Essays on Axis 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 ...

Introduction

Contrary to most beliefs, the participation of the United States in the Second World War was made even prior to the Japanese attack of the Pearl Harbor. Despite its stance of non-participation during the war, the United States has been involved in confidential activities that aided the Allied forces against their adversary. Consequently, its role increased after it declared war against the Japanese forces, following the latter’s attack on the US fleets in Pearl Harbor. Prior to the declaration of war against Japan, the longest serving Secretary of State, Cordell Hull sincerely pointed to the Japanese ambassador: “There ...

INTRODUCTION

The United States and the then Soviet Socialist Republic, or USSR, had always had ideological differences underlining their relations. The US has always been the world’s champion of democratic ideals, while the USSR promoted the socialist ideology. In World War II, however, the two countries set aside their differences and formed an alliance with other countries to fight a common enemy: the Axis Powers that included Germany, Japan and Italy. The defeat of the Axis Powers resulted in power vacuums, which the two countries immediately tried to fill, thereby, resulting in a contest of superpowers. Suspicions of each ...

Interwar Technological Developments and Their Effect on

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919 to bring an end to World War I, “the war to end all wars.” The introduction to the Treaty set forth a general plan to accomplish this objective: and honourable relations between nations by the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as the actual rule of conduct among Governments, and by the maintenance of justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty obligations in the dealings of organised peoples with one another Agree to this Covenant Ironically, this meticulous declaration was signed by the allied and axis ...

When Hitler occupied Poland in 1939, it marked the beginning of Second World War. In the next six years (1939-1945), this war cost approximately 60 million lives around the world with Europe having maximum number of casualties. In this chapter, we would analyse the origins, course and the final outcome of this war especially focussed on the European region.The original idea behind Hitler's military build-up was to have control of natural resources spread outside Germany. Hence a war over these regions not only gives access to these resources but shows its domination and retains its lost glory from the previous ...

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. ...

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 ...

- Introduction Diplomacy, in the modern world, is the practice of countries dealing amicably with each other. It is the process by which countries conduct negotiations and come to agreements; during these talks, individuals often act on behalf of the state. There are a number of desires that shape the movement of diplomacy agreements, but Schroeder suggests that it is the mechanism of shared ambition - which acts like an invisible hand to make alliances and international relationships work. Imbalances of power are bad for peace. In today’s world, diplomacy is the conduction of international relations by heads ...

Introduction

The World War II is the deadliest war that the world has ever faced. Major Powers of this planet fought World War II under flags of axis and allies powers. The world war started in the year 1939 and continued till 1945 but various other battles were fought earlier that caused this war. Millions of soldiers and civilians from both sides lost their lives in this war and hundreds of millions people were directly or indirectly affected by the World War II. Winners of the war, allied forces altered boundaries of nations that lost the war. The world war ...

Clearly, there are many differences between developed nations and developing nations, particularly when it comes to economic development and infrastructure development. Nations that are still developing may have problems with infrastructure development because of economic concerns and government fiscal policies. In this discussion, growth, poverty, education levels, health conditions, population growth, geographical location, regional development differences, aid opportunities, and political structure are used to compare and contrast India, which is a developing nation, with Japan, which is considered to be a developed nation. In addition, the analysis will use the main economic indicators-- for example, inflation, unemployment, investment and so on-- ...

Introduction: General History of the Second World War

The Second World War has instigated several nations to enter into conflict against one another as they associate themselves into two major factions – the Axis powers led by Germany, Japan and Italy, and the Allied forces led by France, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). Notably, the Second World War has extended its destructive reach beyond the Western world consisting of Europe and North America towards the Asia-Pacific region, having coincided with the plan of Japan to invade mainland China dating to 1937, then known officially as the Republic of China. ...

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 ...

Many often consider the United States the world’s superpower, the only nation that remains dominant in almost all sectors of the international arena – from politics to social development. The US is also seen as the only country to possess a military capability that can truncate any potential power that threatens world peace. However, the US did not hold this role and prominence in the international community before the Second World War as the US had remained under isolation after the First World War. The US had been leery to join the war efforts due to their experiences in the ...

World War II and the time immediately following World War II was a strange, uncomfortable, and uncertain time for the United States. There were many forces at work, particularly during the early years of America’s involvement in World War II, that threatened the very fabric of American society as it had existed up until that point in history. The world underwent so many vast and rapid changes that the governments had to work very hard to ensure that they kept their populations under control. During World War II, most Americans were just becoming familiar with the idea of ...

Introduction

Perhaps no decision in world war two from the Allies was as significant as that of Dwight Eisenhower’s decision to follow a broad front strategy in a bid to enter the war in Europe. This paper argues that the broad front strategy followed by Ike was the right choice as opposed to Montgomery’s single thrust strategy. The reasoning given in this thesis statement is that the objective at that time was to end the war in Europe quickly and win against the Axis powers and in such a situation, an all out offensive was the best form of defense. While ...

Attack at Mers-el-Kébir The Second World War can be considered one of the deadliest wars in history especially in its early years as both the Allied and Axis Powers tried to subdue each other despite the losses it may incur due to the crossfire from both parties. Despite recovering from the first World War, the Europeans fought the growing fellow European state Germany with the United States while its allies Japan and Italy were also making their own attacks against the Allied Powers. While some of the most notable confrontations had paved the way to the end ...

Authoritarianism is a form of governance or social organization where citizens submit blindly to the demands of the government or authority and its administration. Much of the 20th century witnessed significant social, economic, and political changes. The changes stretch back to the 1800s during the French revolution. Inspired by the masses opposition to authoritarian regimes, the changes were also witnessed majorly during the first and second world war that saw the rise and decline of fascism in Italy and Spain, and also during the cold war era that witnessed mixed reaction as the Western Powers sought different ways to counter ...

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 ...

World War 2 took place on fronts such as the Pacific, the Atlantic, Europe and North Africa. These battle fronts were popularly known as theaters. Between 1941 until the time the war ended in 1943, the American military undertook several operations on land, air and sea in these theaters. These operations were so massive that they had major impacts on the war’s outcome. As soon as America joined the war in 1941, they planned with the Allied forces on how to combat the strong German and Japanese forces. The European theater was considered the most important in this ...

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 ...

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, ...