Strategic bombing during World War II

Axis Dominance in the Beginning of the Second World War The Axis powers domination was undisputed in the first part of World War II, it was like Mike Tyson VS Michael Spinks where Mike Tyson knocked Spinks out just seconds into the first round, only Spinks was Europe and the Pacific. The dominance portrayed by the axis was distinct and scary for the allied powers. September 1,1939- This was the official start of the Second World War, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland, after previously signing…

relayed the ideas and concepts about how the innovation in private sectors was originally derived from military or government funded projects such as the M4 Sherman Tank and the minicomputer. However, they are not identical in the aspect that when a war arises and the country needs more people to research and develop the Israeli innovation will come from their defense force as opposed to the United States’ innovation will be from start- up companies that are powered by the government. Of all of…

Throughout history it is not only the words and actions of others that spark political movement, but the visual representation of the world around us, both real and perceived. Artists have been causing political uproar since the dawn of time, either in agreement or protest of the political times. Art reflects the politics of the times. In the 1980’s, one particular display created by college student, Scott Tyler (who more frequently goes by Dredd Scott), created political uproar across the…

Realism As It Relates to the Diaoyu-Senkaku Island Dispute China and Japan; two of the most powerful countries in the world, clashing over 7 square kilometers of island space. While it may seem counterintuitive for two superpowers to fight over such a small amount of land, the reasons behind these actions are explicable by the Realist school of thought. The tensions at play here are occurring as a result of the inherent power struggle described by Realism, wherein actors are constantly…

B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist, first became well known in the world of psychology in the late 1930s, when he created the new phase “operate conditioning”. Operate conditioning, positive and negative reinforcement would soon be what he become famous for in the late 1940s. According to McLeod (2015), Skinner’s idea for operate conditioning came from studies done by Thorndike were he made his theory the “Law of Effect. Reinforcement is the main difference between Skinner’s and Thorndike’s…

far-reaching definition. Specific events, actions, and ideologies comprise a war, meaning that no single definition of resistance should qualify as a standard. Resistance through the Holocaust manifested itself in different ways, spiritually, nonviolently, armed and unarmed. The danger of narrowly defining resistance which was circulated by post-cold war scholars and painted with prejudice. The bulk of Holocaust research being post-cold war, it is easy to see why many historians would prefer to…

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor seemed like a random act of aggression on an unsuspecting nation that had no reason to suffer, however, what if this was not the entire truth? During the mid to later parts of the 1930 's America, along with Britain, China, and the Dutch, put major trade sanctions on the Japanese Empire called the "ABCD Line" which refers to the nations involved. These sanctions specifically froze Japanese Steel, Oil, and Rubber imports. The Japanese media and propagandists…

about the beginning of World War II, when Germany invaded Poland in 1939 (Lengyel, 2014, p. 11). This was just the beginning of the rise of the Nazi party and the persecution of minorities in Europe. The city in which Olga lived was Cluj. At one point the city was in Rumania, but it was given to Hungary in the Vienna Award of 1940 (Lengyel, 2014, p. 11). This city was under German occupation, meaning there was a risk in just living there. However, Olga was able…

represents the ideas of the scientific community leading to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A group of individuals who during their time took into account more than the ending of World War II, but the future repercussions as well. Szilard presents a petition that brings to light an argument revied by 69 scientists and himself, all expects in nuclear technology in order to prevent the President of the United States from plunging the world into a state of nuclear fear. As well as an appeal…

This paper will show to the reader why Physicist Leo Szilard’s “Petition to the President of the United States” was unsuccessful in persuading President Truman to not use the atomic bomb in Japan during the second world war. The petition drafted by Mr. Szilard and his colleagues lacked empathy, showed no sympathy and failed to convey the evidence needed to persuade Truman. If the petition would have been written in a way to emotionally connect with the President’s difficult decision to use a…