1998, Canada and Sweden became the first countries to allow women in modern combat roles. Often men are capable of doing things that women aren’t and visa versa, by mandating a certain number of women on each board, California is stating that they don’t believe women are capable of earning a seat at the table themselves. To be able to let women in is to force boards to accept them. A big question is should women be able to take […]
A major highlight of the war between Great Britain and France in their respective bid to dominate North American territory originally occupied by the Native Indians is the massacre at Fort William Henry. Although some of the characters and events used by Cooper in his novel the Last of the Mohicans” were fictitious, he gave account of the unfortunate massacre in the battle for domination of the Native American territory between Great Britain and France at Fort William Henry in […]
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Get help with your assignmentIn the late 1750s, three European trappers look after two daughters, Cora and Alice Munro, of a British Lieutenant Colonel Munro during the time of the French and Indian War. The last two members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans, these two individuals, Uncas, his father Chingachgook, and additionally their adopted half-white brother, Hawkeye. They lead a the daughters and their bodyguard to see their father, but are mislead by Chief Magua of the a Huron tribe. Then […]
After a quick overview of World War I along it?s war ending accord, the Treaty of Versailles, the general assumption that this agreement set up the perfect scene for World War II to start came up for discussion, leaving no other option but to detailly study the Treaty to further understand how it could have caused the start of World War II. In order to have an accurate judgement on whether the peace treaty of Paris was really responsible for […]
Abraham Lincoln is a very known individual that simply started off as a self-taught lawyer then worked his way up to be the United States sixteenth president. He was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. His schooling was very limited, and he also had to work to constantly support his family. Later on in his life, he was able to move to Illinois and start teaching himself law. He earned himself the name Honest Abe in Springfield, […]
For 3 years the Korean War was a savage and brutal mess with no means to an end. It all started on June 25 1950 when the communists invaded the capitalists. First, Japan and Russia were fighting for control over Korea. It then came to a stop when the Japanese empire fell on the 2nd of September in 1945. Instead of Korea being one as a whole they were split into 2 countries. South Korea being the capitalist side who […]
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer that wrote bestselling novels on American military history and on the lives of Nixon and Eisenhower. He originally studied pre-med at the University of Wisconsin then transferred over to study American history at Louisiana State University and earned his M.A. Later, he returned back to Wisconsin to get his Ph.D. Ambrose served several years as a professor at the University of New Orleans spending his time writing over 20 bestselling books. […]
Atomic bombs have only been used twice in war. Both occurrences took place in Japan and were dropped by the United States. Being that the United States is the only country to employ atomic warfare and it has only occurred twice in history, it is often asked if these attacks were necessary and/or justified. Some may have found it difficult to view our leaders and the atomic bomb as a promoter for world peace and instead an uncontrollable weapon of […]
During the final months of the second world war, the only two nation still at war were the United States and the empire of Japan. Both countries were suffering heavy casualties, and the United States decided to bring a swift and effective end to the war. On August 6th, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat, nicknamed the Little Boy, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, after no Japanese surrender, the United […]
Trinity, a graphic history of the first atomic bomb, is written by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and describes the detailed process of how the atomic bomb was created and how it was used against Japan in the second World War. Theodore Van Kirk was the navigator on the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. In an interview, he was asked to describe his mission, the time leading up to it, and his perspective on dropping the bomb. It is […]
The First Crusade was during a transitional time in Western Europe. It was during a period where religion was an important construct for many people, but it was also during a time where people were starting to seek knowledge with the establishment of the first universities. In contrast, the Fourth and Fifth crusades were during that would soon erupt into religious strife. The unity that the church had enjoyed at the start of the 12th century had all but disappeared. […]
Following Japanese defeat in World War Two, the United States, China and the United Kingdom adopted a joint resolution stating that Korea – formerly part of the Japanese empire- would become an independent country. However the United States only occupied the southernmost portion of the peninsula, while the northern part of the country had previously been liberated by the soviet army. For this reason it was decided that Korea would be split into two portions: North Korea and South Korea, […]
The Spanish-American war, lasting from April 21, 1898 to August 13, 1898, had many effects on our world today. Fought in Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Philippines, and Guam, between the United States and Spain, this war had many impacts on the two countries who participated, and the territories in which they took place. Decades before the beginning of conflict over Cuba, the United States had tried to purchase the island from Spain. The current president, Polk, made proposals as far […]
August 6, 1945, was full of defeat, death, and tragedy for one part of the world. For another, it was full of victory, relief, but at the same time, guilt. It was the end of a long and tragic war that cost the lives of thousands of soldiers. United States’ officials decided that they needed to put an end to the war. With the recent scientific discovery of the atomic bomb, they made the decision to release one bomb over […]
The Cold War was about how North Korea’s leader Kim Il Sung desired to have communist while the South Korean’s were against it. This horrific atrocity happened to take place in Korea on June 25th 1950. While the war had begun North Korea received plentiful help from China’s leader Mao Zedong and while the US and the Soviet Union’s took interest in helping the South Korean’s who were all opposed to communism. During the Korean war 178,000 Americans were killed […]
Alexander Hamilton was born in Charlestown, Nevis, in the West Indies on January 11, 1757, to James Hamilton, who was a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher, and to his mother’s name was Rachel Fawcett. Rachel’s father was a Huguenot physician and planter. While very young, she had been married and divorced After her divorce, the court had said she couldn’t get remarried. Her marriage to James Hamilton was accepted in the West Indies,but anywhere else it wasn’t.She ended up giving […]
On January 11, 1755 or 1757, the exact date is unknown, on the island of Nevis in the West Indies, one of our founding fathers Alexander Hamilton was born. His parents were Rachel Fawcett Lavien, his mother, who was of British and French huguenot descent, and James Hamilton, his father, a Scottish trader. Before Alexander was born, his mother married to John Lavien, a merchant she was pressured to marry by her parents when she was young. Together, they had […]
The use of Nuclear Weapons under combat conditions has only occurred twice in recorded history, on August 6th and 9th of 1945. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary, and much more beneficial to the United States and its allies, than sending troops into a land-based invasion of Japan. By initiating this action, the allies avoided the continuation of a protracted and costly conventional war, while also winning the race with scientists from around the world in the […]
The decision by President Harry S. Truman on the morning of August 6th, 1945 to order the U.S military to drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima was the result of careful consideration and thought. Factors such as the Japanese government and military’s refusal to surrender, whether to mount a U.S. ground invasion of the Japanese home islands, what city would be targeted for atomic destruction and what would the toll of human deaths and casualties were […]
THE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB SUBJECT The subject of this book is the creation of the Atomic Bomb- the most destructive weapon of all time. This weapon simply wasn’t built overnight, rather this monograph explains the behind the scenes of the bomb, eventually leading to a crucial turning point in the war. From scientific discoveries to varying political views, the idea that this invention could be weaponized ultimately changed the course of world history as we know […]
Iraq is a country of southwestern Asia, the middle east. Iraq gained its independence in 1932 but still remained subject to the British empire. Iraq was able to overthrow the monarchy in 1958. It was later found that Iraq had large amounts of oil reserves coming in second in the world. These discoveries were able to help with financial assistance on new buildings and remodeling. Iraq would then suffer from two major wars, Iran-Iraq War and Persian Gulf War. The […]
On December 7, 1941, 361 planes launched from six Japanese aircraft carriers and delivered a surprise attack on the American naval base and airfields at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?). Pearl Harbor is a very important event in American History and changed history. The attack made sure that the United States would enter WWII with the Allies against Japan. After the fatal attack on December 7 1941, Americans did everything in their power to save their […]
The road to war between the United States of America and Japan began on the surprise aerial attack on the United States Navy base in Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941. This was the first step that brought the might United States into the Second World War Relations between the two countries started to deteriorate in the early 1930’s when Japan started to become aggressive in Asia, mainly in Manchuria in 1931 and tried to start conquering the rest of […]
World War One was a very monumental, but also tragic time for our country. Some may not fully understand the effects of war, and the actual sacrifices that are made. Some may say our country would not be what it is today without the soldiers of that time laying down their lives for this country. To help understand the reality of this war, Wilfred Owen wrote the poem Dulce et Decorum Est. Wilfred Owen had first-hand experience of the horrors […]
After Germany surrendered in Europe, American aircraft dropped Little Boy over the City of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Three days later, Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki. These acts were done to force Japan to surrender in the war. These bombs resulted in thousands of casualties, during the explosions and even years after, and President Truman at the time played a huge role in approving this decision. But was the decision to use these bombs correct? Morally, it was […]
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates is an account of land and sea battles, as it introduces the events of the First Barbary War. After the Revolutionary War, the United States was a young nation still trying to establish itself around the world. America was at peace until 1785, when pirates off the coast of North Africa began capturing US merchant ships and taking their crews as slaves. In July 1785, the US merchant ship Dauphin sailed the Mediterranean, its […]
What was the attack on Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was a Bombing on the the naval base in hawaii by Japan which led to the entrance of the us in WW11. Japan planned this for 20 years. They had planned to attack Pearl Harbor for 2 decades. It was one of the largest naval bases in US history. If they bombed it they thought they would have all the power and we would just live in a depression. They were […]
President Franklin D Roosevelt, called the attack on December 7th, 1941 a date which will live in infamy(Unity in Congress). The Attack on Pearl Harbor was neither a success nor a failure for Japan and the Axis Powers during World War II. Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. This attack took place on the United States’ Naval Base in Oahu, Hawaii. Despite the significance of the attack on Pearl Harbor to American soil, the information that was […]
At a time in history when there was tension rising between the United States and Japan because Japan’s military forces had invaded countries aggressively for their resources and told them to stop. It was December 7, 1941 and Japan decided to bomb Pearl Harbor, and defeat the US Pacific Fleet to obtain power and gain resources. This tragedy slightly weakened our military forces, killed a lot of innocent people, and left the U.S. in shock. This triumph event is significant […]
One of the most major events in American history is the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This bombing affected the lives of many American citizens across the nation. Not only were many Americans killed, it served as a major accomplishment for the Axis forces during World War II. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was an important event in U.S. history that affected most of the nation and brought America into World War II. Many American citizens wanted Hawaii to become a […]
