All posts tagged War

Did the Bank War cause the Panic of 1837? Richard Hofstadter from The American Political Tradition and the MenWho Made It believes President Andrew Jackson’s refusal to recharter the Bank of the United States was politicallypopular but economically harmful to the long-term growth of the United States. Peter Tenim, from . . . Read more

On August 1, 1914 one of the world’s greatest tragedies took place. In Harry F. Young’s article entitled, the Misunderstanding of August 1, 1914, Young tries to make sense of the days that took place before the Great War began. In his twenty-one-page article, Young uses many sources to explain . . . Read more

Causes of the Korean WarAndrew GlassGlobal StudiesPeriod Seven The Korean War, 1950-1953After the USSR installed a Communist government in North Korea in September 1948, that government promoted and supported an insurgency in South Korea in an attempt to bring down the recognized government and gain jurisdiction over the entire Korean . . . Read more

involved. No one was immune to the effects of this global conflict andeach country was affected in various ways. However, one area ofrelative comparison can be noted in the experiences of the French andGerman soldiers. In gaining a better understanding of the Frenchexperience, Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est was . . . Read more

WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLD WAR?Revisionist historians tend to regard the outbreak of the Cold War as a result of American hostility or, at least , diplomatic incompetence, while the more traditional view lays the responsibility squarely at the feet of the Soviet Union. Assess the validity of each . . . Read more

During World War I many different types of weapons were utilized by both the Allied and Central powers. Some were variations on older models of weaponry, and others were totally new inventions created to aid in the wartime effort. Most of the new weapons were used as killing machines in . . . Read more

red widespread “mercy killing” of the sick and disabled. Code named “Aktion T 4,” the Nazi euthanasia program to eliminate “life unworthy of life” at first focused on newborns and very young children. Midwives and doctors were required to register children up to age three who showed symptoms of mental . . . Read more

Descriptive: Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a military struggle fought in Vietnam from 1959 to 1975. It began as a determined attempt by Communist guerrillas (Vietcong) in the South,backed by Communist North Vietnam, to overthrow the government of South Vietnam. The struggle widened into a ward between South Vietnam and . . . Read more

The Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War The Vietnam War is truly one of the most unique wars ever fought by the Unites States of by any country. It was never officially declared a war (Knowll, 3). It had no official beginning nor an official end. It was fought over 10,000 miles . . . Read more

The Vietnam WarThe Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War was the most controversialwar in American history. Costing more than 47,000 U.S. lives and$140,000,000, the war had momentous impact on the country, politically,economically, and socially. More significantly, the United Statesfailed to achieve its stated war aims, for the first time in history. The . . . Read more