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- 631: All Quiet On The Western Front
- Remarque s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, transpires in the trenches of the Nazi Western Front, which is protected by the young German soldiers World War I. Paul Bäumer, the narrator; enters the war under pressure to enlist; goes to the front and learns about the brutality of war. Paul witnesses the extreme violence that defines war during his time spent on the Western Front. Bäumer and his cronies learn to except the war as part of their lives, but the pains of ...
- 632: The Cold War: Conflicting Aims and Policies of Rival Powers
- The Cold War: Conflicting Aims and Policies of Rival Powers The Cold War can be said to have been sparked by a plethora of events. A common cause of the war is said to be that of Soviet aggression. This played a large role in creating concerns that may have started the Cold War. Also, American paranoia has been to said to have been a ...
- 633: The Atomic Bomb and Hiroshima
- ... not long before people began to question President Truman’s decision to use the most devastating weapons know to humankind. The purpose of the bomb was to bring Japan to a surrender and end the war as soon as possible. The question puzzling many researchers and historians is whether the use of the atomic bomb was necessary. The popular belief is that the U.S. could have avoided the use of atomic weapons considering the fact that Japan was already defeated and would have surrendered in response to Russia’s declaration to enter the war against the Japanese. However, Japan was known to fight to the bitter death and the use of the atomic bomb and it vast power may have been the only option that would force Japan to surrender. Understanding the decisions and the outcomes that take place during this time of war will better our knowledge and decision-making in the future. Over a century ago the first atomic bomb was created in Los Alamos, New Mexico. It was created by a top-secret operation code ...
- 634: The Suez Crisis of 1956: The War From Differing Viewpoints
- The Suez Crisis of 1956: The War From Differing Viewpoints Carleton University Research Paper #1: Submitted to Prof. J. Sigler In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for 47.323 Introduction Among the most important foundations in the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict was ... its consequences involving both relations internal to the Middle East and with the world are impossible to ignore. Looked at simply as an objective event in history, one could note several key outcomes of the war. It marked the beginning of the end of British and French colonial leadership in the region, and the start of an increasingly high American and Soviet involvement. The war also proved to the Arab nations of the area that the Israeli military machine was not one to be taken lightly, a lesson which would be forgotten and retaught in the 1967 "Six Day ...
- 635: Early American Literature by Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee About War
- Early American Literature by Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee About War American Literature consisted of many well known writers. These writers wrote excellent pieces of literature which are widely read today. These writers wrote about some aspect of American life, and they depicted America very well. Some of these writers are Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee. Lee wasn't exactly a writer, but he wrote a good piece of literature which really showed the peoples attitude during this time. War was a major topic in American Literature. During this time America was just developing and many wars occurred. The wars affected the people and their everyday lives because many of their loved ones were dying. The Americans didn't like war and they were tired of sending their people out to war. Two authors that conveyed this war time really well were Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee. Stephen Crane depicted the attitudes of Americans ...
- 636: Early American Literature by Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee About War
- Early American Literature by Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee About War American Literature consisted of many well known writers. These writers wrote excellent pieces of literature which are widely read today. These writers wrote about some aspect of American life, and they depicted America very well. Some of these writers are Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee. Lee wasn't exactly a writer, but he wrote a good piece of literature which really showed the peoples attitude during this time. War was a major topic in American Literature. During this time America was just developing and many wars occurred. The wars affected the people and their everyday lives because many of their loved ones were dying. The Americans didn't like war and they were tired of sending their people out to war. Two authors that conveyed this war time really well were Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee. Stephen Crane depicted the attitudes of Americans ...
- 637: Narrative Structure On ABSALOM
- ... changed when the plantation system, slavery, cotton industry, and population all grew tremendously. The population in Mississippi grew until most were black slaves, 52 percent actually. Another major occurrence in the novel's history is war. When the Civil War broke out most of the white settlers only owned and worked small farms. And what few plantations there were, had not been there more than a generation. This is why many whites opposed the ...
- 638: Ohio
- ... only in Ohio, but across the nation as well. They, too, played a major role in helping Ohio move the country toward big business industrialization. Ohio made several contributions to and even participated in the Civil War effort to maintain the union. The 1860 census provided several statistics for Ohio. It showed that Ohio then had 2,339,500 people, making it the third most populated state behind only New York and ... number of men. Ohio also had its share of casualties. Eleven thousand, two hundred, and thirty-seven men died in battle while 23,354 men died of disease. Thirty thousand men were wounded in the war, carrying a lifetime reminder of the war with them. An Akron man, Ferdinand Schumacher, a German immigrant, even helped the war effort by developing AmericaÆs first oatmeal. This helped by feeding the Union soldiers, ...
- 639: The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
- ... perhaps only) accomplishment was the establishment of a basis for industrialization. The basic destruction of the southern agrarian process combined with the greater need for items in the North caused the economy of the post-war United States to shift toward the cities (Nash 576). The general aim of the Untied States had turned toward the big cities, but was still focused on building the nation's power from within. And ... McKinley was not an expansionist at heart. He declared in his inaugural address, "We want no wars of conquest; we must avoid the temptation of territorial aggression"(Cashman 315). However, much of America did want war with Spain, and after the American ship Maine blew up in Havana, killing 266 soldiers, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt called for war with Spain to free Cuba. The subsequent defeat of the Spanish in 100 days and the capture of the Philippines demonstrates the expansionist nature of the United States increasing. During the election of 1900, ...
- 640: The Roots of Judaism and Christianity
- ... and rebuild the Temple. (Many chose, however, to remain in Mesopotamia, where the Jewish community existed without interruption for more than 2,500 years until the virtual elimination of Jewish presence in Iraq after World War II.) Leadership of the reviving Judean center was provided largely by returning exiles--notably Nehemiah, an important official of the Persian court, and Ezra, a learned priest. They rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem and consolidated ... God would ultimately vindicate them. Revolutionary groups such as the Zealots emerged calling for armed revolt. The Sadducees were inclined to collaborate with the Romans; the Pharisees advocated passive resistance but sought to avoid open war. In AD 66 the moderates could no longer control the desperate populace, and rebellion against Roman tyranny broke out. After bitter fighting the Romans captured Jerusalem and burned the Temple in 70; at Masada the ... such challenges, new modernist versions of Judaism were formulated; these movements originated in Germany and had their greatest development in North America. In Russia hopes of improvement were soon abandoned; the government engaged in open war against Jews. Under Nicholas I (r. 1825-55), 12-year-old Jewish boys were drafted into the army for terms of more than 30 years (whereas other Russians were drafted at 18 for 25 ...
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