Why grant wood’s American gothic painting is parodied and Ben Shawn’s Rural rehabilitation client (1935) photo isn’t. Creator of the American Gothic, Grant DeVolson Wood was born in 1981 on a farm in Iowa. When he finished high school in 1910, He he went to the Minneapolis School of Design were for a short time he studied Handicraft and Normal Art he also studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Later he took several trips to […]
Abstract expressionism cultured into the art world due to post war and cold war politics. It reached its peak popularity in the late 1940s. The expression was applied to a movement in American painting that flourished in New York City after World War 2. Artists began to use strong emotional and expressive content in their paintings to express the reality of depression, trauma, emotions and ideas (“Moma, Abstract Expressionism’). During the war and after the war proved to leave behind […]
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Deadly diseases have been an issue in developing countries for centuries. Although, their impact has historically decreased, disease affiliated death rates remain high in many places. One of the most affected regions is Haiti, where diseases, such as cholera, have been the leading causes for health related deaths. This matter has been an issue to children especially, as their immune systems are more fragile. According to an article published by Unicef, titled “Child Alert: Haiti”, a child is more likely […]
North and South Korea are two countries that were once unified. This, however, changed after World War 2. Korea was split into two countries that were completely different ideologically and politically. This pitted the formerly united countries against each other in what would turn out to be a bloody war. The war began due to what people thought was morally right in how governments should be run. This conflict is one of many regarding the problem of overthrowing a government […]
Award-winning poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay, is known for her wonderfully composed poems. She was a poet, as well as was a playwright, actress, and a women’s activist. Living in a time where numerous progressions were being made to society, Edna could utilize her verse to express her sentiments about specific subjects.Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in 1892, in Rockland Maine. She was the daughter of Cora Buzzelle Millay and Henry Tolman Millay (Gale78). Edna had two younger sisters […]
It began as an American crisis with one of the darkest days in history. On October 29, 1929 the stock market crashed and it had a rippling effect that was felt around the world. The timing of the Great Depression had varied around the globe but had the same effect; poor economics and a weak peace treaty from World War I contributed to one of the world’s most prolific wars of our time. The ending of World War l brought […]
Inroduction 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 the conflicting Axis Powers was Dictator Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany (World 1,721). With the coming of war, each nation had its own adverse effects from the war in both foreign and domestic affairs. […]
In the world of economy, quite a few things are as obscure as what goes around the mind of the ones in charge. That is what appears to be the case in the article written by Douglas Irwin, where he tries to analyze Trump’s economy policy and what it means in the long run. It does starts pointing out that nothing is known about where the leader of U.S. aims to, since all his moves seems to either be erratic […]
The struggle between conservation and development Crystal Heng Si Ying School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University On a bleak, drizzly morning, Singaporeans bade farewell to the iconic Rochor Centre, nestled in the heart of the city. Characterized by Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats of four distinct colours — yellow, blue, green and pink, it was time for yet another site to make way for future development projects, which in this case is the North-South Corridor expressway (Wong, 2018). […]
Many theories have been brought about since 30 April 1945 determining if Adolf Hitler escaped Berlin, Germany. At the end of World War II, the Russians alleged they recovered a skull fragment with a four-inch bullet hole and a jawbone from outside a bunker that belonged to Adolf Hitler, later found to be false. The Federal Bureau of Investigation administered a thorough investigation throughout a thirty-year period accumulating over seven hundred evidence documents. When the investigation finalized, the FBI was […]
In the world War II Adolf Hitler was the horror able killing leader and greatest racist man in the World. He is also known as a bad man for world history because he turned into world war. The reason he killed people of their thought or what they believe in his country in Germany. He was keep going emphasis his ideology called Nazi Ideology all over world. Attacking small country like Poland, Austria and doing same thing again. Adolf Hitler […]
The novel opens with a boy named Louis Zamperini who has had a hard past. In order to channel the troubles of his past Louis starts learn to take it out through running. In coping through running he learned that his talent would take him to the Berlin Olympics. The author, Laura Hillenbrand, uses strong diction and descriptive events and actions to describe the story. This is a true story that describes the contusive events that happened during the WW […]
After World War 2 ended, the American population dramatically increased. Millions of babies were born as soldiers returned home to their families. Known as the baby boom, this sudden growth in the birth rate started in 1946 and continued on until 1964. In the boom’s peak year of 1957, 4.3 million babies were born; only 2.5 million babies were born in 1939 before the baby boom (United States). The large baby boomer generation not only had significant effects on the […]
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. […]
The world, with sadness, recalls the events that have become lessons for the generations to come and show the catastrophic power of nuclear weapons and the consequences of its use. Not before or after these events, the atomic bomb has never been used against the civilian population, although after 1945 there were many incidents that could have resulted in nuclear strikes that could destroy life throughout the planet, and with it all history, achievements and achievement of mankind. Nuclear bombing […]
The aftermath of the First World War proved it difficult for capitalism to be transformed into socialism in and peaceful way. A new ideology found its way in driving the world economy to respond to the changing economic and political spectrum that Britain and its empire was embedded. Capitalist competition was increasing amongst the states and their colonies. The nations were not only in need for a strong economy and political power but there was great scramble for military strength. […]
Question 1 The world created between the end of the First World War in 1919 and the beginning of the Second World War in 1939 was one of the economic and social depression as well as one filled with political unpredictability which marked existence of ideologies. In this regard, I totally agree that the interwar period should be remembered as a time of deep political instability and upsetting economic and social vicissitudes that was relentlessly by the prospect of another […]
Over time, humanity has faced a plethora of global extinction level events that could have driven us to the end of humanity. The Black Plague, World War 2, Cold War and several other global events have tested us and somehow we have withstood against all odds and are still thriving on earth. In the 21st century, we face a new crisis called HIV/AIDS, that needs to be contained as soon as possible before it can wipe out the entire human […]
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 […]
On June 6th, 1944, the Allies launched the largest invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. This led to liberation of Western Europe, which gave more strength back to the allies. The allies were able to take back France, which created another army to rejoin the war. Lastly it made Germany fight a two front war again. Just like in the first world war, which was why they lost. The Allies would not have won World War 2 if D-Day […]
World War I vs World War II World War I and World War II were very similar in many ways. Both began because of the clash of political ideologies. For example, there were imperialistic, nationalistic, and militaristic countries both involved in the wars. As they were similar, they also differ in a number of ways; none of the countries fighting in World War I had a dictator whereas World War II had multiple dictators from the same few countries. World […]
From World War I to World War II women had a drastic change from only being able to work in the household to taking the jobs of the men who left for the war. The women had many different responsibilities from working in the house to participating in war efforts. Women gave many efforts at the time of the war. They were devoted mothers, sisters, daughters and wives all while working. They did not only give their time but grieved […]
As we are all connected to history in one-way shape or form it is important to realize how history is moving us in certain directions. The era of the cold war and just after that played a major role in directing events in the USA. This included technology advancements, human rights, and then the USA policies concerning the world. We find that the world has been deeply influenced in this period and continues to project into our future. During the […]
Imagine your average Sunday morning. For the sailors in the Naval Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor it was an average Sunday. Everyone dressed in their pressed white shorts, a white t-shirt, and a sailor’s hat. While out in the Pacific the Japanese Armada gathered, the force consisted of six aircraft carriers, two battleships, two heavy cruisers, and many more forces to aid the attack. This was definitely a planned sneak attack, meant to hurt our navy/military. This attack did catch […]
Pearl Harbor is a naval base in Hawaii near Honolulu in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in the United States. Pearl Harbor rests closer to the US borders in terms of mileage compared to Japan (Hoyt, 2008). It is 2,000 miles away from the United states mainland but twice as far from Japan. Pearl Harbor came to the limelight after a surprise military attack against the U.S naval base by the Japanese forces on 7th December 1941 (Hoyt, 2008). […]
The War of 1812 was the second war in 30 years that the young American Nation fought against Britain. However, even though the outcome was merely more than a stalemate, it helped solidify America’s political and economic sovereignty and shape America’s identity. The War of 1812 was also a war between many nations, Great Britain, Canada, Spain, France, and dozens of Native nations, all whom had a strong interest in America land. (National Park Service, 2013) The consequences of the […]
The Korean War was the first first proxy war that followed World War II in 1950. It contributed to the Cold War and occurred between 1950 to 1953, ending with 5 million casualties and a ceasefire, making it an unfinished war to this day. Americans had little knowledge of Korea until the Cairo Conference in November of 1943 where America, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and China agreed on working to free the Koreans from Japanese occupation. In February 1945, at […]
World War Two started when Hitler claimed a defensive move by invading Poland. When that happened, France and Britain disagreed with Germany invading so they declared war on Germany. World War II was the bloodiest war in human history,with over 60 million people killed. The United States have had Japan as the strongest ally during the war. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, in December 1941, The United States declared war on Japan with the help of Britain. On September 1,1939, […]
Was President Roosevelt right to ask congress in the famous Day of Infamy Speech to declare such a war (PPT)? The events surrounding the declaration, mainly the bombing of Pearl Harbor, left such an impact on the forces of American military, I believe that President Roosevelt and Congress had no other choice. In my recent watching of the movie Pearl Harbor, and even though there are historical errors within the movie, I felt as if the movie gave the impression […]
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 […]
