Essays on Aftermath of World War II

Historians, philosophers, and writers alike can attest to the human struggle to follow a certain moral code; history shows a constant rift between what humans claim they should do and what they actually do. If this rift did not exist, many a crises and war...

World War II was a disastrous, a worldwide problem that affected every portion of the earth. After VE day in Europe, the war proceeded for over 3 months, until VJ day in mid-August of 1945. This war in Japan finished a short time after the...

In 1939, global tension was high. When war broke out between Germany and Poland, many countries from around the world began to take sides, forming two opposing powers with dozens of nations behind each. Leading the Allied Powers was US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Heading...

Anthony Doerr’s remarkable novel, “All the Light We Cannot See,” is a literary piece that moves briskly, efficiently, and beautifully in precise and pristine sentences. Every sentence is a lyrical poetry that the author carefully structured. The novel is a work of historical fiction opening...

The chain of dependency is innate within human society. As children develop, their attitudes and behaviors are modeled after their parents. This mutual growth has sustained the relationship between a child and his or her parent. In All the Light We Cannot See (hereinafter referred...

There are many events that can change history, whether it is minor or catastrophic. Change is inevitable, but it is the reason why the world is the way it is today. D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climatic Battle of World War II was written in...

World War II is remembered by Americans and American culture in very specific ways. Films such as “Saving Private Ryan” and television shows like “Band of Brothers” indicate that the United States played a central role in defeating Nazi Germany. In these narratives, American soldiers...

Imagine you were a solider on the coast of Normandy storming the Omaha beach alongside your fellow American friends as you’re getting shot down by the German army right as you jump onto the grainy sand. Around 34,000 other soldiers went through this exact moment...

World War ll was a global conflict that began brewing in the late 1930s and officially began in 1940, involving two opposing sides: the Axis powers and the Allied powers. By the time the war ended in 1945, many pieces of artwork and artifacts were...

“World War II” (also abbreviated as WWII) is widely known to be the most destructive war of all time. It came from a time where the United States just got back to its roots after the devastating effects from the Great Depression. One of the...

Through All The Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr creates a world in which two invariably different individuals connect to one another by way of fate and personal faults. Werner’s shortcomings – or his inability to visualize his hope – are aligned with Marie-Laure’s lack...

The victory at Doom’s Day was the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. Though the landing did not go the way it was supposed to, the Allies took the beaches in which later became known as one of the most important battles of the...

As time passes, World War 2 becomes less and less prominent in our minds. It was one of the biggest world conflicts and one of the bloodiest, with 40 to 50 million deaths that occurred. Virtually every part of the world was involved in this...

In the aftermath of World War II and the Cold War, the world was in ruins because of the mass destruction brought upon it. It was recorded that in the 1990’s, one of the deadliest genocide cases since World War II had occurred in Bosnia...

World War 2 lasted from 1939 to 1945 with majority of battle being fought overseas. Once Australia was heavily involved, over 200,000 women joined various work forces. Whilst in the beginning women felt helpless fighting the war from home, by making this effort, it eventually...

Peace is not something for granted but a thing that can be taken in an act of violence. World War 2 is mentioned as one of the bloodiest wars in humans’ history as it has shaped the world we are living today. Even though WW2...

World War 2 is the most significant event of the 20th Century. The list of ways in which it shaped the future of the world is endless and impossible to quantify. The consequences of the war are so instrumental to understanding the world we live...

World War 2 caused more noteworthy decimation recorded in comparison to all other wars. The war ended the lives of over 17 million brave, fighting men and a greater number of regular people, who passed on because of bombings, hunger, and conscious crusades of mass...

Heda Margolius Kovály’s Under a Cruel Star recalls the social and political struggles in Prague between 1941 and 1968 that resulted directly from the Second World War and its aftermath during the Stalin era. Under a Cruel Star is a fantastic candidate for European history...