Essays on World War 2

The Effect The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act Of 1944, Otherwise Known As The G.I. Bill, Had On The Economic Boom Experienced By The United States Post World War II

Introduction

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (P.L. 78-446,58 Stat. 248m) was a statute that was aimed at providing a range of benefits to the returning Second World War troupers. The Bill was assented to law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944. The law was aimed at creating pool fund for the active fighters in the Second World War that would enable them to acquire education, Continue reading...

Winston Churchill’s speeches are remembered not only for their oratory superiority but also for their effectiveness and capacity to elicit responses from the public and the general political space. An example of this is the famous Iron Curtain speech made on March 5th 1946, where he changed democratic Western perceptions of the Communist East regions of the Soviet Union. Churchill’s speech, entitled “The Sinews of Peace” was a unifying call for the British to be strategic and in their post war actions. This speech was effective in changing perceptions on communism because it comprised all the hallmarks Continue reading...

Section A: Plan of Investigation

Most of the people in the current generation believe that war and essentially investing in the military is good for the economy. This is quite contrary to public acknowledgement and comprehension of the costs involved in case a war takes place. World War II disrupted a lot of systems the world over; America not being an exemption. This paper seeks to elucidate on the extent of damage the American was subjected to as a result of the war. Focus will be given to the macroeconomic implications of U.S policies as a result of the conflict. To achieve a sound Continue reading...

Movie Review- Stalingrad (1993)
Movie Review – Stalingrad (1993)

Introduction

Stalingrad is a 150-minute war drama movie that was directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and released on 21st January 1993 in Germany. Stalingrad was produced by Hanno Huth and Gunter Rohrbach and written by Jurgen Buscher and Johannes Heide. Starring in the movie is Thomas Kretschmann, Dominique Horwitz, Jochen Nickel, Sebastian Rudolph, Dana Vavrove, Martin Benrath and Sylvester Groth .

The movie has its background in the actual battle of Stalingrad, a fight that took place in Russia for two years claiming millions of lives of civilians and soldiers. The invaders, Hitler’s Continue reading...

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.
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Waldron and White declared that the manganese rich sedimentary rocks of Nova Scotia and Wales are Cambrian. They discovered that these rocks were deposited in a deepwater turbidite basin called Megumia and not on the Avalonian shelf. We found that the geo-chronological data does not conflict with the Early Ordovician deposition age for manganese rich sedimentary rock of the Rheic suture. This region included Nova Scotia and northern Wales. They said that “Megumia” is part of the Avalonian plate and manganese rich rocks formed on its shelf.
They performed a coticule study and found that occurrences of coticules and Continue reading...

Introduction

In times of civil strife, leaders of nations, of religious groups, or military forces have addressed the public in such authoritative way through their powerful speeches. In some remarkable cases, their words served as catalysts to action and a result of it; reform (Crespo 2007). My research will be based on specific rhetoric devices used in wartime speeches, and one speech from the Pope.
This research topic is very significant in that it tries to bring out clearly the role of the war speeches; how they have been used in the past and the resultant reactions that followed. In Continue reading...

MOVIE REVIEW

I attended the 5. 40 pm screening of the Monuments Men at the AMC Bowles Crossing 12 movie theatre. I bought my ticket at $5 because the theatre offers great discounts for weekday screenings. I chose the Monday evening screening because I was certain that the movie theatre would be less crowded than the weekend. An almost empty theatre would allow me to savor the ambience and study the interaction between the movie experience and the environment. Monday night screenings are also not popular with rowdy teenagers who usually come to make noise and misbehave in the theatre.
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A wealth of historians have written on baseball and football during the World War II era. However, there is precious little devoted to the political complexities between the Roosevelt Administration, Major League Baseball, and to a lesser extent the National Football League. Patriotism was good for business, however loosing players to the war effort was not, nor were direct financial contributions to the war effort. Major league sports teams are businesses and have to attend to maintaining a financial bottom line in order to remain viable. Little has been done to examine if Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Continue reading...

In A Streetcar named Desire, the American society has been explored in great depth on its social values post the Second World War. The frequent conflict between Blanche, a fired teacher and Stanley, her sister’s husband has been used to expose the status of the American society in terms of beliefs, values, character and perception of various ideologies within the context of a normal American family setting. The play delves much into defining America, who belongs to America and who does not, the beliefs that create America and the struggles of the characters used represent the struggles faced Continue reading...

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 June Continue reading...

Father John Siemes was a Jesuit priest who was living in the Novitiate of the Society of Jesus at Nagatsuka, Japan during the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1943. Amidst the destruction and confusion that the detonation caused the Hiroshima populace, the detonation did not greatly affect a community of Jesuit fathers in a nearby parish. Practically, all the present members in the community, among them Fr. John Siemes, were unscathed. The building that housed the community remained upright despite the fact that the shelling destroyed all the buildings within the vicinity of the city.
Fr. Siemes who Continue reading...

The paper seeks to explore the scope of war, trying to explain how powerful nations of the world, ironically escalate war and terrorism while claiming to cease it. The paper seeks to explain how these nations dismiss peace movements in times of war. The paper enters into murky depths to explore the justifications these nations give like stamping out terrorism, installing democracy, and eliminating fascism. These nations also claim that the y have good political wills to “get rid of world of evildoers”. This paper tries to analyse how Gene Larocque speaks to the Studs Terkel about “The Good Continue reading...

Literature:

An ironically chilly summer evening
Paranoia and uncertainty cover the land as the surrender by the Germans and victory by the allies appear imminent and at this point more than certain
The war has raged on for five years and both sides of the battle field are reeling from the effect of the war with casualties tending to their millions both in terms of civilian lives as well as military personnel. The damage on the infrastructure is unmentionable at this time with entire cities being leveled to the ground such as the French capital of Paris which was one Continue reading...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Five days in London May 1940 by John Lukas
The five days between May 24, 1940 and May 28, 1940 is a period, which had a profound implication in the course of the Second World War, and in effect on modern history. During these five days, the British war cabinet discussed whether they should negotiate with the Nazi Germany or continue on the offensive. The crucial significance of these five days is the central theme of John Lukacs’ book ‘Five Days in London, May 1940’.
John Lukacs is the author of the famous work ‘the End of the Modern Continue reading...

After the Germans lost to the Allies in World War II, the issue with what to do with the losing nation was one of the most complicated issues of the 1940s. Eventually coming up with the idea to occupy four separate zones of the country, the occupation was considered to merely be a stopgap until Germany was allowed to reconstruct and could reunite successfully. However, the eventual creation of East and West Germany dashed those hopes for reunification for the entirety of the Cold War. Various factors contributed to the failure of occupying powers to agree upon exactly how Continue reading...

Article analysis

Japan-the dominant power in Asia had developed hatred for nations that had colonies in the Asian mainland and pacific and these include the United States, Portugal and France. For this reason, Japan wanted to substitute these colonies with its own and form the “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.” To achieve this, Japan was prepared to go to any extent including war citing the war in china in 1937. The author’s point is that the United States resolution to resolve the outstanding difference that existed between them and Japan in 1941 bore no fruits. Instead, Japan continued to occupy Continue reading...

The Second World War is the largest in the history of humanity war unleashed by Nazi Germany, Italy and militaristic Japan. During the war, there were involved 61 countries with a population of 1.7 billion people. Military operations were conducted in 40 states, as well as at marine and ocean theaters.
World War II was the most bloody and brutal military conflict in human history and the only one in which the nuclear weapons were used. The dates of the start and end of the war are among the most significant for the entire civilized world (Rees, 2008).
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War is always a complicated issue, particularly with regards to wars being fought in nations not directly involved in the conflict. Public opinion of their nation entering dramatic conflicts – risking the lives of their citizens and killing others – depends largely on cultural factors that can shift and change depending on history and context. While World War II was a largely well-supported conflict, given the attack on Pearl Harbor and the undisputed evil of the Nazis, the Vietnam War had a decidedly more complex reaction. These anxieties are also reflected in literature; Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five capitalizes on the Vietnam Continue reading...

The cold war is referred to as the period of military and political tension that occurred between the year 1947 – 1991 between the Eastern bloc comprising of the U.S and its allies and the Western block comprising of Soviet Union and its allies immediately after World War II. The Eastern bloc comprised of the Soviet Union and its allies in the Warsaw Pact while the Western bloc comprised of the United States of America and its allies in NATO. The U.S and the Soviet Union did not engage in actual fighting; they antagonized each other through military coalitions, arms Continue reading...

The Second World War happened in the year 1939 up to 1945. Its primary cause was Poland and Britain decided to declare war on Germany since Germany had invaded Poland. It led to many countries participating in it. For instance, America, Spain, japan, Italy, Britain Germany among many more. This war had diverse effects on different continents and many countries of the world. Here we shall discuss the effects it had on America. Both positive and adverse impacts. First we shall consider the positive effects the Second World War had on America. One of the positive impacts that this Continue reading...

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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 include the Continue reading...

The mid-20th century saw a number of developments and changes in the way cinematic language and technique was being utilized in film. Given the huge economic and social impact of World War II on all of Europe, particularly France, new ways of expressing the anxieties and concerns of the people had to be created. The French New Wave (or nouvelle vague) was born as a result of this post-war reconstruction and reflection, allowing European cinema to transition from dark, serious looks at the gritty realism of life (as evidenced by Italian neorealism) to worlds of stylized editing, frenetic energy Continue reading...

World War II - Discussion Board

In Chapter 6, A People’s War, I found an interesting fact revealed by Howard Zinn that the United States is responsible for fighting a war a people’s war. The United States is not following the rules and values and this is the reason for war. Further, it is also an an interesting fact in Chapter 6 that in the World War II, the United States got the support from the racist elite for their own economic motives. The actions of the United States were driven largely by the economic interests and racists, which were criticized, because Hitler Continue reading...

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Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939 shocked the globe and was considered as the beginning of the new war that came into history as World War II. This global disaster became the most devastating and tragic event in the world history and the memory of the Second World War continues to be historians’ and researchers’ concern. Although USA proclaimed its neutrality during the war, soon after this American soldiers also were forced to become involved in World War II. It had taken two years after the outbreak of the war before “the day of infamy” changed Americans. Continue reading...

Hollywood Goes To War

The film brings forth the conflicting societal ideals and demeanor around the war described the uneasy relationship. This was amid the dreaded World War II. There was a profound difference in line with the film-production group as to the stance towards the war that ought to be taken by one of America's most lucrative commercial ventures. Hollywood Goes to War uncovers the compelling realm accorded to President Franklin Roosevelt's information and War department. Office It postulates the latter as being staffed by some of America's most well known intelligent people including Elmer Davis and Sherwood. The film showed the Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

Question 1

The targeting of the Japanese Americans began immediately after the Pearl Harbor attack which occurred on December 1941 (Conrat & Conrat 45). The main reason they were targeted was because of the suspicion that they some were sympathizers of the Japanese government and army that had just bombed the Pearl Harbor. The Japanese people had, in fact, been treated with suspicion for a long time, and the Pearl Harbor attacks only helped to aggravate the suspicion and this time unfortunately, they were subjected to unimaginable oppression. Since they first immigrated into the United States, the Japanese had managed to create Continue reading...

Adolf Hitler started writing Mein Kampf- My Struggle- while in jail. The book discusses his childhood, aspirations, and the internal conflicts arising from his father’s expectations of him following his footsteps to become part of the civil service. As a child, Hitler did not feel challenged with school; however, he aspired to be an artist or painter but his father is not pleased about it. He gained interest in history; he started to study about the Germany-Austria history. Hitler studied Karl Marx and Jewish race theories, his hatred for the Jews starts to grow. In the book, it Continue reading...

Biography

Sergeant Maurice Churchill Rice was born Michigan in the United States of America in the year 1940. He was the third born in the family of Mr. Calpa Rice and Mrs. Reecho Rice. The two got married and had four children and lived in America .His other siblings include Mr. Kennedy, Mr.Samwel and Miss Brenda the last born in their family. The father worked as a doctor in the Michigan, while the mother served as a nurse in the same town. The parents were black Americans who lived in the early time of their in the states before moving Continue reading...

The Middle East Mongols campaign under the command of Hulagu (1256-1260) was one of the greatest conquests of the Mongol army, directed against the Iranian Ismaili and Nizari, Abbasid Caliphate, Ayyubid dynasty in Syria and Mamluk in Egypt, also the major role in the Middle East campaign against the Muslims have played Nestorian Christians, and participants of the Seventh Crusade that were allies of the Mongols too. In 1251, Möngke was proclaimed Great Khan of Mongolian State, and decided to continue the war against the Song Dynasty and conquest of the Middle East.
According to some researchers Hulagu Continue reading...

Movies on War can be associated to the origin of the cinemas, and both are comparatively as old as each other. War has been a fundamental product in Hollywood, and such movies on war can be seen since decades, and they continue to be huge block-busters even in the contemporary world. The movies on war provide outline and structure to war, define war cultures, identify enemies, form objectives, and allow the audience to remotely get familiar with the danger and enthusiasm of the front line. In America, the movies on war were central to the global publicity campaigns waged Continue reading...

Gojira is a science fiction movie based on Japanese culture that was produced and directed by Toho and Ishirō Honda respectively (Tsutsui and Michiko 25). With the help of special effects specialist Eiji Tsuburaya, the director, and the producer of this film were able to exemplify the themes and consequently the main objective of this film (Johnston et. Al 12). Apparently, issues that are epitomized in the film predominantly resonate with the subjects related to the post-war experiences the Japanese people underwent particularly after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In addition, this film makes apparent the role of Continue reading...

It was the morning of December 7, 1941 when a very large fleet of Japanese fighter planes covered 2000 miles and launched a strike on the U.S. military at the Pearl Harbor near Hawaii. The military saw 20 naval vessels, 8 enormous ships, and almost 200 airplanes crumble before their eyes during the 2 hours of the attack. 2000 American soldiers and sailors took their last breaths on the Harbor during the startling assault, and the incident left close to 1000 military men wounded. The Pearl Harbor incident was an attack on one of the strongest entities in the Continue reading...

During World War II, more than 16 million American men served in the military. While this large portion of the population was overseas fighting for the United States, women had to do many of the jobs in America normally held by men. Women were considered vital assets to the war effort, and the American government made sure to use their skills and labor in many different areas to win the war. Women contributed to the successful war effort by working society, documenting the war effort, and supporting the soldiers.
The most popular image of women during World War II Continue reading...

Introduction

Human rights has and remains to be a topic of concern across various settings all around the globe. This can be attributed to the fact that while it human rights is a necessity, millions of populations all around the world continue to suffer from crimes against humanity. A close analysis of different countries shows that there exists an authoritarian form of governance, which hinders access to political and civil freedoms. The scope of human rights dates to various decades ago. Precisely, events presiding the Second World War and the Holocaust are the most pertinent factors that resulted in the Continue reading...

The firsthand experiences of Hechler (187), Masterson (172) and Brittin (190) on the Pearl Harbor attacks provide an idea on the extent of the devastation inflicted by the Japanese military on the United States (US) military facilities in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with emphasis on the fate of the USS Arizona. Hechler (187) described how the US battleship USS Arizona sank due to the attacks by the Japanese military. Describing the USS Arizona as being “wracked by a tremendous explosion,” Hechler (187) spoke about how his own life was at risk of being diminished by the aerial bombs and bullets Continue reading...

The time period surrounding the years of World War Two are widely recognized as one of the most violent periods in human history. 1939 to 1945 have been marred as a global conflict that involved most of the world. Though the fighting during the previous World War One was restricted to European soil, World War Two saw battles extending out of Europe and into Africa Asia, and America. The global effort of defeating the Axis nations left devastation in its aftermath. Some of the aftermath issues including financial, social and infrastructure damage for many of the countries that were Continue reading...

Introduction

Korea and India were both separated after the events of the World War II. Korea was separated into the Communist North Korea and the Republic of South Korea while the Indian Nation was partitioned into the Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of India. Both division and partition was the effect of the conflicts of two major groups. However, there are factors the differentiate one from the other division. In this essay, the factors that led to the division of the two great nations are analyzed and their similarities are discussed. The essay also opts to evaluate whether the Continue reading...

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to make a battle analysis of Pearl Harbor and look at the possible alternate outcomes using intellectual standards. Would the Second World War end differently if U.S. hadn't intervened? There are different facets to Pearl Harbor and how those tangents could have shaped the war in a different way. The paper looks at the weaker side of US military and how the Japanese took advantage of that.

Introduction

Background
The United States and Japan had been inching towards a war for decades. By 1938, the US remnants were desperate for humanitarian aid and this Continue reading...