“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…
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…
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…
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…
Many people did not know that one day in history could change destiny. If D-Day never happened the Nazi Party would most likely still be ruling the all of Europe. It could have positioned them to rule most of the world. Hitler would have been…
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…
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…
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…
In the following paper, four significant terrorist attacks will be critically researched and explored. The four terrorist attacks that will be mentioned are the hijacking of a Southern Airways flight, the Octoberfest bombing, the 9/11 terrorist attack and the shooting of Aaron Driver. This paper…
Formalism is an approach which contains intrinsic properties and treats each work as a distinct or unique work of art. The historical context, the author, or any other external contexts are not necessary or important in interpreting the meaning (Barrot &Sipacio, 2016). It tackles more…
During World War II, there was the massive genocide in Germany, known as the Holocaust. After the war, Nazi German soldiers defended their actions, saying that they were just being obedient to the orders of higher authority (Hitler). The purpose of Stanley Milgram’s experiment was…
In the graphic novel ‘Fun Home’ by Alison Bechdel, she talks about her family but more about her relationship with her father. She portrays her father as an emotionally disconnected man while still trying to understand his ways. Bechdel tells about how the two of…
The Battle of Midway in the Pacific Nothing distinguished the dawn of June 2, 1942, from countless other dawns that had fallen over tiny Midway atoll in the North Pacific. Nothing, that is, except the tension, the electric tension of men waiting for an enemy…
Nothing distinguished the dawn of June 2, 1942, from countless other dawns that had fallen over tiny Midway atoll in the North Pacific. Nothing, that is, except the tension of the men waiting for the enemy to make their move. On Midway’s two main islands,…
The Battle of Midway in Consideration of a Japanese Victory The development of WWII and its respective consequences post war had there been a Japanese victory at Midway would also have shifted the timeline of world history. A japanese victory would take out all of…
Following the end of the Second World War, the U.N general assembly formed various committees to deal with different issues. One such committee was the disarmament committee. However since the end of the Second World War and following the build up to the cold war…
In David Livingstone’s 1857 written work titled “Cambridge Speech of 1857”, it really promotes the colonization and Christianization of Angola, where the people have no maritime communication. The author said “My desire is to open a path to this district, that civilization, commerce, and Christianity…
The Second World War began on September 3rd, 1939, almost exactly two decades after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, a peace treaty ending World War I. There were countless causes for the war, but the causes can be broken up into seven main…
In the minds of the masses the concepts of Fascism and Patriotism are dichotomized, even polarized, but without an understanding of the meaning of such strong emotional response. Many of those now living have very little personal memory, if any, of the period preceding World…
