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German People: Fascism & Authoritarianism

3 Pages 1578 Words
How successfully did Europe emerge from fascism and authoritarianism since 1945? Fascism has been defined as a radical form of authoritarian nationalism (Turner, 1975, p. 162). Fascism first emerged in Italy during the 1920s, followed by Germany in the 1930s and quickly spread to other neighbouring countries not long after. Fascism promoted a strong government, it is categorized as extreme...

The Rationale for British Censorship of World War I

4 Pages 1987 Words
The publishing of this headline was based on a message sent to London at 11:30 the morning of the Somme’s opening, stating that “As far as can be ascertained our casualties have not been heavy” (1..). Whether intentionally fallacious, prematurely released, or genuinely mistaken, this message’s information was clearly incorrect, as the British alone suffered a loss of 60,00 men,...

Lord Of The Flies And World War II: A Battle Between Civility And Savagery

3 Pages 1550 Words
World War II is known to everyone as the last large-scale world war. This war revealed humanity's darkest and most frightening side. The war had two opposing sides: The Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, Soviet Union, and China) (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica). These two groups had very different paths to...

America as a Beacon of Democracy and Freedom

2 Pages 896 Words
During the Cold War, Democracy and Freedom were some major factors at play during this time. The US pushed and supported Democracy spread around the world, while Freedom was still a big issue. As much as the US was viewed as a beacon of democracy, back home there were still movements/groups protesting for civil rights. During this time the US...

The Controversial Bombings Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

3 Pages 1243 Words
At 8:15 AM on August 6th, 1945 the first-ever nuclear weapon used on a human population was released above Hiroshima, Japan. There was no scale to describe the energy and destruction of the blast, the explosion was unprecedented. Three days later a second bomb exploded over the city of Nagasaki, Japan (Fenton). Almost a month later, the Japanese surrendered. The...

History Of Hiroshima And The Effects Of The Bombings

4 Pages 1851 Words
Introduction America's decision to use two atomic bombs at the end of World War II on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has been an intense subject of discussion for years after the incident. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings are one of the best-known historical events in history, though at the same time provoking enduring, fervently heated reactions. The...

The Story Of Sadako Sasaki And The Hiroshima Bombing

2 Pages 962 Words
On the 6th, August 1945 an atomic bomb called ‘Little Boy’ was dropped in the center of the city Hiroshima, Japan. By the USA in World War two, it killed about 80,000 people immediately and heaps more after, it had the effect of 1,500tons of TNT. To this day, atomic bombs are known as the deadliest weapon ever invented and...

The Holocaust: Catastrophic Violation Of Human Rights

2 Pages 1090 Words
The Holocaust was a time when Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, prostitutes, and beggars were kicked out of their homes to be sent off to work hard labor or sent to death. German SS officers showed no remorse to the prisoners by constantly torturing them. These actions by the Germans show that they had no solicitude about Human Rights. They violated various...

Reasons For Dropping The Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima

2 Pages 912 Words
The first reason why the dropping of the atomic bomb in Japan should be justified is that Japan continued on its aggressive attack even though there were many warnings of the United States during World War II. After Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in 1940, they began in earnest involved in several battles and colonized many...

Vietnam War And Martin Luther King

1 Page 524 Words
During the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King Jr. believed that the involvement of America in the war was unjust. King thought that America was too focused on a war that didn’t involve them. He thought the war became harmful to not only people in Vietnam but even civilians in America, innocent people had died when they shouldn’t have. King had...

English Football During WW2

2 Pages 747 Words
Football in the UK was affected substantially by World War 2 and British soldiers as a result were positively impacted by the Football War League Cup. Introduction Between the years 1939 and 1945, britain had been under attack and exhausted during World War Two. Cities had been destroyed and burnt to the ground, millions of lives were lost and many...

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