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Holding Out for a Hero Whether it’s six year old kids playing with superman action figures, or college students going to see the latest Batman movie, it's evident that in this day and age, everyone loves a good hero. In an unpredictable world where so many people often feel powerless, companies such as Marvel and DC comics provide a much needed escape from reality through the use of extraordinary fictional characters, such as the Green Arrow and the Flash. These two DC characters differ…

When the Great War broke out in 1914, the U.S. was clear that they wanted no part in this “European quarrel” (1). The U.S. would remain neutral throughout numerous German prods until 1917 when they join the Allies. This paper will review why joining World War I was the right choice for the U.S. and how, despite all of our losses in the war, it ultimately benefited us. During the first year of the war, most Americans had little reason to be rooting for a particular side in the war other than…

A lot of events led to the beginning of World War 2, most of them are global issues. In more ways than one, World War 2 ended up a direct result of the chaos left behind by World War 1. World War 2 was a catastrophe that we could have stayed out of but our allied powers caused us to join in the war efforts. World War I was ended with The Treaty of Versailles, this was between Germany and the Allied Powers. Since Germany had lost the war, the treaty was more cruel toward Germany, and the people…

Birth of a nation Canada achieves stunning victory On April 1917 thousands of Brave Canadian soldiers successfully took Vimy Ridge on securing a tactical area for the allies. Both British and French failed to occupy the ridge with France suffering as much as 150:000 casualties. Hence Canadian forces were called in. A British officer announced that he never believed that the Canadian forces were capable of something like this, Author curry who led Canadians into battle was the first Canadian…

Would World War 1 have broken out if the nephew of Emperor Franz Josef, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand wasn't assassinated? In short, yes, there had already been extremely high tensions around the world. Every country had an enemy and some sort of makeshift alliance with other countries. The assassination of the Archduke only added more wood to the already burning fire that was the outbreak of, “The War To End All Wars”, that was World War 1. The reason…

World war one was one of the bloodiest conflicts in all of history the number of solders who died in this war is unbearable it was about 18, 0000 million. This was a war of industrialization there was airplanes and tanks and cars this was changing war in way that would be more brutal use too it was just one side and the other charging at each other but this was a different type of war a war based on machines not men even though there was infantry and they did charge at each other this was the…

In April 1917, the United States had the right to enter World War 1 on the side of England, France, and Russia. The reason why the United States had the right to enter is because Germany had already declared war on us and the people of the United States, the Zimmerman Note that Britain intercepted and gave to Wilson which stated an alliance with Mexico, and if we didn’t go to war, England, France, and Russia would have lost the war which would be bad for us if we stayed neutral. Germany used…

There were four main causes of World War I: Militarism, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Treaties and Alliances. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was only a short-term cause of the war and therefore caused the countries to declare war on other countries without much background knowledge or historical events. The four main causes had been seen throughout the years leading up to the war. Prior to the start of World War I, many European nations had been building up their military…

The Vindicated Victims of the Treaty of Versailles: Analyzing Hitler’s September 1, 1939 Address Adolf Hitler entered the Kroll Opera House on September 1, 1939, as his troops prepared to invade Poland. Hitler’s speech is an example of the Nazi propaganda that would be commonplace during the war. Propaganda was a major facet of Nazi Germany’s success and this speech reiterates the plight of Germany, Hitler’s beliefs on who was to blame for their failing economy, and what must be done about the…

his speech was by Woodrow Wilson, delivered on 2 April 1917. He was trying to ware Germany and other “neutral friendly country”. Woodrow Wilson presented three theories that explain why he would do this. In the beginning of the speech. He indicated that German submarine could not be close to the ports of Great Britain, Ireland and the western coasts of Europe. Also that he thought German sunk other country’s passenger ships were really mean and Against Humanity. He also pointed out that those…