social statuses were treated within the relocation camps, there are many stories from the people of the concentration camps. Though life was not good in those camps, children had life just a bit better than any of the other prisoners. “The children’s diet did not differ much from that of adult prisoners. They were rationed black coffee or herb extract, black bread with margarine, turnip soup, and unpeeled boiled potatoes. Only the smaller…

Imagine being persuasive enough to convince many people to commit mass murder and no one would second guess what came out of his/her mouth. Well this is what everyone did when Adolf Hitler would give one of his speeches. What many did not know is that they were in fact listening to the words of one of the most ruthless man ever known to mankind. Throughout time, Adolf Hitler influenced our world in a negative way through his attempts to gain power over Germany by creating a genocide to strike…

Both the USSR and the U.S. did not trust each other, this lead to prior tension waiting for a catalyst. The USSR mistrusted the U.S. as the U.S. helped in the Russian civil war, the western countries did not invite the USSR to the League of Nations or the Munich conference. The U.S. did not trust the USSR due to the creation of ComIntern, and the USSR negotiating with Hitler. During the Russian Civil war the U.S. along with Britain and France helped the White army during the Russian Civil war to…

When we think of controversial leaders, Adolf Hitler is the first name to pop up in people’s minds. Although most of those people don’t realize it, Hitler got most of his military techniques and ideas from another man in history. Napoleon Bonaparte was the mastermind behind all of the military tactics that have been used for generations before Hitler, and they are still used today. There are plenty of differences in the two leaders and the way that they lead, but most of the similarities are too…

Yugoslav Embassy. Janos Kadar was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Hungary by a Russian commander at Szolnok. Kadar was sworn in on November 7th but did not receive much support when in control. Whether by choice or by force, Kadar was Russia’s puppet as most of his authority was confined to the Soviet Union. His numerous promises and endeavors for Hungary were not supported and received little response from the general republic. After six more days of fighting, rebels did not give up…

Military tactics and strategies saw tremendous changes during the period of World War I and leading up to World War II. With all of these contrasts, it is still safe to say, however, that many of the tactics and strategies utilized in 1916 could compare to those of 1939. As with any major conflict, lessons learned are a key foundation to making the necessary changes to a nation’s military to either remain or become a strategic and tactical superpower. Additionally, the advancement of…

leaders of the anime wave sweeping all over the world. Nevertheless, many Japanese animes are often criticized at the same time for employing the idea of neo-nationalism or indirectly mentioning justifications for Japan’s war crimes during the World War II. Although they are not really noticeable to most of the audience, the author of a famous anime, Attack on Titan, Hajime Isayama demonstrated that such neo-nationalist factors actually exist in animes when he showed a strong…

The differing goals of Georges Clemenceau, David Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson was a catalyst the arising problems at the Paris Peace Conference. The conference was an international meeting convened on January 19, 1919 in Versailles which is located on the outskirts of Paris. The purpose of the meeting was to establish the terms of peace after World War One. France’s Prime Minister Clemenceau had one primary goal, which was to ensure that German never invaded France and to punish Germany…