World War II

World War II was a horrible event that included many important nations of the world, including Canada, but the war was not just fought in Europe; there was a more clever battle being fought on the homefront with Canadian propaganda. Propaganda persuaded Canadians to contribute to the war through victory bonds. Propaganda was used to recruit soldiers and female workers, which helped many unemployed Canadians who were victims of the Great Depression. As well, the government campaigns to increase…

The government found it necessary to ration food, gas, and even clothing during that time. Americans were asked to conserve on everything. With not a single person unaffected by the war, rationing meant sacrifices for all. In the spring of 1942, the Food Rationing Program was set into motion. Rationing would deeply affect the American way of life for most. The federal government needed to control supply and demand. Rationing was introduced to avoid public anger with shortages and not to allow…

The engines of militarism and ultranationalism drove World War II to the depths of darkness in human history. The wars in Europe and Asia shared aspects of ultranationalism and yet were dissimilar in how these nations arrived at World War II and how they reacted afterwards. There is no question as to whether ultranationalist motives and racial myths insinuated human rights violations. However, war guilt remains a controversial and unsettled issue today. While ideas of glorification, racial…

Chapter 11 title, “World War II: The Betrayal of Promises”, suggests that the chapter has something to do with World War II. During the 1940’s, Mexicans were listed as white, unless they looked Indian or another race. Around 370,000-500,000 Mexicans American males, fought in World War II and were accounted as one-fifth of the casualties. Although, Mexicans helped the U.S fought the war, it did not stop the U.S from discriminating against Mexicans. Because the men were off to war, this made…

Propaganda is a political tool that has been around for centuries. Heightened in times of war and turmoil, the propaganda efforts during the Second World War saw an unprecedented rise in perceived importance to the war effort. Part of this rise was through new technology, including multimedia outlets such as radios, movies, and news literature. While propaganda became a tool used by every nation, British propaganda specifically, utilized motifs of good and evil in attempts to continually…

down there, and we're throwing everything we have into it, and we're going to make it a success." D-Day was a plot to liberate France from the Nazis during World War II. Things had not been going well for the Allies, but with D-Day, that was going to change. During World War II, the events of D-Day had a significant impact on the war and the world. Before D-Day happened, the Nazis controlled most of Europe, including Northern France. Then, the Allies planned to gain a strong foothold in France…

Mussolini is a very well known figure in World War II history. Mussolini being influenced started out when he was young and simply following the footsteps of his role models. Eventually, it led to when he was middle aged and inspired by other more powerful dictators. As others realized a country was under the control of a mere tool, Mussolini simply became the one others had used to indirectly govern Italy. Even as the dictator of Italy during World War II, Benito Mussolini wasn’t the best at…

Hitler's Youth organizations trained children for battle during World War II. I chose this topic because I was intrigued by the idea that teens my age were used for Hitler’s war effort. Before researching I knew little about why teenagers and children were forced into this style of living, and ultimately I wanted to know more. Hitler Youth was set up to cleanse and strengthen the Aryan race. When enrolled into Hitler Youth boys prepared for the military, while girls prepared for motherhood. “…

mass crimes have been a huge problem for society during times of war. During World War II, a lot of people suffered under the Hitler regime as a result of the atrocious crimes towards Jewish people. Today, atrocity mass crimes refer to the three legally defined international crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity; which Hitler was guilty of all three. Leaders forced soldiers to kill innocent people during war times. As mentioned in “The Sunflower” book, the SS soldiers were…

The end of World War II brought many changes to the lives of minority populations in Los Angeles. After experiencing increased economic and housing opportunities during the war, Black communities struggled under renewed post-war segregation efforts. Conversely, Asian communities, particularly the Japanese, worked to overcome the effects of internment camps and immigration stereotypes that emerged during the war. Despite the universal experience of racism, the next twenty years in postwar Los…