The War Of 1812 Should Be Left In The History Books

A veteran is “a person who has served in the armed forces.” This is the dictionaries definition of a veteran. An unknown author wrote “a veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check payable to ‘The United States of America,’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life,’” but not everyone has the same definition for a veteran, so what is yours? Veterans have not been treated the best after they have come back home from the military. They could come back home with mental illnesses or disabilities or, for others, they could come home to financial problems. Some veterans end up homeless because they have no money when they get home. Others could end up in depression. Veterans do not just come home and go back to their normal lives like some people think they do. So, for the good of American war veterans and other American citizens, these veterans need improved therapy and treatment than what they are receiving currently.

In 1975 the Oxford University Press published the first edition of The Great War and Modern Memory written by Paul Fussell. As Fussell states in the opening line, “this book is about the British experience on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918.” In this paper I will argue, that despite the numerous literary awards this book has won, it contains historical inaccuracies and shortcomings in relation to the accurate information provided that takes away from the prestige of the book. Despite the numerous negative aspects of the book, this paper will also briefly highlight the few positive areas of the book, therefore providing an in-depth analysis of the book.

Do you think that we should keep the Battle of 1812 in the books? I believe we should keep the War of 1812 in the books because of what we gained from the war. The issue that is happening is the publishers are debating if the War of 1812 is important enough to keep in the history books and present to the publishing board, to see if they will follow our opinion or not follow our opinion. My strongest reason to keep the War of 1812 in the books because of our flag still up at Fort McHenry the next day and Francis Scott Key made the National Anthem. In addition, we had some heroes and leaders, including Dolley Madison, Andrew Jackson, and Francis Scott Key. At last the British were in a rage and burning down our Capital and other important buildings.

The Slopes of War written by N.A. Perez follows a realistic fictitious story about the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War, which is also told by the characters told in different perspectives, the Union and the Confederates. The story utilizes many historical facts regarding the battle, even including dialogues from Union and Confederate generals. It also tells us the audience the emotional and physical effects of war, and how the characters are affected by the end of the battle. Although the novel does portray many themes, imagery, and is told in different perspectives to convey the story, let’s take a look into the physical and emotional effects of the battle, and how those effects make the story.

The War of 1812 is also called the Forgotten War because nobody talks about it, even though it was an important moment in history for the United States. The victory showed that the United States was a force not to be reckoned with. It made us seem like the independent and strong country we are today. It showed other countries that we were here to stay and nobody could take us down.

From the time that the War Resisters League was created, its stance has been against war on an international and civil level. However, it was a one-stance organization when it was first created. This changed at the start of World War II, as several of the members declared themselves conscientious objectors and spent the war years either in Civilian Public Service camps or in prison. The experiences in the Civilian Public Service camps and prison prompted the members to achieve fair working conditions, meaningful work in terms of national interest, and racial integration. As a result, the War Resisters League’s agenda changed from one to several issues. Since then, the issues that the War Resisters league have worked on are World War II, prison life and segregation in prison, Cold War and civil defense drills, Watergate scandal, fight against racism and equality including working closely with Martin Luther King Jr. during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Great March for Jobs and Freedom, Vietnam War, nuclear warfare and chemical weaponry, women’s rights, poverty and race including the poverty draft into the military, and ending corporate profit from war.

​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.

The end of World War II was not just the end of war, but also the beginning of a new nation and era in the United States. The war was not all great to those that returned; the most common problem during this time was the return of American vets to their country. Many mans returned to their hometowns and newly developed cities to finally settle down and begin a family. Many of them were soldiers and prewar students, but they didn’t have a set place within the post-war society, and this created stress and struggled. The veteran return from war created a population and housing boom created by the benefits that each had from the GI bill. The post-war economic demand and the expanding of the Civil Rights movement led to many conflicts and discrimination in housing, education, and jobs. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) created policies that reinforced forms of segregation, and regularly denied low-interest loans to non-whites.

America was starting to enjoy freedom from Britain when a new problem arose. Britain was starting to impose trade regulations on America( mainly with France ). Britain was also taking American sailors to be their own. At least that’s what most Americans are led to believe. Most Americans sailors were British just trying to not go into the Napoleonic Wars. But, anyways America still wanted to test what they had. So war was declared, now what?

During World War I, thousands of British soldiers were diagnosed with “shell shock,” a condition which was thought to encompass both physical and psychological symptoms. The discovery of shell shock is typically considered to be an important catalyst in the gradual recognition of mental illnesses caused by combat. However, the characterizations of shell shock as an early discovery of post-traumatic stress disorder made by many historians are false. Shell shock should not be thought of as a credible wartime medical advancement, but as a false and primitive identification of war-trauma.

Early America is remembered primarily for its actions against Britain during the Revolutionary War, where we threw the despotic empire off our backs and declared our own independence. However, the War of 1812 was just as important when it came to its role in American history. Although the War of 1812 is a very small conflict in comparison to some of the wars and conflicts we have entered since then, the results of the War of 1812 have directly impacted American history ever since, both politically and historically. While the causes may not be completely understood in modern times, the causes and subsequent effects of the War of 1812 were so indissoluble that in order for them to be resolved, the only war ever to take place on United States soil first had to happen, the Civil War.

There are many reasons that the war was often forgotten and pushed into the annals of the past. The most prominent reason why is that it was, to be honest, so unpopular that the general public protested not just the war but that our soldiers were heading out to fight a war we believed wasn 't our own. They were technically correct. It was also first war to be reported in full detail via media and other sources. And third, the Vietnam War became a metaphor for American society that connoted distrust in the government, and the sacrifice of American lives for poorly understood and deeply divided values and principles. Upon the veterans ' return to the states, many exhibited significant psychiatric symptoms. These ranged from difficulty sleeping to vivid flashbacks, and are now recognized as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

I always have heard about this war but never have got the meaning and how important it was until now that I hear it again in summer school with Mr. McGee he gives me more information and explains it in a way I can understand. This is one of the big topics they used to teach us in Colorado for history class. It was known as social studies there and I never listened to how important is was to not only me but the United States and all the citizens of America. Now that I understand it and know more about it actually gets my attention and interest me.

For many Americans it is common knowledge to know about the Vietnam War; however, for some Americans the Vietnam War is ancient history, dishonorable, but irrelevant nonetheless. If people do not physically see the many horrors of war it is easy to forget; although maybe it is something we try to forget. However, there are some who may be able to forget there will be some, like politicians, that will not forget. The Vietnam War had a terrible impact on both the United States and Vietnam, and more importantly it would affect foreign policy for many years to come.

Many people question if Guy Sajer, author of The Forgotten Soldier, is an actual person or only a fictitious character. In fact, Guy Sajer in not a nom de plume. He was born as Guy Monminoux in Paris on 13 January 1927. At the ripe young age of 16, while living in Alsace, he joined the German army. Hoping to conceal his French descent, Guy enlisted under his mother's maiden name-Sajer. After the war Guy returned to France where he became a well known cartoonist, publishing comic books on World War II under the pen name Dimitri.