Strategic bombing during World War II

If we take a step back and look at the world around us, we can’t help but wonder how we got here. With a world consumed on progress and moving towards the future, it is incredibly important to look back to the past as well. History allows us to not just learn from past mistakes, but through its understanding, better understand the world around us today. There have been countless events in history that have subtly or greatly changed the world around us and the least we can do is take the time to…

the pact by sending 3 million soldiers into Russia to invade land. Japan attacked the United States on December 7 by bombing Pearl Harbor, killing thousands of U.S. troops stationed in the harbor. Hitler was now facing a war against the 3 most powerful nations in the world. The world 's largest empire (Great Britain), the world 's greatest financial power (the U.S.), and the world 's largest army (USSR). Germany’s military and economic position deteriorated along with the health of Hitler…

Eisenhower, face an epoch of United States history which contains a war between nations and the sacrifice of my men. As of the time being, my troops have reached the Elbe River in Germany, and the largest threat posed to my men regards the location of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union’s Red Army, located 40 miles outside of Berlin, Germany, have vowed to subdue any territory they have obtained following the coda of the Second World War, producing communist control in said territories. As the…

known as World War II. This war forced every capable individual of stepping up to the plate, and doing what the country needed at the time. Not only did men get sent overseas, women did too by finding themselves in Europe and numerous Pacific Islands. Besides women taking part in the war eastward, they had a duty to help on American soil. Although this was unprecedented, at least to this extent, women knew they needed to help the United States in its quest to win the war, and protect the world…

Competition for power or authority has shown throughout history to be one of the fiercest forms of competition. Following World War II was the Cold War which was a mild form of war between two former allied countries, the United States and the Soviet Union, over territory. After World War II, Germany split into two separate divisions; East Germany which fell under the authority of the Soviet Union and West Germany which was ruled predominantly by the United States. Many forms of conflicts…

What is one to think when facing a book that seems science fiction on the surface, yet faces the harsh realities of a very real war within World History? Kurt Vonnegut, an American novelist, deals with various interwoven ideas and themes that are so contrasting to one another it is a wonder how he managed to work everything into one novel that spans just over two-hundred pages long. Slaughterhouse-Five is a diverse, intricate work that can be looked at from a multitude of perspectives. For the…

has grown into the largest country in the world. Several major events have built Russia into what we know today. The early history during the ninth century C.E. Kievan Russia developed the first political party that reigned from the 10th-12th century (The World Fact Book, 2016). Since then there have been a plethora of leaders and developments. They have been involved in a number of wars such as Mongolian War, Cold War, and World War (Index of Major Wars, n.d.). They have more recently…

Jennifer Light’s From Warfare to Welfare: Defense Intellectuals and Urban Problems in Cold War America traces the transfer of military techniques, technologies, and experts to city management and organization during the early Cold War. Defense intellectuals approached urban problems using techniques developed during the Second World War; systems analysis, aerial surveillance, and computer simulation Coincidentally enough, From Warfare to Welfare itself originated in the defense establishment.…

Medicine is an important part of the world we live in, but where did modern medicine come from? Over many years medicine got better, not instantly. The basics of modern medicine can subjectively be traced back to World War I. While World War I was not the first time medicine and medical treatments were used, it was a time of great and very important developments. Medicine change to fit the world that was changing around it. World War I’s weapons and previous methods of medical care made way…

Wars have huge impacts on the nations involved, oftentimes remodelling the nation’s foundational ideology. World War One, was a devastating event, however, it turned out to be a catalyst for change in American society. The political changes that occurred as a result of World War One had incredible implications for the future of America. The social changes in America promoted equality and changed America 's views, and morals. Finally, the economic changes significantly promoted America’s economic…