Resistance during World War II

attack staged by the empire of Japan. Although the United States was not yet involved in World War II, their naval forces posed a threat to the Japanese’s push for expansion in the South Pacific. This propelled the Japanese Empire to attack the US. Amongst many other things, most importantly, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor prompted the United…

seem in an activity that a large amount of people take part in every day, sports. An example of this comes from the events of World War II and Vietnam. During the World War II multiple athletes went to the war without much thought. A few even missed their respective sport’s season. On the other hand during the Vietnam War many athletes were reluctant to go to the war. Similarly, an example of activism from sports is the Black Panther Movement in the Summer Olympics of 1968. After placing…

Between 1945 and 1948 war crimes trials were taking place in Japan and began hearing the case against 28 Japanese military and government officials accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during World War II. On November 4, 1948, the trial ended with 25 of 28 Japanese defendants being found guilty. Of the three other defendants, two had died during the lengthy trial, and one was declared insane. On November 12, the war crimes tribunal passed death sentences on seven of the…

tell who was involved with the ghettos, where the ghettos were, what happened inside and out of the ghettos, why did this happen,when where the ghettos established, and how did these ghettos affect the history of the world. It all started near the beginning of the second World War. Nazi Germany had at the least 1,000 ghettos established in the countries of Poland and Soviet Russia alone. Jews were forced to wear the yellow…

1960s are incredibly different. Political aspects in the 1950s were outstanding, the economy was great and a great military leader was the president of the era, Eisenhower. After the war production of the 1930s and 1940s, factories across the nation began to switch over to consumer production and a combination of war inflation and new found consumerism…

Poland, starting World War II. France, Poland and Great Britain were among the first of the Allies to join the war against Hitler and the Third Reich. On September 10th 1939, Canada officially entered the war. During World War 2 the Allies failed to provide the necessary assistance that was needed in order to liberate the Jewish people. Feeling abandoned and neglected, the Jewish people decided to fight against the prejudice on their own. They established the Jewish resistance. France, Great…

"I was nothing but a toy, as a human being I meant nothing, that's how it felt during the Japanese era." –Niyem (A Korean woman who was forced to be a sex slave during the World War II) This quote expresses the horrid life experience of many different women during the World War II. As full scale war advanced in 1930s, Japan felt the necessity to devise a system of “comfort” and “leisure” for their soldiers. The soldiers were inclined to seek sexual outlets in the local society. Because…

takes care of her little sister Kirsti. She lives in Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. Copenhagen used to be peaceful, but now it's full of enemy soldiers. The Nazis have come into Denmark from Germany and are slowly forcing the Danish people to do what they say. Annemarie is a friendly young lady, and sees how life has changed since the Nazis came along. Actually, Annemarie's older sister Lise died around the time the war began and actually, Annemarie misses her like crazy. At least…

in Germany German resistance to Nazism (“Widerstand”) was the opposition by individuals and groups in Germany to the National Socialist regime between 1933 and 1945. (2) Some people engaged in active plans to remove Hitler from power and overthrow his regime. The Resistance members were motivated by factors such as: the mistreatment of Jews, harassment of…

The Korean War officially started in 1950 and ended in an armistice in 1953 with the Demilitarized zone falling at its pre-war position on the 38th parallel. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), with support from its Communist neighbors of China and the Soviet Union, invaded south past the 38th parallel in June of 1950 attacking the Republic of Korea (South Korea). North Korea’s invasion resulted in initial success until the United Nations intervened in the defense of South…