When people are reminded of World War Two, they usually refer to all the stupendous and spectacular fights that took place. The thing that people do not know is that those stupendous and spectacular fights could not have been done without the courage's people who risked their lives to gather information to give their alliance an upper edge against the opponent. Some examples of spies are Mata Hari and Major Robin Stephens who risked their lives to gain information on their enemies. Spies did not only have their minds, but they also have gadgets that aided them to help gather information. Ultimately, all the outcomes that come from World War Two could not have been possible if people did not risk their lives to give their side and advantage against their opponent. …show more content…
Spies are people who secretly collect and reports information on the activities. When people think of spies, they usually think of people in movies like "Mission Impossible", "007", and many more. The way that people look at spies are from what they see from those movies, the spies being brave, confident, and always wins in the end. In contrast, the reality is that spies "commit acts of espionage and subterfuge which were often lonely, frightening and very dangerous." Spies were used during World War Two to gain information from the enemy and change the balance in favor of the alliance forces. Female spies in specific were found to be valuable for short-range intelligence work and were less suspicious that men. One example of spies helping their side was Odette and Simone. Odette and Simone were two 29-year-old female spies who were decided to get as close as possible to the town of Granges sur Valonne to get information in Germany's plan. In the end, the information they collected was timely and useful to the alliance
All agencies working together to maintain peace and provide the government with the knowledge to make informed decisions. In hindsight, the nation realized what a huge impact espionage had on war and attempted to use it to their full advantage. Spies now have countless new technologies and scientific breakthroughs to allow them to succeed in many more ways than the women during the Civil War. The Cold War was one event where new espionage techniques were crucial and immigration was limited to try to block Soviet spies from entering the United States. During World War II, Japanese internment camps were set up to try to prevent espionage within the Asian community along the West Coast. The fear of enemy spies tended to consume the American public because of the enormous damage they can inflict. The brave women who served as soldiers during the Civil War had to live in constant fear of superiors learning their true gender. Their courage allowed for women to eventually become integrated into the American Army. Now women are being recognized as war heroes and continue to fight for their
The battle of World War II was a very difficult thing to go through. “World War II began on September 1, 1939, when 1.5 million German troops invaded Poland.”(World War II) World War II made people leave their families and go fight. It also got countries involved that originally weren’t and don’t need to be involved. There were allies and there were Axis powers, allies helped other people and then there were countries that just kept attacking others.(World War II) The war kept causing more damage and harm but didn’t force countries to join. “The number of countries participating in the war on either side increased over the course of the next two years to include virtually all the countries of the world.”(Canada Enters World War II)
Spies have always been popular in fiction and history. As kids, we perceive them as people dressed in black with spy gadgets that we could never even imagine, but then as we get older we start to realize there is more than just gadgets and black uniforms. Everyday, spies risk their lives. This made me think what it would be like to be a spy during a war, and specifically during World War II.
With over a half million deaths the most gruesome war in American history drove citizens to action. The suffering during this era was so great many were inspired by nationalism to act. For those who were unable to join the fight upon the battlefield, espionage represented a chance for personal involvement. Although it is believed that many agents never sought recognition for their service, especially Confederate scouts, documentation depicts the espionage present during the American Civil War to be surprisingly sophisticated. By examining the recorded history involving active female intelligence agents in the American Civil War, we can see the roles of female scouts were severely underestimated, frequently encouraged, and generally
With a longtime fascination with history, I decided to write my essay on a topic not usually discussed in history classes, the role of spies during America’s war of independence. I was interested in the ways spies played various roles in major events during the revolution and their uniquely complex ways of gathering intelligence, given the many limitations in the 18th century. Fighting against the British army, a superpower in its time, I’m hoping to discuss the significance
One of the tools spies used was seduction. Women would most likely use this tool because they would appeal to men. The women would use seduction on the generals to find out their plans. Another tool was the telegraph. It paid a big role in the civil war. As soon as the spies would get information they would send the information through the telegraph. Around 15,000 lines of men were conquered thanks to the telegraph. Also spies would use a tool called a cipher. The cipher was a substitution for the alphabet. It had 26 symbols and once you unscam redbed it you would get a message. The confederates had more success by using the cipher during the civil war.
Nate Perea 4 April 2017 Professor Kenneth David Period 4 How Spies Affected the Outcome of the Revolution The American’s and the British had many tactics to solving the enemy’s plans. One way of solving this was hiring Spies. Spies did everything from joining the enemy’s army, to volunteering to go behind enemy lines. Spies would risk anything to get the enemy’s plan. The Spies of the Revolution were very important because they helped figure out enemy plans, were willing to risk it all, and used secret coding to communicate. Spies were not only used by the Americans, but the British used them, too. They had their differences, but they also had many things in common. They both used “invisible ink”. Invisible ink consisted of a mixture of
The Impact Of Spies in the Civil War Levi A. King Global Impact STEM Academy The Impact of Spies in the Civil War Throughout the entire American Civil War, spies and scouts play a major war in winning key battles. Both the Union and Confederacy used spies to gather information. Spies could make reports based off information they gathered from field agents, prisoners of war, refugees, newspapers, articles, and documents retrieved from corpses found on the battlefield. Both sides used spies and started agencies and networks to gather intelligence. Spies in the Civil War had a profound effect in winning major battles for their countries.
The spies were created for a lot of reasons but the biggest reason was to collect information and send it back to their home Country.
Many regard World War II as the best war ever, but why? It seems the one fact that stands out in American minds is that the Allied Powers were fighting against people who were perceived as "evil”, such as Adolf Hitler and Emperor Hirohito. Many disregard all the casualties and hardships and only think about the big picture: victory. Michael C. C. Adams' book, The Best War Ever: America and World War II, attempts to dissipate all of the misconceptions of the Second World War. Americans came out of the war with a positive view of all the years of fighting. This myth was born from several factors, mainly due to the overseas setting of both theaters of the war, intense government propaganda, Hollywood’s glamorization, and widespread economic
A spy must have keen observational skills when collecting information about his victim. When Rainsford first arrived to the general’s house on the island he finds out many things about him like, when he started hunting, his fathers influence on hunting, and what he hunts now…Humans. “Rainsford leaned across the table, absorbed in what his host was saying”(Connells). Spies have to have this skill to collect and remember this information when taking down their enemy. That individual needs to develop the quality of paying close attention to detail, and be able to compile and retain meaningful
The United States has been involved in many conflicts, but the World Wars are two of the major conflicts, which many people lost their lives. World War II, being the more recent war, is the war that the United States should have entered earlier than they have. The World Wars are two of the most violent wars we have had in the world, but World War II, was by far, the more hurtful war out of the two. World War II has violated many human rights, and has produced many social injustices to the people who have suffered during this war. Millions of people could have been saved from the Nazi’s lust for purity if the United States would have entered the war earlier than they have.
World War II was a war of many victories and losses. A battle for constant control of territories, that was ushered by greed and corruption. With this comes the persistent need to find an advantage over the enemy, and during this time Germany became the front runner in innovations and technology. This intelligence showed by the Germans had the allied forces in a scramble to help propel them on top of the battle again. In hopes of success, through desperation the United States had managed to put together a top-secret task force. However this was not the typical task force that the United States was know to specialize in, until the early 1940 's. This task force was hand selected to specialize in tricking the German forces, specifically in the art of Deception. Through the use of these technologies given to them, these brave soldiers used their skills in sonic, radio, and visual deception, to help lead the allied forces to victory. Later called the Ghost Army of the War, these American 's were essential in deceiving the German forces.
Becoming a spy wasa deadly and dangerous job, so why did people do it? There were some cases where groups of people who were living in enemy territory, so they stayed in the territory and speed in order to help thier home land. Some Of the more common cases of people becoming professional spies was when before they had
“The world must know what happened, and never forget.” (World War 2) General Eisenhower reflecting upon the world war II, and acknowledging it as a pertinent event in the history of the United States of America. War is war, it is not pretty or humane, but what it is, is a diplomatic way in which to settle disputes and aggressions between countries. By analyzing these wars of the past, the people of the country can learn many things, be it mistakes made by one side, strategy from someone else or battle field etiquette. And it is through this analysis that the human race is able to further itself to not repeat the mistakes made by their ancestors. There are many lessons to be learned from looking at the