Essays on Wars

War over Rough Riders Reign With president William McKinney taking charge in order to protect his Americans living in Cuba from the Spanish, he sent over the U. S. S Maine. But on the way over, the barbarous uncivilized Spaniards blew up the ship before …

Reasons for Initiating Operation Torch – – The Allies planned to occupy Vichy France to prevent the land from being occupied by Axis; the invasion would eventually force Axis powers to fight a two-front war; also helped to diminish transportation of supplies to Axis forces; …

Thirty Years’ War: Ernst von Mansfeld Ernst von Mansfeld was a German military commander in the Thirty Years War. Although he fought for the Protestant cause, Mansfeld was a Roman Catholic. He was considered one of the most dangerous opponent of the Catholic League. He …

Introduction Erich short story of remarque of Maria, “Whole Silence on Western Facade,” stands how a powerful testament to horrors and war futility. Set during World War I, a story offers the sharp picture of young soldiers, what jumps with inhumanity of conflict and indelible …

Two monumental wars began because of these disagreements, the Black Hawk War and the Second Seminole War. With these two wars the Tribal Indians classical fought on the grounds where they didn’t feel it was right they as the land owners would be kicked off …

This source is suggesting that Hitler was only sending troops to his land which already belongs to Germany. He had right to do this as if you have a garden you are allowed to go there. We can agree with this source because the Rhineland …

Early morning hours on June 6, 1944, paratroopers from the British 1st Airborne Division silently dropped and drifted towards the Pegasus Bridge, one of the few bridges that led over the Seine towards Normandy. Moments later, they stormed the bridge with heavy casualties. The Allied …

For many historians, the Berlin Blockade effectively started the Cold War era. This is because it happened to be the first major issue which took place between the United States and her allies, on one hand, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), on …

Charles Esquivel Pritchett History 1301 Nov. 25th 2010 Civil War Project Located 50 miles northwest of Baltimore, the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was the site of the largest battle ever waged during the American Civil War. Fought in the first three days of July …

World War I (WWI), which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted …

There are four main causes of World war one. They are Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism and alliance system. But the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand pushed the countries into war. The war is a like explosives and the assassination was the spark that triggered it. …

A key intervention in which the UN had established was the invasion of Kuwait by the Saddam/Iraq Regime. We can see that the Iraqi army had entered the neighboring country that was in pocession of oil. Being outnumbered by the Iraq, most of Kuwait’s military …

 North Atlantic Alliance Organization was founded in 1949 by 12 countries: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the UK, and the USA. Greece and Turkey joined NATO in 1952, Germany (German Federative Republic) in 1955 and Spain in 1982. (more…)

The Killer Angels: An Inside Look at the Battle of Gettysburg The Killer Angels written by Michael Shaara, is a historical fiction novel that describes in great detail the events that took place during the battle of Gettysburg. In the forward we are given an …

The Struggle for Decolonization By the end of World War II many colonies that had been under the influence of British and French rule wanted there independence from the imperial powers. The idea of decolonization, the resign of all colonial possessions by imperial powers, spread …

“This is a horrific day in Boston. My thoughts and prayers are with those who have been injured”. This is a quote from Deval Patrick about the Boston Massacre. This was certainly a horrific day and a day that would go down in history. The grim …

The primary objective of the Allied Forces in Africa was to make the most of ready Allied forces in an operation equal with current capabilities to relieve pressure on the Russians. “Other objectives of the operation were to gain French Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia as …

The battle of Stalingrad was one of the biggest, cruellest and most important battles of the World War II. The city was called in the name of Stalin, the leader of the Red Army and if the Germans captured it would be great propaganda for …

Battle of the Atlantic The Battle of the Atlantic played a very significant part in World War Two. In World War Two, after the escape atDunkirk and the inspiration of the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic was Britain’s next nightmare. The Battle …

The calming in 1930s is delivered by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, to construct up a permanent peace in Europe every bit good as to avoid the war against Nazi Germany. Chamberlain created calming policy based on three aims: “ … foremost, to debar the …

Abstract From 1914 through 1918 the world was at war. Described as “The Great One”, World War 1 affected everyone; man, and woman, combatant and non-combatant. This was a war defined by the advent of new technology. World War 1 saw the implementation of the …

One of the major points that Martin Luther King brought up in his speech was the Vietnamese point of View. He stated that they must look at the U.S. as hypocrites who didn’t want them free(853). When the Vietnamese tried to claim their independence in …

The First World War or the Great War was primarily a global conflict that was fought in Europe from 1914 to 1918. Some nations were actively involved in this war and among them were Britain and France. All this long America had not being involved …

The initial opposing party to Barre’s regime was conducted by the officers in the army after his defeated in Ogden war in 1977, some of them were sentenced and others escaped to Ethiopia and established the first opposing front called “Somali salvation Democratie Frof” (SSDF), …

The years before the Civil War were amply filled with causes for the destruction this war brought. There was no one prominent cause for this war but instead too many to list here today. Differences between the North and South such as rising tensions during …

In what ways did the causes of the Second World War differ from the causes of the First World War? The causes of World War One and World War Two shared both differences and similarities, but overall there were more differences between the two. The …

The Battle of the Somme started in July 1, 1916 and lasted until November 1916 between France and Germany. History considers this battle as the bloodiest of all battles in World War I. In the article “The Battle of the Somme”, the historical perspective of …

Introduction The rivalry between Coca-Cola & Pepsi can be deemed as legendary, “the top soft drink competitors in the world spend millions of dollars yearly to try and convince you that their version of soft drink is better” (Dotson pg 1). Over the past century, …

Kaci Power Professor Clark World Civ B April 24, 2012 The Attack at Pearl Harbor “Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire …

Spanish American War manifest destiny America The Spanish-American war was just another attempt (and a successful one at that) to promote manifest destiny, American trade,and to become a world power. The war originated in the Cuban struggle for Independence from Spain that began in 1895. …