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World War I is perhaps the most pivotal moment in the past century because it caused a sort of domino effect for the events which would proceed this brutal and costly disruptance, and all it took was one bullet. It wasn’t until 1917 when America officially declared their entrance into the war because Woodrow Wilson and his administration feared that the American people would not support them in their decision. Their fear was not wrongly placed, Wilson had been preaching for a long time that the…

A Separate Peace The novel A Separate Peace was written by John Knowles. A Separate Peace tells the story of a young man Gene Forrester who attends a boarding school (Devon) during World War II. At the start of the novel Gene is visiting the school as an adult, and then flashes back to Gene when he was a teenager. At the start of the flashback, Gene’s closest friend at Devon, Finny, is daring Gene to jump off of a tree, into one of the of the rivers on the school grounds. Gene does jump off of…

The changing foreign policy and alliances during World War 2 (1939-1945) saw Australia begin to shift its dependence from Britain to the United States of America (USA), due to threatening attacks from Japan, consequently impacting Australia’s participation in the war and the shaping of the nation’s policies and identity. As the Axis forces continued to advance with Japan at the forefront, threat toward Australia grew and the country questioned their connection with their ‘Mother Country’.…

Cold War Following years of brutal fighting, a war which engulfed the entire world, feelings could not simply be thrown away. Bitter rivalries had arisen out of World War II, even ones between former allies. Just after the war America’s public support and trust of the USSR was higher than 50%, within months that number would drop lower than 35% as hostility grew between the two nations. Many began comparing it to Hitler’s Nazi Germany in ways such as the autocratic government and labor camps.…

1. Why does NSC 68 view the Soviet Union as different from other great powers? The NSC 68 viewed the Soviet Union as different from other great powers due to the fact that it is motivated by a specific ideology, with an aim to spread it around the world. As stated in the policy, the Soviet Union “…is animated by a new fanatic faith” (Foner 217), with that faith being communism, which stripped people of their individual freedoms. The United States viewed this as a threat, specifically because…

Before and during the era of World War II, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union favored nationalistic propaganda that refuted the essence of modernism’s ambiguous culture. Rather, these regimes turned towards art with straightforward messages that could not be left to interpretation. Through the…

WWI was the most horrific battle that the world had ever seen to that date. Starting in 1914, a battle between the the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente, it was the most deadly war to date and finally ended in 1918. The Americans were a great entity, and will be the main focal point on in this paper. Because of Britain 's trade and tactics, America was drawn into a war they didn’t want to get involved in. The immediate cause of the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand,…

the city below. World War II was one of the most destructive and costliest wars in history. The war lasted six years, and over sixty million people, both military and civilians, lost their lives. As the war raged on, the Allies and the Axis Powers sought to develop better technologies to gain the advantage. Both sides understood that “great victory required great risk” (Rick Riordan). The technological advancements that played the most important roles during World War II were radar, sonar,…

ould World War II have been avoided? “WWII” was massive, it’s estimated that around 48,231,700 people were killed during the conflict. The whole world was affected by the catastrophe known as “WWII”, which could have been avoided if the following things didn’t happen: If the treaty of Versailles wasn’t signed, the League of Nations didn’t fail and the Nazi party never came to power. “WWII” could have been avoided if the treaty of Versailles was not signed. This could’ve happened if the British…

Why We Fight On December 7th of 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbor that was just the beginning of America’s involvement in World War II. The propaganda film, Why We Fight, shows many examples that lead up to this attack. The film explains the rise of Nazis and how wide spread they were becoming, along with the invasion of Manchuria by the Japanese. It also includes other motivations as to why America needed to be included in this war between other countries. The Neutrality Act helped Woodrow…