World War II

America’s involvement in World War II exposed the decline of the Imperial Japanese Army’s aggression and morale between 1941-1945. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the president of the United States in 1941 gave his Infamy Speech on December 8, 1941. The speech was his response to the American people regarding the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Just hours after his Infamy Speech, the United States declared war on Japan. This attack struck America in the heart and made Americans…

into enemy lines (Tanaka). During the late 1930s, Japanese government became increasingly belligerent, which led to Japan’s entrance into WWII. Ultimately, desperate measures were taken and imperial aggression revived samurai military traditions ("World War II (1939–1945)"). The value of death before dishonor and contempt for defeat motivated soldiers to ruthlessly defend Japan (Deal). During October of 1944 towards the closing stages of WWII, the Japanese launched suicide missions as a…

Prisoners of War were placed in hundreds of camps in towns all across the America. The prisoners had their own unique experience. Some of the Prisoners enjoyed their time in America. However, There were other prisoners who did not enjoy their time in America they were waiting for the day to come when they could return home to their families. During the wars in the United States, the prisoners who got sent to jail was treated differently by the gender. In other countries prisoners of war…

the novel. This story is about a group of boys stranded on an island and their struggles to overcome conflict, death and fear. Golding was able to advance the story by using past knowledge and understanding of war and his interests in human relations. The whole world involved in World War II and the island that the boys live on, while they are different, show us that separation of religion, race and class leads to conflict and savagery. First of all, the seperation…

World War II spanned the years of 1939-1945 and made a substantial impact on the dance world. In finding sources to apply towards researching World War II’s influence on Appalachian Spring (1944), I immediately went to YouTube. The iconic film of Appalachian Spring is a great tool to use when looking at the choreography, set, costumes, and musical score. The set, designed by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) is very simple, but is highlighted by it’s functionality of one side of an exterior wall, a…

Churchill, a well known political leader, as well as a great military strategist, made many choices that impacted many things. He made many of the choices during World War II, produced many impacts and along with that, influence; as many readers may learn about him through different genres of literature. The hefty decision to declare war on the Nazi forces, this choice ended up having huge consequences for the nation of Britain. Upon all this, he also had to manage what he did with his armed…

World War II officially began on September 1, 1939 when Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. However, the War of Ideas that Hitler and the Nazis launched had begun much earlier, when he began to censor and destroy literature that did not hold true to the Aryan race. In an attempt to unify the nation of Germany under one ideal, he burned millions of books. While just a short time later, America became unified by a contradictory approach. Instead of everyone being forced to agree to one ideal, they…

notable American icons that had similar but contrasting views on the image of America. In Roosevelt’s Quarantine speech he talks about how America wants peace and how the nations are declaring war on each other, even when some nations did not want anything to do with World War II. Roosevelt states “America hates war. America hopes for peace. Therefore, America actively engages in the search for peace.” In Roosevelt’s Four Freedom speech he begins talking about how America has never had a serious…

Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers the buildup to World War II and his involvement in it. In the book mention is made of the BBC. The BBC plays a large role in the memoir as he mentions the "wireless" many times in the story. In the story the wireless is mentioned when Dahl and Mdisho are talking. The book states that "‘How will we know when war is declared?’ Mdisho asked me. 'They will tell us on the wireless from England,’ I said. ‘We shall…

Desperate measures had to be taken to bring an end to World War II. The war promised to drag on, which would result in many more American deaths. By dropping the first two atomic bombs in history, America ensured that World War II came to a rapid conclusion. Although these bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki cost many Japanese their lives, doing so was compulsory to ensure an end to World War II. Dropping these atomic bombs was an extremely difficult but necessary decision that…