War time

Nationalism has been a driving force of concord and discord throughout the 20th century: it has been a catalyst of nearly all wars, yet it has also brought people together to solve problems. During Big Era 8, wars changed dynamics in homes across Europe. As males were unable to work because they were fighting, women and children filled the gap to keep up production and munition for the war. Economically, the Great Depression crippled the economy of Europe and prevented trade to be prevalent. Politically,

The Four Minute Men where a public relations group that worked for the government around the time of World War I (WWI). They would manipulate information at of the war and then share that information with the public. One of the 75,000 would share this information during the reel changes at the movie, which was about four minutes, thus the name (Guth & Marsh. 2012. pg. 66). Sometimes instead of a person delivering that message they would produce small feature to get the point across, such as Pershing’s

The Media During Times of War The media has always tried to keep us as informed as possible on the events around us. Recently with the war in Iraq, the media has been doing what they can to keep all of us back at home aware of what’s happening. Some people feel that the amount of coverage given is “Un-American” while others think that the media is just doing what ever George W. Bush wants. The media has done only what they’ve always done, tried to get the story and

Vietnam War Time Line The Vietnam War Time Line the following is what I learned and what my opinion is, and the easiest way for me to explain is by using a time line. As you know this class was a little hard on me because of my lack of knowledge and interest, but I am glad I did take this class. It has given me the opportunity of learning very important facts and events that I had no clue about. I also learned to appreciate all those soldiers that rick their lives for us. I will start off with

Question 1: During cold war times, the US’ had a theory of containment. Containment made to stop the spread of communism, because it was thought that if the US could not stop communist countries than it could work on stopping communism from spreading. In 1954, Vietnam was able to become independent from France. The country was divided along the 17th parallel, and North Vietnam and South Vietnam were created. Ho Chi Minh led North Vietnam and it had a communistic government, which was supported by

Question 1: During cold war times, the US’ had a theory of containment. Containment made to stop the spread of communism, because it was thought that if the US could not stop communist countries than it could work on stopping communism from spreading. In 1954, Vietnam was able to become independent from France. The country was divided along the 17th parallel, and North Vietnam and South Vietnam were created. Ho Chi Minh led North Vietnam and it had a communistic government, which was supported by

Humanitarian Aid during Times of war: The Good and the Bad Humanitarian aid is care that is given to those that are victims of natural disasters or those that are located in places where war is occurring or has occurred. This care can include anything from food and water, to medical supplies and shelter, such as tents. A lot of people may not be aware of the problems that can arise as a result of humanitarian aid, since many only hear the positive outcomes of aid. There are both disadvantages and

World War 2 was one of the worst wars of all time. In 1939, Adolf Hitler started a war because of his genocide of Jewish people. And, he was succeeding. No one could stop him. We needed something to change. If we didn’t stop something soon, Hitler would take over all of the Middle East and presume to take over the world. The US thankfully came up with a solution to this, they created an unstoppable force, the B-29 Superfortress Fighter Plane. The B-29 was the most destructive warplane ever to be

In war there is death, but where in death does it change to become what is known today as modern warfare? Was it a landmark like the first use of a tool or tactic, or is it during a time as a society? The impactfulness of guns changed the ways wars were fought still even today, but the tanks and airplanes changed it on even a larger aspect. The other side of the coin is that the perspective of war has changed through the ages. It changed from an all out barbaric massacre of people, to a gentlemanly

World War I, at the time known as the Great War, was a global war that happened mainly in Europe where the Allied Powers, formed mainly by France, Great Britain, and Russia, were against the Central Powers, formed by Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire. Someone who doesn’t have a thorough knowledge about the War would be quick to say the causes were economical or ideological or that the direct cause was the death of Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary but it is more complicated