World War II

Advancements of WWI and WWII The complex technology of World War I and World War II differed and was improved greatly in many ways throughout the wars. These wonderful technological advancements from the wars are still used today. Therefore, there were many leading factors that helped build up the technology in the wars. The differences in the tools and equipment used between the two wars varied greatly. In World War I, the majority of the technology invented was very…

Scrap Drives During World War II During World War II a lot of materials were used at the same time to create equipment such as guns, tanks, gas masks, and parachutes, but the resources were disappearing because of the mass production of materials. So there must have been a way to get more materials to build the equipment. There were events known as scrap drives held around the United States, these were events where the community would bring scrap to donate it to the army to build more equipment.…

The economy of P.O.W camps during World War II represent a successful example in establishing of free market under oppression of the government. The intense trading in Japanese P.O.W camp forced Tenney to witness the death of Paul Edward Perry because the small exchange that Paul conduct (Tenney). In “The Economic Organization of a P.O.W. Camp” show the observation of Radford R.A, he was the economist who enlisted in British army during World War II. While he was serving in army, he was capture…

the world resulted into one of the most significant and devastating periods of the 20th century. The Second World War, also known as World War 2, was a global war that erupted as a result of tensions between global powers. “The war was in many respects a continuation after an uneasy 20 year hiatus of disputes left unsettled by the First World War” (Encyclopaedia Britannica, World War II). The Second World War included the “vast majority of the world’s nations” (Encyclopaedia Britannica, World…

an attic, afraid of the Natizs. On page 101 in the first paragraph the play states “ Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl, living in Amsterdam during the nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Fearing for their lives, the Frank family was forced into hiding.” The historical events of World War II are reflected in the story “The Diary Of Anne Frank” by retelling the events through the eyes of the people who were in the attic. Anne, her family, and the Van Daans were forced into…

diplomacy is never considered by everyone involved in the diplomatic affair. As for military intervention, it does not always involve a much stronger country and a small country that cannot fend for itself. Opposition to war is not too uncommon. Many believe that staying out of wars is a necessity because focusing what is going on within our own country should be a top priority until most, if not all, of the problems are solved. It is unethical to worry about the way other…

Revolution and World War I and II. In the Enlightenment science and technology helped establish the heliocentric theory, Newton’s laws of motion and the law of gravitation. The Industrial Revolution focused on the transition from wood to metal and farming to industrialization. The periods of the World Wars additionally introduced technology that would affect global relations to the modern day. Although the technology of each era, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and the World War…

Although Carol Joseph Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, and grew up in a war torn world, he strove for peace and reconstruction while the Catholic church was rebuilding. Pope John Paul was born in Poland in 1920, and while he studied for priesthood the Nazis invaded Poland. Although Catholics and Jews were persecuted during World War II, John Paul continued his studies and became a priest in 1946 after the war. And through his hard work John Paul became a bishop and eventually an archbishop,then in…

After World War II? The scope of this investigation will look at the cruelty after World War II to the Germany’s citizens by Ally occupiers, between the years of 1945 to 1949 which will be discussed. This will not contain information about the treatment about Germans in other countries and treatment of German people that was caring or nurturing to the German people. Only the negative or abusive treatment of Germans during the occupation after the war will be discussed. The events of World War II…

World War II brought advanced forms of military tactics and maneuvers to the battle stage. The most prominent tactic for the Germans rapidly became the Blitzkrieg military strategy. Blitzkrieg accurately translates to “lightning war” and to Hitler this meant launching a substantial number of military units extremely rapidly in order destroy the opposition 's defense. The basis behind this war tactic is the concept of “combined arms.” The design called for numerous types of military units all at…