...Australia’s response to communism after WW2 (bibliography-skwirk.com) * The Korean War * The ANZUS Treaty and SEATO Alliance * Outlaw the Communist Party * The Petrov Affair Introduction: The conclusion of World War 2 quickly provoked the Australian government to react to the spreading threat of Communism. The end of the war dramatically changed every nation in the word, dividing the East and West into two different political parties, the Capitalists and Communists. This brought about a dreadful atmosphere of fear and tension to sweep around the post World War 2 World. Australia faced many difficulties and hardship prior to WW2. Just as many other countries in the west, Australia also feared the wide spread of communism. Communism, both democratically and physically went against the basis of Australian human rights and the social equality which every men and women worked so hard to accomplish. Communism is a form system of government composed by Karl Marx, which abolishes free market, private property and ownership, freedom of speech, unequal pay and human beliefs. The Australian government responded to the threat of communism in varies ways, by using a number of techniques such as participating in the ANZUS and SEATO alliance, rewriting the constitution to outlaw certain political groups and assisting American troops overseas to discontinue uprooting dictatorships. Firstly, Australia’s involvement in the Korean War was an successful decision made by Prime...
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...The development of the cold war between the USA and the Soviet Union between 1945-53 was primarily due to traditional great power rivalry The USA and the Soviet Union worked together to defeat Hitler in WW2. Towards the end of the war relationships between them began to break down, although in 1945 there remained possibility of continued cooperation. By 1947, this prospect had disappeared and tensions between the two powers continued to increase for the rest of this period. Some historians, including those belonging to the economic revisionist school of thought, argue that traditional great power rivalry was primarily responsible for this development. This is defined as developing power through trade in order to achieve financial dominance. Undoubtedly, this factor was a major contributor to cold war tensions, however other factors such as ideology, individuals and WW2- many of which are invariably linked to economic influence- also played a large part. Great power rivalry can be seen as the main cause of increased cold war tensions between 1945 and 1953 as both powers sought to increase their relationships with other countries to obtain economic dominance. America, although benefitting economically from the war, feared the possibility of a recession, both as demand for arms fell and poverty in Europe threatened an insufficient international demand for US goods. They believed free trade would prevent this from happening, as well as increasing interdependence between countries...
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...to join the Axis Powers. Germany would negotiate with Japan and say that if they defeat the U.S. then they could keep Hawaii and its natural resources so on December 7, 1941 the Japanese would surprise the American Navy in an early day y with an air intrusion. The Japanese would attack the headquarters of the U.S. Navy which is in Pearl Harbor. The Navy actually did intercept a telegraph message from the Japanese saying that they would attack the U.S. but the Navy didn’t know where. After the attack, only half of the Japanese planes that were sent only came back. This would shock the...
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...Greek King Odysseus was the main character in the book the Odyssey. Odysseus was the commander of Greek troops in the Trojan war and the king of the kingdom of Ithaca. Dwight D Eisenhower was a major figure in mid 20th century America. Eisenhower had served in his long career as commander of troops in WW2 and as President of the United States for 8 years. Both Eisenhower and Odysseus are effective commanders during war and strong leaders of their countries during peace. Both Odysseus and Eisenhower where different though because of their responses to different domestic problems in their countries. When Odysseus was confronted with the suitors who had taken control of his palace he had resorted to outright violence and killed more than 100 men...
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...The Empire of Japan during WW2 The Empire of Japan during World War two seen great victories and expanding territories it also seen dramatic defeat. “At the height of its power in 1942, the Empire of Japan ruled over a land area spanning 2,857,000 square miles, making it one of the largest maritime empires in history (Colin, 1998).” It was the first and only nation to endure the atomic bomb twice. During this paper we will look at the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire. What kind of Government ran this nation? Was their economy a strong or weak economy at the start of the war and how did the war affect it? How did their military operate? The Empire of Japan’s government was a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. To better understand the dynamics of the Government during WW2 you have to travel back to the Meiji Restoration in 1868. “The Meiji Restoration was the political revolution that brought about the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate (a feudal military government which existed between 1603 and 1868) and returned control of the country to direct imperial rule under the emperor Meiji (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2009).” Although, at the start of the Second World War the emperor did not have complete control of the government. The Emperor was the supreme ruler and head of state but the prime minister was the actual head of government. The Emperor was worshipped like a god similar to the Pharos of Egypt during ancient times. “Emperor Hirohito was the emperor from...
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...be broken after 1945. It states that the US "misread" the Soviet security policy in eastern Europe and saw it as "Soviet expansionism". This, in turn, led the Soviets to misjudge the US policies as "aggressive capitalist expansionism". During the years after WW2, Stalin enforced policies to ensure national security, by establishing a 'buffer' zone. As the USSR had already been invaded twice before through these countries, it can be said that Stalin was only trying to ensure national security. However, US misread the situation as Soviet "expansionism", which in turn led the Soviets to misjudge the US policies as "dollar imperialism", showing that these misjudgments were creating a vicious cycle which could not be broken. Source 8 also supports this view as it suggests that the road to Cold War was "strewn with miscalculations". However, in face value, Source 8 blames the Soviet Union for being responsible. It states that Stalin "overreacted" to any threat in Germany and Eastern Europe and goes on to add that he "triggered" the Berlin Blockade Crisis as well. The Source only describes Stalin's reactions to the situation, thus failing blaming the USSR and failing to bring the US side to the story. It states that "in response to Marshall Plan", Stalin began to consolidate power in 'Satellite States'. However, the US had as well misread the Soviet consolidation of security as "expansionism" creating suspicion and mistrust between the two countries. In addition to this, Source 8 also...
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...Associate Program Material Appendix C World War II and the Atom Bomb Complete the charts in Parts 1 and 2 by providing the requested information. An example is provided in Part 1. Answer the questions in Part 3. Part 1: Western Front Campaign Dates Allied objective Major turning point Outcome EXAMPLE: North Africa October 1942 to May 1943 Attack Germans from the southern side; expose the vulnerability of the Nazi empire Battle at El Alamein: German forces driven out of Egypt The American offensive finally drove the Germans from Africa, allowing the Allies to move toward Italy Italy July 10 1943 Aug 17 1943 Attack Germans and Italian and open the Mediterranean sea lanes Taking Sicily from the Germans and Italians by over throwing the Mussolini Over throwing the Mussolini Normandy June 6 1944 June 8 1944 To conquer the Germans and gain a second front within Europe. Breaking through the Atlantic wall and had pushed inland. Allies gaining control of a 50 mile stretch on the coast of France, allowing the allies to move toward Paris. Liberation of Paris August 19 1944 August 25 1944 To get the Germans out and to gain control of Paris. The capture of Aachen city German garrison surrendered Part 2: The Pacific Campaign, Battle, or Major Event Dates Allied objective or role Major turning point Outcome Battle of the Coral Sea May 4 1942 May 8 1942 To stop the Japanese from...
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...owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his personal service to the defense of it.” George Washington’s statement makes explicit the social contract inherent in US citizenry: to enjoy our nation’s freedoms requires we as citizen’s to bear personal responsibility for defending them. And yet, today, while our nation continues to fight war on several fronts and must regularly contemplate new military interventions and increased domestic threats, less than 0.5 percent of our population serves in our armed forces. (Eikenberry & Kennedy) Futhermore, this minute percentage “ ... is disproportionately composed of racial, ethnic, and other demographic minorities.” (Kennedy) In part because of this gross disparity, few americans are forced shoulder any true sacrifice from our military actions. Not only is the familial sacrifice of having a loved one serve no longer widespread but the majority of us bear not the tanglible daily realization of being at war that past generations have known, including materials rationing. Even anti-war protests—like those that were a hallmark of our Vietnam War era—are less visible since we have moved to an all volunteer army. This lack of respresentational and fair accountability on our citizenry translates into less accountability on the part of the parties that govern our policies and therefore our military. This rift between those that serve, those that feel any effect and those that make military decisions is an argument for...
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...Progression of black rights during 1945-1955 can be clearly seen but was a long and slow process, although the awareness of racial equality dramatically increased. Various factors were involved. Factors such as: presidential involvement and the use of media post WW2.We also see improvements in education and NAACP. More importantly how the NAACP and southern states responded to these factors, later shaping the result to black civil rights. During this time America saw two presidents come to power: Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961). Both of which affected the civil rights movements in different ways. Truman who was vice president to Roosevelt was elected officially in 1948, Born in Missouri in the late 19th century he had been brought up in an area that saw racism towards coloured people as a natural occurrence, and this was also the case for Truman. Truman had first encountered blacks as family servants with his ancestors previously owning slaves. Truman had told his sweet heart Bess that: “One man is as good as another, “So long as he is honest, decent and not a Nigger or a Chinaman”. (Sanders, 2003, p60) So he is an unlikely candidate to eventually be bringing the lack of rights of the blacks to light and standing behind the civil rights movement later in his career. With the number of racial murders on the rise in the south, Truman set up and implemented a civil rights committee to produce a report “Secure These Rights” brought attention to the...
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...back as 1917 the Soviet Union was established when following outright hostility in Russia, the Communists took power, and the capitalist countries of the West declared ideological war. Between 1918 and 1920, the US intervened in the Soviet Union with about 10 000 soldiers and refused to accept the new state until recognition in 1993. During WW2, the two countries fought together against Germany, but as early as 1944, the first cracks were revealed. The Allies, led by the United States under Roosevelt failed to make agreements with the Soviet Union, who had nevertheless borne the brunt of the war, Post-war order was already becoming established in Europe. The Soviet Union sought in their interpretation of the 'Yalta Conference' to assert their legitimate security interests without consulting its allies. While US President Roosevelt had co-operated with the Soviet Union, his successor Truman, a strict anti-Soviet, put American an anti-Communist cause against the now soviet, Truman based his confidence on American economic superiority and, since 1945, on her nuclear monopoly. Truman`s concept was a free, united Europe and a free world under American leadership. Even during the post-war conferences of 1945 (Potsdam, London) the Iron Curtain started to be recognized. The Soviet Union did not want their security grip in Central and Eastern Europe to be soften and refused to acknowledge the USA. These unresolved post-war problems were the basis on which the conflict developed between the...
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...Americans during the Hoover administration of 1929 to 1933 faced severe hunger, unemployment, and an extremely bleak outlook for the future following the Great Crash of October 1929. Nearly all industries were failing, and the unemployment rate had skyrocketed from 4.2% in 1928 to 23.6% in 1932. However, also in 1932, the sentiments of the American people began to change following Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s landslide victory in the presidential election, and the First 100 Days of the Roosevelt administration, during which FDR’s New Deal policies were implemented in an attempt to address the reform, recovery, and relief the country so desperately needed. These policies changed the role of the government from Hoover’s passive “rugged individualism”...
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...There was a naval base in Honolulu Hawaii called Pearl Harbour. This naval base had many ships such as aircraft carriers, battleships, and many other ships that the military used. The base mostly used as a fueling station so the ships can make it to Asia. They needed the fueling station so they could get to Asia and trade with other surrounding countries. On December 7, 1941, Japan sent a surprise attack on the base to destroy the ships to take over land in the Oceania and Southeastern China region. The attack had a huge number of casualties such as 2,400 Americans had lost their lives that day and another 1,000+ were injured. The Japanese didn’t do much as somehow the navy managed to bring some ships above the water again and this event officially got America into WW2. In response, America had put people of Japanese descent into little camps. In my opinion, I thought it was unconstitutional to put people in these camps with concern for their safety....
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...Analysis of a Lesson Plan This paper analyzes a lesson plan for an eight grade class covering the Emancipation Proclamation. This was a turning point for the United States and the world as freedom was given to a race enslaved for centuries. An important piece of American history with an elaborate story in itself, the Emancipation Proclamation gives the teacher an opportunity to expand the students' understanding of the world in which they live. The Learners This lesson is for an 8th grade class. These learners have some experience in school and are typically between ages 12 and 14 years old. Eighth graders have some experience in school and many have either decided to be part of it or not. This makes instructing them more of a challenge as the teacher must keep them engaged in the lesson. Although this is a challenge for a teacher of any age, the middle teen years present teachers with students undergoing pubescent changes that can have the child's mind otherwise occupied. The Learning Environment The learners will be in a classroom with desks, although multiple students may be seated at tables, work will be performed individually. The class will be shown a video to be displayed on a screen at the front of the classroom. Activities and Elements Day One Students will begin the class by answering the questions: “If you were president during the Civil War, how would you have responded to the existence of slavery in the United States of America? Why? How do you think...
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...Other legislature were Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act, “which required the State Department and Immigration to share visa and immigrant data with each other”, and the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, which provided “$4.2 billion for the health of people who worked at Ground Zero during and after the attacks.” A major government agency that emerged after 9/11 was Homeland Security in which 22 government agencies such as ICE were joined under this new agency. According to the Official website of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security’s mission is to “prevent attacks and protect Americans - on the land, in the sea and in the air”. Under the Homeland Security act of 2002, Homeland Security was in charged of the following: Border and Transportation Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response and Information Analysis and Infrastructure...
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...Are Nuclear Devices Global Peacemakers or Killing Devices? Right after World War 2, after two nuclear bombs were dropped in Japan by American Aircrafts, the war gradually and eventually ended. But with it began a new kind of war called the "Cold War". It is technically not war rather tension amongst nations. The two superpowers the Soviet Union and the United States were probably the most tensed nations. Some nations took side of the Soviet Union and some decided to stay neutral. The world has been in a peace state has been and a lot more stable since the cold war has begun. But can it stay that way? Nuclear weapons are scary and deadly. We all know that. They can wipe out a whole city in just a fraction of a second and kill millions and millions of innocent people. Their radiation is long lasting and fatal which can be found up to several hundred miles away from the impact zone, and can last over for decades. They can cause changes in our genes which last several generations. In Japan you can still find disabled children and adolescents due to defect in their genes cause by nuclear radiation. Well, now technically speaking nuclear weapons are killing devices, but it’s indeed wrong to say that since the invention of it, we haven’t had global peace. Actually, right after the bombing and the massacre, we have realized how terrible the consequences can it be. It’s that sudden realization that is keeping the peace. Deadly weapons are designed to annihilate, but in the right hands...
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