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Japan, the U.S. Presence, and the Bushido Code

In one hundred pages this paper discusses the U.S. presence in Japan during the Second World War and how this impacted upon the mi...

Twentieth Century Fashion and Economics

In seven pages twentieth century fashion is examined in a consideration of nylon's invention, how the Second World War liberated w...

Churchill/The Gathering Storm

describes how and why the disastrous ramifications of the Treaty of Versailles set up the conditions that generated continued conf...

Causes of War

causes were paramount in the instigation of World War I, but these factors alone would not have been sufficient to cause a war wit...

Dower's Embracing Defeat

noted that the emperor had announced defeat, which meant surrender (Dower, 2001). Yet, the woman who Dower notes on the first pag...

Interview/Living through World War II

out. You didnt know what the future might bring, or if they would survive. "Did you get married during the war?" I asked. "No, ...

The Central Reasons for the Onset of the First World War

history who have sought to elevate themselves by conquering others, including not only Napoleon, but also Hitler, Genghis Khan, Iv...

Germany's Military and Prussian Militarism

In five pages this report examines Germany's military in World War I and World War II and considers the role played by Prussian mi...

Giving Orders in World War I

Four of the most influential senior commanders in World War I were Colonel-General Helmuth von Moltke of Germany, General Philippe...

Comparing World Wars in Two Works

of a generation. This may not have been The Greatest Generation written about by Tom Brokaw, but one gets a sense that the men and...

European Changes Following the First and Second World Wars

As a result, the effects and meaning of post World War II are vastly different than those pertaining to the First World War; havin...

Orwell/1984 Overview

and the public. Party slogans exemplify doublethink, as they proclaim that war is really peace, freedom is really slavery, etc. Wh...

All Quiet on the Western Front & Iraq

by the reality of war. Their psyches have been reduced to the common denominator that is dictated by whatever has to be done in or...

Post 1875 Influence of the West

recognize that United States, being a newly formed country simply did not initially have the capital and credit markets in place w...

Poland: During and After World War II

get their forces together and attack from the west" (The Second World War). Common wisdom says that Germany stomped Poland flat w...

U.S. Cities Growth

moved to the cities (War and prosperity, p. 231). "By 1950, 64 percent of the countrys total population lived in urban areas..." (...

Second World War Crimes and Japan

things. Resulting in 200,000 deaths, "The Nanjing Massacre is one of the best documented of Japanese atrocities because independen...

Book Report on William Manchester’s The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972 (Vol. 1)

with seemingly no end in sight. With businesses continuing to fail at record levels and unemployment rates at an all-time high, i...

Changing the World

arose a class of professional officers who "tended to dominate the civil authorities" ("Causes of World War I"). In addition, all ...

Consideration of Moral Conflict

family is suddenly circumscribed and rests solely with the surviving brother. This changes the balance of the moral equation. Wh...

Labor Unions and War

Small, local, decentralized, weak-kneed affairs, where nearly every individual felt his importance, was jealous or suspicious of h...

The Use of Atomic Weapons During the Second World War

In five pages the reasons behind the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the Second World War are examined with a conclusion ...

Post Second World War Global Affairs and U.S. Government Philosophies

and that it matters little whether the person filling that office can be moral or has any acceptable level of personal integrity, ...

Brief Essays on U.S. History

This 14 page paper comprises brief essays on various topics in U.S. history from 1877 to the present. Topics covered include Roose...

History's 'Longest War'

to shift his ground until he agreed with the allies (McCollum, 2003). Germany would be made to pay. "Unfortunately, rather than ...

Warfare Turning Point, The Tet Offensive

the action was the straw that broke the Camels back. In fact, not only was it a turning point for the Vietnam conflict, but if one...

An Elliott Johnson Interview

are an officer - and this included the top noncoms- you went to sleep with your headset at your head" (Terkel 254). Most people ...

'The Golden Age' of the Austrian Empire

relationship with both the government and the people was ordered and cordial. Everyone was aware of his or her place in society, a...

Cold War Ideological Separation of the United States and the Soviet Union

erupt. The years which fell during the Cold War was perhaps one of the most interesting periods of world history. The inte...