Resistance during World War II

propaganda. To get the most replete assessment, one must take into consideration the means and motives for propaganda during this time period. Furthermore, one important part of this investigation is to evaluate the target audience the propaganda and what advantages would arise if the propaganda went well. Finally, how the propaganda utilized by the Nazi Party would shift World War II will be evaluated. In order to assess Nazi propaganda, two books, two web sources, and a poster will be…

Germany’s attack on the Soviet Union drastically changed the course of World War II from that point on. Since nothing was changing on the Western front, Hitler turned to the East. He decided the time had officially come to create living space for the German people. His attack on the Soviets came as a surprise to Stalin, but later contributed to Hitler’s downfall. Hitler also ordered the killing or imprisonment of Jews, Communists, and people who were suspected of anti-German activity. When…

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Weapon System in World War II Mobile Anti-Aircraft Artillery Weapon Systems and Battalions provided much needed fire support for advancing infantry and armor. This would be seen as a great advantage during World War II (WWII) and paved the way for the future of guarding the sky. During WWII the need to protect the skies was evident which pushed our military to develop weapon systems that would do such, with this notion it lead to General George S. Patton’s secret…

I. Before: Analysis of Roots Causes: The underlying causes that led up to the Holocaust were antisemitism, socio- economic conditions, Aryan-racism, scapegoating, imperialism and a power-grab. The first anti-semitic act, was after Jesus was put to death by the Roman authorities. However, the gospel accounts were interpreted as blaming all Jewish people for the crucifixion of Christ. After the crucifixion, Roman armies destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem. Jewish people were exiled. They were…

United States of America was the first to use the atomic bomb during World War II. An atomic bomb is the release of nuclear energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei. The damage occurs through heat, blast, and radioactivity. Ward Wilson states in the article, The Bomb Didn’t Beat Japan… Stalin Did, “The United States bombed Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9, when the Japanese finally succumbed to the threat of further nuclear bombardment and surrendered.” Harry S. Truman, the…

centuries wars have always been fought by men. They killed, they die, and come back home as heroes. That has always been their duty to protect and served their country. In this new era, wars are being fought by children. Their innocent lives are dragged and forced to fight in wars. Right at this second as we are having a normal life, there are children fighting a war that we are not aware about. This is the case in Africa, Uganda. For decades the uprising of rebel groups have led to wars in…

Power Transition Theory in Relation to World War II In the early twentieth century, Germany paved the road that would soon be one of the main causes of World War II. Due to the instability in Europe the First World War created, it allowed for a leader, by the name of Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist German Workers’ Party or Nazi Party, to come into power. His party represented a combination of extreme hatred for those politicians who they viewed had dishonored Germany by signing the…

World War I and the Great Depression were desperate times for many people. These events affected humankind worldwide and left them with very little to survive on. However, this did not stop authors such as William Faulkner, Sherwood Anderson, and Susan Glaspell from expressing their own harrowing experiences and views that changed because of these challenging times In 1929 New York Stock Exchange’s stock-market prices collapsed and sent North America and other countries into extreme distress,…

The White Rose Resistance Movement of World War II During World War II, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi government, attempted to destroy the Jewish community. Some people disagreed with what the Nazis were doing, and tried to go against them. One of the first resistance movements of World War II was the White Rose Resistance Movement, a non-violent group of activists. While many believe the resistance movement to be a failure, it achieved one of its main goals by influencing many European…

For my argumentative essay, I have chosen to do mine during the Holocaust and World War II. I have taken on this time period to do because the history of all the events have always made me wonder what and how things really happened. This essay will have information about the Jewish people and what they went through to get to where they stand today. Information about the ghettos and German camps, the weapons they had used, underground pathways, becoming partisans in the forest, and more…