Essays on Allied Powers

Introduction

The victory of the allied powers in the Second World War was highly associated with the American entry into the war. The United States of America brought with them a military muscle consisting of state of the art mechanization and strategic military geniuses. The citizens of the United States of America had been through the most devastating economic depression in their history as the nation was followed by the ensuing regimentation just before the war started. The Second World War is probably the most mechanized and dreaded war in the history mainly due to its outcome and effects on ...

Stromberg, Roland N. “The Great War of 1914-1918.” Europe in the Twentieth Century (4 ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997. 67-102. Print. In the eyes of humankind, the war has always been associated with something that should never happen, and the first words that come to mind when one hear the word “war” are “death,” “destruction,” and “devastation.” The twentieth century was rich for wars, and one of them took place in 1914-1918 years. The First World War, or the “Great War” how it is called, was the first global conflict that involved two major sides with ...

Abstract

Shortly after WW2, Japan became a place where the Allies put on trial Japanese military criminals of different standing. Overall, the process looked methodical and well-though-out, with an ad hoc classification developed for determining the guilt of offenders. The post-war years witnessed the execution of generals and the punishment of soldiers following their brutal orders. However, several years later, a complex of factors like the deliberate destruction of evidence or the enormous number of cases halted the prosecution process expediting its termination. As unethical and immoral as it was, the USA had its reasons not to prosecute some of ...

Understanding the intrigues of an international system is as complex as understanding the factors that have influenced its evolution over time. However, it is clear that the international system underwent its most profound changes in the periods of the First and Second World Wars. The stack difference in international relations between the post war period and before the war can only be illustrated by having a detailed overview of the situation after the First World War; which set the stage for the Second World War, and the ensuing international system afterwards. In fact, it would not be an overstatement ...

On the 6th of August, 1945, the Enola Gay, a US B-29 bomber released an atomic bomb on the metropolis of Hiroshima and another unnecessary one in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The incident resulted in the instantaneous death of 80,000 individuals in Hiroshima, and 40,000 more in Nagasaki after they were vaporized, and more than 100,000 continued to die because of burns resulting from the radiation. The Allied Powers had initially pressured Japan to surrender and had warned that failure to surrender would lead to mass destruction. However, the Allied Powers did not mention the ...

Introduction

Throughout the history there have moments of choice for governments to either try war criminals by seeking justice or provide amnesty to the criminals for stabilizing the region’s or country’s atmosphere. The post conflict moments and decisions can be highly controversial as the emotions of the masses are under the test and the any decision comes with pros and cons. To think that someone would be allowed amnesty after conducting war crimes would be unjustified in the eyes of the law and for the people who have suffered. Therefore, the best solution for the post conflict situation ...

Question: How did some urban housing reforms of the late nineteenth century eventually add to urban blight? New forms of property and property ownership emerged in the nineteen century in response to cultural and technological changes in American society. During the nineteenth century, reformers clashed with absentee landlords and the result of controversies involving property rights and the living conditions of the poor. Reformer uproar kept pace with investor enthusiasm as tenements were created in urban centers across the United States. This was basically slum housing, tiny mazes of buildings and alleys with no ventilation and all matter of ...

World War II is up to today considered the largest and the worst war to ever happen in history. It started in 1939 from Europe and ended in 1945, spreading to almost all parts of the world and leaving about 70 million people dead. The figure included men, women, soldiers, children and civilians who died mainly due to illnesses, starvation and bomb attacks. The WW2 involved two opposing military alliances, the Axis and the Allies, formed from great nations that participated in the war. Axis was the alliance between Germany, Japan and Italy where as Allies alliance was between ...

The Turkish independence war led to the birth of the Republic of Turkey. The post-colonial government was expected to be a bastion of freedom and civil liberties. The Ottoman Empire had been defeated in the First World War, and the Sultanate abolished. The Turkish people formed the Turkish National Movement to wage war against the allied nations to grant independence to Turkey. A nationalistic government was formed in 1923 after the Treaty of Lausanne, which led to the establishment of the Turkish Republic. After independence, the government was considered to be despotic in relation to the human rights. The Kurdish ...

Impact of Technology on the Military

Impact of Technology on the Military The American civil war was fought from 1861 to 1865 in many different locations around the USA. Approximately, six hundred thousand soldiers died in the war. In that war between the Union and confederacy, it was the union states that won the battle. The secession of the southern states was due to the differences in ideologies between the slave and free states (Lovelace, 1997). The major forms of weapons used during the American civil war were smoothbore cannons, rifled cannons; crude forms of grenades, and ironclads were also used for naval battles. ...

Introduction

After the end of World War One, countries decided to come together, and this led to the creation of the League of Nations. Among the leaders who called for its formation was the American President Woodrow Wilson who believed such a body would bring peace to the world. It was headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and was given the mandate of resolving international disputes that might arise between member countries. The main function of this organization was to avoid a recurrence of the disturbing war that had just been witnessed. It was to ensure universal peace within the basis of the fundamental ...

Impact of Technology on the Military

The American civil war was fought from 1861 to 1865 in many different locations around the USA. Approximately, six hundred thousand soldiers died in the war. In that war between the Union and confederacy, it was the union states that won the battle. The secession of the southern states was due to the differences in ideologies between the slave and free states. The major forms of weapons used during the American civil war were smoothbore cannons, rifled cannons; crude forms of grenades and ironclads were also used for naval battles. The cold war conflict in Korea started in ...

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It is not an untold secret that the World War I and the World War II are undoubtedly the major events in the history of modern world. Although the causes of the outbreak of both wars were different, the consequences were brutal and devastating. Thus, it can be easily said that both wars had profound impact on the world as millions of people lost their lives as well as their assets and property. The World War I was started in 1914 and continued for four years till 1918. The major causes of the War ...

This is a study of the lucky German agent during the Second World War, which at the same time was the unlucky spy in modern history. By connecting with the Nazi dullness same duplicity, Cicero made something little for his German masters and for himself. In October 1943, using a habit to take home the Ambassador of the Embassy of secret documents began to withdraw from them and sell photocopies of the German attaché Ludwig Moyzisch got a conspiratorial nickname Cicero. Bazna espionage activity continued until the spring of 1944 - in particular, through it received a number of warnings about the Allied ...

The Second World War of 1939-1945 is often known as the war that redefined the international balance of power with the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union as the world’s first superpowers and the decline of Europe. Others, on the other hand, would remember the war because of the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany and the eccentricities of its leader, Adolf Hitler. In terms of his military and political strategy, experts were torn from lauding Hitler for his ingenuity and elaborate schemes to criticizing him because of the impacts it brought to Europe. However, it ...

Introduction

The Second World War brought a lot of pain, unnecessary suffering, and most importantly, loss of lives to all parties or in that case, to all countries who participated. Some of the remarkable countries who participated heavily in the form of military, resource, and manpower contributions include but may not be limited to the United States, Japan, the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In a nutshell, the Second World War was a global military and political conflict between two groups or alliances—the Axis and the Allied Powers. One of the most prominent countries that belong to the Axis Powers ...

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America in a world of war The First World War started with the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was essentially the heir for the Austrian- Hungary throne on the 28th of June, 1914. This resulted in the Austrians getting agitated and deciding to prove its authority to the Serbians. This was the initiating point of the First World War. The war that initially started between two nations, eventually and very quickly escalated beyond expectations. Apart from this, many economic, political, and ideological differences, all related to one another resulted in this war. ...

Pacific War: While some contend that the Battle of Midway marked the point in World War II where the tide turned irrevocably against Japan, others cite the fight to maintain control of Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands as decisive in the outcome of the Pacific War. Which argument is correct? The attack on Thailand sparked a new view to the World War II with many nations reacting furiously to the attack. The pacific war, one of the most heated in the World War II, was highly motivated by this attack. The entry of Japan in the war changed the ...

(Insert Institute) The World War 1, also known as the First World War or the Great War, began in Europe and lasted between 1914 and 1918. As the war began, the world’s super powers had formed alliances to take part in the war. When Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28 1914, Great Britain, France, Russia, and Germany soon joined the previously small conflict. More countries later joined the war with each finding basis on different reasons. In his book “The Origins of the First World War,” Martel (2006) attributes the countries’ participation to the preceding ...

US Military and Japanese Military

Military power has long been seen as a very crucial aspect of government around the globe since the early civilizations. Countries spend billions of dollars to improve their fighting advantage, which would be spent in weapons, training and research. The military also serves as the first line of defense in times of threat, and the last option for governments if they cannot resolve disputes peacefully. In the 21st century, the military image still remains as a respected entity, but now varies on how the country utilizes its power and how it is seen by society. Two notable examples of two different ...

Introduction

Built in 1961, the Berlin Wall was a physical barrier that kept West Berlin and East Germany separate for 28 years from 1961 to 1989. After World War II came to an end, the allied powers comprised of the Unites States, Great Britain, Soviet Union and France divided the vanquished Germany and Berlin into four zones each and each of these zones was occupied by either of the allied forces. Soviet Union was a communist country while the other three allied forces were democratic and capitalist countries. Soon their relationship soured with the Soviet Union, resulting in the bifurcation of Germany ...

In 1945, supreme commander for the allied powers' immediate strategy for Japan’s post-war reconstruction was encapsulated in two words: "demilitarize" and "democratize" in the minds of SCAP personnel, how were these goals linked? In what ways did occupation policy tackle each of these goals? Japan wanted the Pacific war to end, so in August 15th 1945 they accepted the Potsdam declaration. It was finally put in the occupation of allied powers led by the United States of America (Dower 338). It was after this declaration that the supreme commander for the allied powers (SCAP), issued orders for ...

The end of the Second World War incurred severe losses in both the Axis and Allied Powers, most especially in Germany. With Hitler dead, Europe in the state of calamity, and nations to be demilitarized (or in the case of Germany, de-nazified), restoration and reconfiguration of the European states is crucial for it to recover from the losses. Several plans have been devised by the Allied Powers to ensure the revival of the European continent and ensure that Germany would be removed of Nazi influence. Two plans stood out as a form of recovery plan for Europe: the Marshall and ...

Despite the United States being neutral at the beginning, the United States finally entered the First World War. There were a couple of events that led the United States to join the war. First of all, it is important to understand that the United States has a heterogeneous population that traces its decent in many nations across Europe. A large proportion of the citizenry found it important for the United States to enter into the war so that they could help their own people who were still in there former motherlands. This in part explains why the United States decided to ...

Introduction

There are still many myths and mysteries that remain undiscovered despite the time that has passed since World War II ended. World War II is considered as the deadliest and most devastating human conflict ever recorded. The cumulative number of casualties was over a hundred million. It was an event of total war between some of the world’s leaders in terms of economic and military capabilities such as the United States of American, France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union which was during that time headed by the Russian Empire, China, Poland, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, ...

It is undeniable that today, the United States remains as the most powerful nation in the globe, followed by its allies and partners. Its sway in the international community, as well in regional conflicts is unparalleled due to its capacity to support its words with action. Many would believe that despite the power the US now amasses, the US was once similar with other nations who did not actively sought an active role in the international sphere. The Americans did not see the need for them to influence other conflicts that threatened the balance of power, as well as ...

The massacre of forty unarmed civilians in the village of Racak on the fifteenth day of January the year 1999 marked the climax of the armed Conflict of Kosovo. At this point, the international efforts aimed at establishing a diplomatic solution to the seemingly endless internal conflict had totally failed (Hosmer 2001). President Slobodan Milosevic was in constant breach of the internationally mediated agreements, exhibiting highest disregard for diplomacy. When the last endeavor to find a subtle solution to the otherwise unjustified killings failed, the American ambassador, Mr. Richard Holbrooke tried to convince Milosevic to embrace peaceful solutions. It was after ...

World War II

Background The World War II was among two conflicting alliances; allied powers and Axis powers. The allied power involved France, Britain, America, USSR and china, and the axis power were Germany, Italy and Japan. Both alliances were helped by other small nations and by the end of the war allied powers totaled to 25 Nations while axis 9 nations. The war sparked off on 1st September when Germany invaded Portland the land which had been made independent in the Versailles peace treaty. Britain and France were absent and stated their intention to help Portland unless the Germany to ...

America and the Great War

Assassination of Franz Archduke was the ultimate cause of the world war one. His wife was also killed in the same event in Sarajevo, Bosnia, a part of Austria-Hungary. The assassin was a young student of Serbia. The Austo- Hungarian made very tough demand to Serbia for the killings and eventually declared war on Serbia. Russia and France joined in support of Serbia. Then German declared war on France and Russia and consequently Britain declared war on Germany (Miles, 2001). A chain of such events of mutual defence followed until the war became a holocaust that affected most of the Nations in ...

Introduction

World War II was the most destructive period in our history, with Adolf Hitler and Germany at the center of it. It was fought with “unparalleled ferocity using weapons of previously unseen destructiveness in unsurpassed numbers” (Marshall Cavendish Corporation 12), and finally culminated in the atomic bomb being used. The fighting lasted longer than it did in World War I and had a truly global scope, with the fighting involving millions of troops. This war resulted in the deaths of about 56 million people from 1939 to 1945, with 60% of them being civilians (Marshall Cavendish Corporation 12). Although ...

Book Review: Allies in War

In Mark A. Stoler's Allies in War: Britain and America Against the Axis Powers (1940-1945), he recounts the Allies' side of the history of the Second World War into a mere 200 pages. While this may seem as though the author would truncate a substantial amount of information, Stoler compresses the war itself very nicely. With this book, Stoler aims to provide a semi-official history of World War II, one which states that victory was not certain, and that the Soviet role in defeating the Axis powers eclipsed much of the effort that the Anglo-American forces underwent from 1941-1944. Stoler also wishes ...

The End of US Isolationist Policy

Before the United States became one of the most influential countries in the globe, it has experienced many internal wars and ideological battles that have caused the country to go on a state of isolationism from the globe. They became scared of the possible return of the Europeans in their borders and made the country off-limits to anyone. But, upon the dawn of the late 1800s, some members of the government and citizens believe that it’s time to re-engage with the outside world and strengthen the country. How these wars and changes in political ideologies were influence the US ...

World War I

First World War is one of the most important political events that affected the world significantly. The effects of the First World War were long-lasting and the war has changed the boundaries of the nations, affected the relations of the countries, old associations collapsed, new associations were made and the most importantly new powers were emerged on the international forum. The war witnessed the worst phase of the humanity as it caused the deaths of millions of people. The First World War was declared commenced in July of the year 1914 and it ended officially in the November, ...

World war first was officially declared ended in 1919 by treaty of Versailles. Several serrated provisions were made and a number of terms were imposed on the central powers by the allied countries, this entire episode cemented the way for the Second World War. The Second World War was started after Germany invaded the Poland in 1939 and this turned out to be the most significant reason of this war. In this paper, we would discuss here the several reasons of the Second World War.

Second World War: Major reasons

Treaty of Versailles was like a prickle in the hearts of Germans, a number of economic burdens ...