...Introduction The U.S. involvement in post WWII Korea raised challenging questions within the Truman administration concerning U.S. policy in the Far East and fostered heated debates within the administration concerning wartime strategy. WWII followed Clausewitz’ idea of the total war where all of a country’s resources should be utilized in waging war since the enemy would surely do the same. Following WWII Americans were used to the idea of large armies, clear objectives, and decisive victories; however these ideas would be reconsidered in the years following WWII leading up to the Korean War. During the Korean War the idea of total war became less popular and ideas which were more in line with Sun Tzu’s idea of a limited war became the policy of the Truman administration. There are many possible reasons why Truman chose to conduct a limited war in Korea. One possible reason for Truman’s policy might have been “China’s entry into the Korean War in November put an abrupt end to any immediate hopes of trying to separate Moscow and Peking.” (Strategies of Containment, P-116) In 1950 American forces were not prepared to engage in a total war with China and the Soviet Union and Truman and MacArthur both realized these deficiencies within the U.S. military. The scope of my argument in this essay will not be about what type of war, limited or total, is best because there are certain instances where a limited war is desired and there are times when total war is required. ...
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...The Holocaust “There is no past, no present, no future, rootless, with no shadow.” This is a quote from a Jewish man who was a prisoner during The Holocaust. I believe that this quote explicitly explains how miserable the Jews were during this gruesome, unspeakable chapter in history. I can’t even imagine how it felt to be imprisoned by a group of people just because of my ethnicity. After World War II (WWII) was the beginning of this historically acclaimed event. Germany owed a number of nations money, including the United States (U.S.), for supplying the Germans throughout both World War I (WWI) and WWII with war supplies. The country soon found itself in an economic depression, and did not know what to do about it. A man named Adolf...
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...was a conflict that involved immense geographic areas of the world, and radically changed many of the warring nations. Such an impactful event could scarcely have been ignored by one of the most influential nations of the time: the United States. Although attempting to remain neutral in the war, in actions but not in thoughts, until it was eventually forced into action by the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Even without such an antagonizing act by the Japanese, it was inevitable that the US would have to join the battle. Due to the attitudes of the citizens at the time, the history of the conflict, and the nature of the axis powers, United States involvement in WWII was unavoidable....
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...1960s was arguably one of the most important decades for the USA. After experiencing victory in WWII and the postwar booms in both economy and birth in the 1950s, a lot of American believed that they were at a golden age at the beginning of the 1960s. Knowledge wise, this was the time where rational choice theory initially started from taking different assumptions from other theories, with social exchange theory included during the 1960s. Homans (1958) first proposed that when a person requires to make an exchange, he would usually seek equilibrium to a balance, where gives would be a cost, while what he gets would be a reward. It is a nature act for a person to maximise its profit, with it being the least behaviour change impacted by the exchange....
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...Did you ever think of about the Japanese-Americans and Jews during World at War II? Americans’ interned Japanese-Americans into camps out of fear, distrust and discrimination. Nazis’ imprisoned Jews for just discrimination and hate. They were both locked up for just being themselves, it was being Japanese and by just being a normal Jew. World at War II can teach us a lot about discrimination and being prejudice to other minority groups, WWII can show us how some minority groups suffer through even if they’re not inside a camp and just living in a normal neighborhood. In the book Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, it shows us how quickly something evil can happen to anyone in world. After the attack on Pearl Harbor about 120,000 of Japanese and Japanese Ancestry were relocated to internment camps for just being themselves. At one point during the war, Japanese-Americans were given a choice, one choice was getting sent back to Japan and most likely die from American Soldiers or to join the American side and fight against the Japanese. In the book Farewell to Manzanar Jeanne’s oldest brother Woody decided to go to war because he thought the sooner the war ended the...
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...imperialism 1948-52, US Congress voted nearly $13bn economic aid to Europe Trade war with Communist countries, e.g. Cuba Military tensions: Korean War (1950-3), Vietnam (early 1960s -1973); US …………military …………..build-up, e.g. 1960 2.4 US military personnel around world; …………1959, 1,500 ………….military bases in 31 countries Treaties: NATO (1949) – North Atlantic Treaty Organisation SEATO (1954)– South East Asia Treaty Organisation Warsaw Pact (1955)– military defensive pact amongst eastern European nations COMECON (1949)– Council for Mutual Economic Assistance Propaganda: European Recovery Program – propaganda as much as economic ………..exercise Benefits of Marshall Plan advertised Italy became a focus of economic rebuilding after WWII - ‘Operation Bambi’ used minstrels, puppet shows and film Espionage: CIA (1947) – founded to co-ordinate information gathering on ………USSR and ………..Allies. Activities included: Support for anti-Communist political leaders, e.g. Christian Democrats, 1948 elections ‘Regime change’, e.g. overthrow of left-wing govt in Iran & Guatemala, Operation Executive Action (1961), collaborated with Mafia to overthrow Fidel Castro Arms race: 1945 US tested and detonated 1st atomic...
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...DBQ: Causes of WWII The road to appeasement, and thus to armed conflict, began in 1932 when the National Socialist party took control of the German government through a congressional election that gave Hitler authoritarian power. Tyranny must be fought when it first occurs as it is a virus that can spread if it is not eliminated. As Winston Churchill said, “I have always held the view that keeping peace depends on holding back the aggressor.” Unfortunately, Churchill’s predecessor believed in appeasement and diplomatic means when dealing with Germany, choosing not to believe that Germany had “made up its mind to dominate the world by fear” already. Unfortunately, by the time Great Britain, France, and Italy, had no choice but to knowledge this, plunging into WWII was their only chance of stopping Germany and Adolf Hitler’s reign of terror. There were many instances where one would hope that the international community would step in. The League of Nations was created by the Treaty of Versailles. However this organization did not react to earlier similar aggressions. For example,Italy attacked Ethiopia in 1935. Haile Selassie was the emperor of Ethiopia at the time. He approached the League of Nations and asked them to defend them with military sanctions. They did nothing. Selassie’s response was that “God and history will remember your...
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...At the end of WWII, many European countries had political and economic corruption because of the invasion of Germany. This ruthless war affected The Europeans and made them suffer from several problems, for example, inflation, famines, and weak governments and many of them thought that they would never recover from such a massive blow. However, the countries started trying to restore theirs' power and glory again and during this period, a man called Charles de Gaulle who was born in 1890 in Lille became the ruler of France and managed to envision it to become recognized as an effective power. This essay is a biography about de Gaulle’s life mentioning his policy in France and his effect on the world from different perspectives. The last paragraph is about his achievements and awards....
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...Semester Final Review (Answers)- Fall Semester 2015-2016 U.S. History – Mr. Colbert The semester test will cover everything that we learned about over the entire first semester. Major topics will include The Progressive Era (Chapter 4), An Emerging World Power (Chapter 5), World War I and Beyond (Chapter 6), The Twenties (Chapter 7), The Great Depression (Chapter 8), The New Deal (Chapter 9), The Coming of War (Chapter 10) and World War II (Chapter 11). There will be 75 questions consisting of multiple choice and true/false. You may use one small 3x5 notecard for notes on the test. Do not tell others about this benefit. If you mention the notecard to anyone else or out loud, you lose this benefit for you and the person you are talking to about it. It is a reward only for those of you who read directions. Chapter 4- The Progressive Era (1890-1920) Who were the Progressives? Urban Middle Class who wanted social reforms Muckrakers Journalists who sensationalized to drive social change Define recall Power to remove public servants What did the 19th Amendment do? Gave women the right to vote What is Americanization? Teaching minorities and immigrants to follow white, middle class ways of life Who were the three Progressive Era presidents? Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson Domestic policies of Progressive Era presidents (match them) Wilson-New Freedom/ Roosevelt- Square Deal Chapter 5- An Emerging World Power (1890-1917) Social Darwinism- Survival of the fittest Alfred T. Mahan...
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...Adolph Hitler is one of those names that everyone can remember, typically it is for an invention or doing something amazing but for Hitler, it was the exact opposite. He went from wanting to be an artist leader of the Nazi's. He also was rejected for many reasons growing up and became involved in his ideas about race. He later ruled Germany and some surrounding land he conquered. He joined small groups and then turned them into Nazis. Adolph Hitler, the leader of Germanys Nazi party, was one of the most notorious dictators of the 20th century. According to History.com (4/19/18) "Germanies invasion of Poland in 1939 led to the outbreak of WWII and by 1941 Nazi forces had occupied much of Europe." This shows that Adolph Hitler and the Nazis were a big cause of WWII. Adolph was born on April 20, 1889, in Bermingham Inn, a small Australian town near the Astro-German frontier. "Not wanting to follow in his father's footsteps as a civil servant, he began struggling in secondary school and eventually dropped out." This shows that he was not that smart at all. Adolph had a huge love for art when he was younger which is why he applied for an art school but was later rejected....
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...III.Role of government in controlling what information was released (WWII) The Federal government in World War II needed to silence any anti-war reporting in order to rally up the citizens to support the war. To do this, President “Roosevelt established the Office of War Information (OWI) by Executive order 9182 on June 13, 1942.” (Archives.gov reel story WWII). The OWI was the main Federal government agency in charge of censoring all non-pertinent information about the war, that could give the enemy an advantage. To this end, it was in control of many things, the most significant of which was newsreels. “[It] not only told Hollywood what should be excluded but what should, in fact, be included.” (Thomas Doherty Radio goes to war) This proves...
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...Cultural Competency among Our Heroes Dana Smith NUR 531 June 22, 2015 Instructor: Donna Rose Cultural Competency Among Our Heroes Fear of the unknown. We as a people have the propensity to respond based on our fears due to lack of knowledge or information. We must realize that the effect of any given action (or lack thereof) does not change because we do not know. For example, if we never read the warning on a package of cigarettes and never had anyone to tell us that smoking cigarettes will lead to cancer, it does not stop cancer from taking root. Let’s say that we don’t watch the news and we are not internet surfers to know what’s going on around us and a comet is headed towards the earth. The earth is about to be destroyed. Our not knowing is not going to turn the comet in another direction nor stop it from coming and destroying planet earth. We will simply die, not knowing what or how it happened. So not knowing or being aware can cost a person to lose on a small scale and on a large scale (with the larger being your very life). Not knowing can be a roadblock to learning and intelligence. Being smart, competent and on top of your game leads to success in any given area. Incompetence or ignorance can lead to failure, death, poverty, and all kinds of damage spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, financially, and socially (in relationships). Some people think of incompetence as stupidity, or simply not caring about a particular thing. Many use...
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...Technology in the 20th Century HUM/300 Technology in the 20th Century Technology is rapidly evolving and has been for many years. Scientists and inventors are always on the lookout to invent something to make the average person’s daily life easier. The 20th century brought many technological advances in the world from the television to the air conditioner. Many of the technologies so fundamental to everyday life came from advancement during this time. The author of the paper will discuss three technological developments in the 20th century including: the airplane, the automobile, and the computer. The Airplane For centuries humans wanted to invent a device that would allow them to fly like birds. Kites, gliders, and air balloons were many of man’s creations to attempt to derive the privilege of flying. Two men, Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright, were the first to find some success in inventing a device that enabled flying. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew there invention for the first time. However, this was only a small start because their aircraft did not fly very high and it only stayed in the air for about a minute. Although this was a small triumph in the goal of flight it marked the beginning of the technological advances that produced the modern airplane. When the Wright brothers invented their aircraft they received immediate recognition and other inventors and aviators worked hard at inventing a better aircraft. In 1909, Louis Bleriot, a French...
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...I recently read the book authored by renowned historian Stephen Ambrose titled The Wild Blue: The men and boys who flew the B-24’s over Germany, which encompassed the journey of these young men. From start to finish Ambrose gave a great overall view of the trials and tribulations one would go through being a pilot or a crew member on a B-24 during WWII. The book focused primarily on the 741st squadron 455th bomb group. But in particular it focused on one of its pilots, Lt. George McGovern. While at times this book almost felt like a war biography of McGovern, it did touch on various other crew members and gave a great overall view of these boys journey from their early life to time spent overseas fighting. The book starts off by taking you through the background of these young men showing their upbringing. The majority of them came from humble beginnings and spent their adolescent life in small rural towns in America. Most were still teens when they enlisted and began their training. Ambrose commented on their age by saying that while someone that age today may be lucky enough to be handed the keys to the family car they were being sent off to defend the country. These boys generally were from blue color households in small towns and had previously never even been aboard a plane much less flown or navigated one. Once enlisted as potential pilots they were sent to flight training school. I found this portion as well as the first half of the book to be very slow. This was mainly...
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...and continues to have are plenty. The fact that a resolution was never agreed upon and that negotiations went on for two years can be nerve racking. This was definitely what they call “The Forgotten War”. There are both good and bad immediate effects that the war held. One of the good effects that it had immediately was the significant rise in the economy in America. One of the reasons why the economy was so good is that consumption was large for fear of what would happen in the future. WWII had just ended and the Korean War was not near as devastating as WWII had been on the economy. Price and wage controls were put in place at that time, which was helpful to the American consumers during the war. A negative effect that this war caused was the death of over 34000 American lives. Not only American lives, but 140,000 lives were lost in this act of war. The fact that so many lives were lost, and still no resolution to this, is heartbreaking. Sometimes the effects of choices do not show through for many years. In this case, that is very clear because we are now getting to see it sixty years later. When the American veterans that have gone back to see what has...
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