Andrew Wilkinson
Sabrina Pinnell
War and Peace
November 28 2016
The Battle of Chamdo—a 1950’s invasion of Tibet
(Known in China as the Liberation of Chamdo)
Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than external factors. Dalai Lama
History and Causes: When looking at what can only be defined as modern history (the last 200 years), the world has never had a moment where there was no conflict on the globe. But while some of the best studied and most memorable wars were long ones, like both world wars or the cold war, the real thought provoking conflicts are the ones that history passed over, for a multitude of reasons. Perhaps the war in question wasn’t very long, or had no relevance to western interests. Whatever the cause, the shortest wars potentially have the greatest impact and the clearest reflection on the current state of humanity. Following this vein, the war with the greatest social and cultural implications in the last 200 years was The Battle of Chamdo. Tibet and achieved de-facto independence from Great Britain around 1917, but remained a relatively isolationist nation afterwards, with a philosophy/tendency to shun outsiders and not allow them access to their nation. As a result of this policy, and because of resistance by local politicians, (it could in fact be said that some aspects of Tibetan government were akin to 13th century medieval Europe), Tibet quickly fell behind the rest of the world in terms of technology, despite attempts by the 13th
Usually, wars start for the gain of land, to solve disagreements and conflicts in a country or between many. The book The Road to Chlifa by Michele Marineau, develops the idea that wars do more damage than fixing. This is proven through the characters of Maha, Bechir, and Karim. In the book, Maha loses her family because of a bombing in the area where she lived. Bechir loses his best friend, Karim because he has to emigrate to France with his family in order to survive. Finally, it is proven through Karim, a boy who grew up in a war zone and never knew peace. To summarize, wars cause more problems than the ones they solve.
The Battle of Chipyong-ni was a decisive battle during the Korean War and the first major victory following the entry of the Chinese into the war. COL Freeman employed the following principles of mission command during the battle of Chipyong-ni: build cohesive teams through mutual trust, use of mission orders, exercise disciplined initiative, and accept prudent risk. He was an outstanding leader who knew the value of good communication with his unit. He led by example, and fostered a climate that allowed his subordinates to excel.
War has always been an unfortunate part of our society and civilization. War will sadly and undoubtedly be with us as long as we exist. However, the portrayal of war for many centuries gave a sense of patriotism and romanticism. Then the invention of the camera changed how humanity perceived war in the late to mid 19th century. And all of a sudden, images of war became of shear violence and destruction. The violence in these images would play a significant part in the social and political standpoints of war in our nation.
Wars are often glorified in tone to give praise and respect for those on the battlefields. There is an overall understanding that there are sacrifices needed in order to accomplish a larger goal. Excluded from this understanding is the realization that the effects of war
War leads to oppression and leaves negative implications on all people and societies by impacting the poor, women, children, and nations as a whole. "War is a state of violent conflict between one or more groups" (Rasenberger 3). Rasenberger defines war as a state of conflict between one group within itself or several groups in combat with each other, what is not mentioned are the after-effects of war. War itself leads to many civilian and military deaths, an estimated 1.5-3.8 million people died during the Vietnam War and an approximate 500,000 people died in the Iraq war. The biggest tragedy of War is that it always results in fatality, but another key, negative, factor to understand is that after the War many adverse implications arise. Post-war ramifications in the nation fall upon the poor, women, and children, making them weaker and less motivated leading to the downfall of a society. Regardless if a nation wins or is defeated in war they have to deal with consequences of war and find solutions to the impacted people and society. It is essential to understand that there is never a true victor in war because regardless of the outcome, fatality and a fall of morale within society on both sides are inevitable. War has often been the solution to situations that required force or violence, but in recent times this has
How significant was the Tet Offensive in achieving a communist victory in Vietnam by 1975?
To say Canada played an important role in World War Two would be an understatement. Canada’s significance in the war will forever be remembered as one of the greatest, and the Battle of Hong Kong is a prime example of just that. The fact that Canada provided troops even with the optional not to, and the struggles the troops endured not only on the battlefield, but as prisoners of war, and the amount of physical and moral support the Canadian soldiers gave to the British soldiers in Hong Kong is proof that Canada was a major contributor in World War Two.
Dennis Kearney and H.L. Knight, authors of “Appeal from California. The Chinese Invasion. Workingman’s Address.”, argue for the Chinese to be excluded. They discuss in a scholarly way that these Chinese that are flooding in do not have much, and are often treated as slaves. It is documented that they wrote, “They are in every place, they seem to have no sex. Boys work, girls work; it is all alike to them” (Kearney and Knight 4). This article, published in February of 1878, was written by men who believed the women had no place in many workplaces. Women’s rights and civil rights activists were becoming to gather in hopes to allow their peers to have equal rights to the right man. While they are alienating the Chinese, they also are allowing
War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, written by the talented author Chris Hedges, gives us provoking thoughts that are somewhat painful to read but at the same time are quite personal confessions. Chris Hedges, a talented journalist to say the least, brings nearly 15 years of being a foreign correspondent to this book and subjectively concludes how all of his world experiences tie together. Throughout his book, he unifies themes present in all wars he experienced first hand. The most important themes I was able to draw from this book were, war skews reality, dominates culture, seduces society with its heroic attributes, distorts memory, and supports a cause, and allures us by a
War has been going on just about as long as people have been alive. Whether it is just some cavemen fighting over a fire, or multiple countries going to war for justice, there has always been some scale of war. I am going to be analyzing way through functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist perspectives.
The comprehension of the term ‘total war’ has had great significance towards the understanding as to how wars are fought, affect society and differ from other conflicts. The main issue that arises is conclusively defining total war and is continually differing between both historians and military combatants alike. Roger Chickering defines states “total war is distinguished by its intensity and extent. Theatres of operation span the globe; the scale of the battle is practically limitless” all the while adding “total war requires the mobilisation not only of armed forced but also of whole populations” This definition, while not quintessential is a good starting point for a definition due to its broadness and acceptance of the idea of the incapability to fully mobilise a society’s entire resource. David A. Bell states that it is often defined as ‘a war involving the complete mobilization of a society’s resources to achieve the absolute destruction of an enemy, with all distinction erased between combatants and non-combatants’ . However, he notes the limitations of such an idea including the inability for societies to meet such criterion, in particular, the ability for a society to completely utilise its resources towards the war effort. Ultimately, Jeremey black, while not giving a conclusive definition for the term, total war, does acknowledge different definitions by various individuals distilling many of their arguments and consequently outlining main characteristics of
Fifty-eight thousand were killed, a pair of thousand captured, and three hundred fifty thousand; maimed and wounded, just about everyone throughout this country still feels the results of this conflict. Today, the kids in the country rest uneasy in response to the senselessness of this struggle. A different generation of school students, staff and young parents bring a singular perspective to the analysis of the implications of this specific war. These square measure the sons and daughters of the boys that fought to their death inside the jungles of South East Asia..
Thesis/Preview: Today, I will give you an account of what led to the most widespread war
The Vietnam War is one of the most important conflicts of the twentieth century. It is the second most traumatic, contentious, and problematic event in U.S. history—the first being the Civil War. Yet the Vietnam War, means that “the dispute zone”. it was also called "Second Indochina War" and the "American War".