Introduction: The Second World War was arguably the most significant period of the 20th century

World War II was one of the most significant wars in history. It is also the deadliest with a death toll of, approximately, 56.4 million; almost half of which were Soviet fatalities. Furthermore, the amount of people who met their demise during the time of this war is absolutely devastating. World War II could have been avoided if there was better cooperation and communication across the globe.

​War takes a toll on those who fight, or are affected by it, this is undeniable. Over the course of the 20th Century, within the U.S. Military and Psychiatric Community the way that this effect is identified and treated has changed many times based on the conflict and the mindset of the American public. The purpose of this report is to discuss the history of the mental effect of the trauma created by US involvement in wars within the 20th Century and the steps that were taken in those eras to predict, prepare and treat for those effects.

In the mid-twenties, the world was affected by a numerous amount of significant wars, but the one that I will be focusing on is known as World War 2 (WW2). WW2 started 21 years after World War 1 from 1939 to 1945. It was an extremely deadly war, one of the deadliest wars in war history to be exact. According to the textbook, Handbook for the Humanities during its six-year period the war left over seventeen million soldiers and over eighteen million civilians’ dead (Benton 289). In the book History of the second war it explains that this disaster was initiated by Adolf Hitler and his deadly plan to invade Poland so that the German people could expand and attain additional living space (Hart 3). During this time the leader of the Nazi Party, Hitler was holding Jewish men, women, and children in concentration camps in hopes to eliminate the entire “race.” Before WW2 Germany was hit hard by the great depression and was going through an economic crisis, he used the holocaust and the invasion as a justification to limit inflation. The war was between two countries broken into groups. On one side were the Axis Powers and on the other side were the Allies. The Axis powers included Japan, Germany and Italy, while the Allies included Britain, Australia, France, the Soviet Union, and China, the United States did not join the Allies until a few years later. The war was fought in Europe, Asia, Russia, and North

When Lucek and his family arrived to the ghetto, they moved into a room with his Uncle Kalman and his wife Blima; six people- 1 room. Because Lucek was 14, he had to register himself telling his name, age, address in the ghetto, and vocation. I believe that the first sign of violence in the ghetto was when a Jewish man was locked outside the building and shot by some Germans right then and there. One day- the day that changed everything- Manek and Lucek went to the labor office and 4 Germans in their brown SA uniforms started taking peoples Kennkarten’s. They would either keep them, or give them back. Manek and Lucek were standing there; The German teacher turned out to be Maneks high school shop teacher; he recognized Manek and took both of their kennkarten’s. The next morning, the brothers kennkartens’s were stamped; The family was worried that Manek and Lucek had stamps and their parents did not. A few days later, the Salzman family found out that Mr and Mrs Salzman would be deported to a “Ukrainian Farm”. The stamp meant that you stayed in the ghetto; for days Mr. Salzman and Uncle Kalman tried to get the rest of the familes kennkarten’s stamped with hope that their family could stay together. At just age 14, Lucek lost his parents forever. The day that his parents were supposed to leave, Lucek insisted that he go with him; he begged and cried but his parents said no. This day was the last day that he would ever see his parents. As Lucek got older

Three months later, David’s sister Rachel had knocked on our door asking if David was home. He had heard her voice and used all of his strength to break free of the annex he had been hiding in. He ran into the room and was horrified when he saw a skinny, beaten, broken girl standing in the doorway. She had been living in the Ghetto in Lodz, Poland. She told us how

World War II was the largest armed conflict in history, spanning the entire world and involving more countries than any other war. It was a time of militarism, nationalism, and fascism. The combatants were the Axis powers and the Allies were the victors. World War II laid the groundwork for a lot of positive results and by the post war, major leaps of change were brought about. Despite the fact that any sane person would agree that “War is hell”, World War II was a good thing because of the technology and scientific advancements, it ensued an end to colonialization, the United States became a global power from it, and there was a social change with minorities.

World War I was the war that shaped the future of the 20th century and is what helped make the United States becom e a Super power. Since its Independence the United States had taken a stance of isolationism from conflicts in Europe and Asia. To further assert their stance on isolationism the United States passed the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 which stated that any attempt by a European nation to colonize or interfere with North and South American would be seen as an act of aggression. The United States isolationist stance would allow them to expand their borders and industrialize there country as well as their military.

‘From the first day that he "seized power," January 30, 1933, Hitler knew that only sudden death awaited him if he failed to restore pride and empire to post-Versailles Germany.’[1] The Second World War was the deadliest battle in History. Figures estimate that over 59 million people were killed during its conflict. German leadership was under Adolf Hitler, a ruthless dictator who was the chancellor of Germany during the majority of the conflict. It is debatable that Hitler was solely responsible for the events in which lead to and occurred during the Second World War. Hitler was responsible to a large degree, however cannot be accountable for every aspect in which the

World War II also known as The Second World War was a global war that was fought from 1939 to 1945 in Europe and Asia. The Second World War was debatably the most consequential period of the 20th century. World War II led to vital advancements in technology and set the base for post war social changes, that includes the end of colonialism by the Europeans, the civil rights movement in the United States., and the American Women’s Rights Movement in 1950s, in addition to the initiatives for research and exploration of outer space. The prime fighters were the Allied Nations that included Britain

The second World War took place from 1939-1945 between the Allied forces of the United States with the United Kingdom and Soviet Union against the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan along with their respected allies. This global military conflict involving nearly 30 countries was the most costly war in terms of human life; with an estimation of 56.4 million military and civilian fatalities, approximately 26.6 million Soviet lives and 7.8 million Chinese lives. Of the estimated 85 million lives lost, 6 million were Jews persecuted by Adolf Hitler (Ridley). The Jews are rightly remembered as Hitler’s biggest target during the genocide in Europe within the years leading up to 1945. The persecution of the Jews has been numerously recognized

World War II was the most unhaumane event in time of American history or even world history. Hitler was in charge of the mass destruction in Europe. His plan was callled the final solution, him and his right hand man Himmler a had created. The plan was to kill everyone who wasnt an undesirable such as jews. The Arain race was the perfect form of people that Hitler wanted to create and only have, this racd consisted of blue eyes, blonde hair, muscualr/fit, and tall. In 1933 Hitler became the chancellor of Germany and making new rules called Numberberg laws. He startd invading pars of Europe and making them a piece to add to Germany. He became allies with Italy and Japan during the invading to help to control all of Europe this group was

The Second World War had changed the future of the world. Almost every county in the world participated in this war. The world divided into two parts and fought each other. The allied powers against the Axis powers. The leader of the axis powers that includes Italy, Japan, and Germany. The Germany were defeated by the British and French in world war one so the new leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler became allies with two countries the fascist Italy and the militarized Japan. At the beginning the whole world didn’t take the new leader of Nazi Germany very seriously, the United States of America did not want to be involved in European matters , and the united kingdom did not thought that the Nazi Germany will start another war because of

Man 's capacity and failure to control feelings has made individuals settle on right or wrong choices. Judgements made at critical times driven by absence of self - control, exaggerated feelings, outrage, presumption and desire for power saw the world dive into a chronicled calamity, World War Two. The ubiquitous wave of bloodletting, carnage and death floated over the globe with millions of people harmed, detained, starved, and subjected to forced labor. The war was fought with unparalleled velocity used weapons of unseen destructiveness in unsurpassed numbers summited with an atomic bomb. First World War acrimony, harsh treaty terms and sanctions, the upsurge of totalitarianism in Italy and Germany culminated to the rise and fall of

World War II is one of the worst occurrences that has taken place during the time humans have occupied Earth. Families were split, loved ones were lost, and masses were killed. World War I left Germany defenseless and vulnerable. As for the world, many were exhausted and wanted peace. Nothing was stopping Nazi Germany from doing anything; in the meantime they had taken over Austria in 1938. No one realized how evil their leader, Adolf Hitler, could be if not stopped. Hitler did not acknowledge the Versailles Treaty; he knew what was on the horizon. In preparing for the war, Hitler felt the need to make peace with the Soviet Union (Rosenberg, Jennifer). During the time frame of 1939 to 1945 the Axis Powers and the Allies fought almost continuously. Nazi Germany started the war to try and overtake Europe and create one power (Rosenberg, Jennifer). Not only was this a terrible clash of powers that resulted in war but many other horrific things occurred such as: the attempt to exterminate Jewish people, and the battles men had to struggle to survive in fighting for each other. At the time, not many knew the effect the war would have on our future and how people would alter their views toward one group or another. Although the whole situation was bad, it could have been a lot worse.

World War II has been considered one of the worst things to ever occur in history. Violence, death and aggression took place in the 1930s and 1940s in certain European nations. German leader, Hitler played an important, yet a very big role during this time. With the rise and domination of fascism in Germany and Italy, the goal was to maintain peace, established by the Treaty of Versailles ended up in major disaster. World War II began with the poor economic conditions in Europe after World War I and the confrontation of clashing forms of governments and in the end it brought about positive and negative changes of the world. World War II began on September 1st, 1939 when Germany invaded Poland; this invasion led to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, The Great Depression, and the Holocaust.