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World War II drastically affected the Japanese culture, economics, and politics. Sofia MayorgaHistory 10F BlockJapanJapan is considered one of the most important and powerful countries in the modern world but this accomplishment has been reached by a lot of work and changes made in the Japanese society. During World War II the destruction of Japanese…

World War II, or the Second World War, was a military conflict that happened globally starting from 1939 and lasting all the way to 1945, which involved most of the world’s nations. According to Laurel Sefton McDowell, “the war years were a period of antagonistic labour-government relations and serious industrial unrest, which labour attributed to…

Abstract The United States was considered an important figure during World War II because it has the biggest arms industry during this period. Contrary to popular belief, however, the US did not sell weapons out of patriotic duty – it created and sold arms to restore its economy. The Importance of the United States in…

World War II started on September 1st, 1939, with Hitler and his German troops attacking Poland without declaring war, resulting in Britain and France declaring war on Germany on September 3rd. Subsequently, on September 10th, Canada independently declared war on Germany. Canada’s involvement in the war had significant implications for its global reputation. In addition…

Japan committed what some would consider suicide, when their aircraft bombed Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was the most important day of World War II. This was the first strike towards the US. making them enter the war. Even though the US. had been involved a little before this. The attack prompted full entrance of the…

During a time of war, the worst is always brought out in people. The movie Schindler’s List tells the story of an entrepreneur and womanizer, Oscar Schindler. When the Nazi party took over Germany, Schindler took advantage of the situation and began schoomsing up to the Nazi authorities. This helped him to become a very…

The World War II changed the world order drastically. First of all, as it was agreed on the Potsdam Conference the Soviet Union legalized its aspiration to establish the world “Communism Camp”. Europe   was divided according to the sphere of interests between the victors, the United States and the USSR. That was the greatest tragedy…

Shortly after the Battle of Britain Sir Winston Churchill, the prime minister of Great Britain, is quoted as exclaiming, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” The few that Churchill was referring to were the brave aircrew that undertook the daunting task of repelling the…

In 1945, the United States developed a formidable weapon known as “the atomic bomb” and utilized it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. The aftermath was catastrophic, resulting in significant loss of life and ultimately forcing Japan to surrender without any conditions. Historians hold differing perspectives regarding President Truman’s decision to employ the atomic bomb…

Britain’s and France’s weaknesses were not the most important causes of World War 2 although they did have an effect on it. The Invasion of Poland actually started World War 2. Britain and France could have prevented WW2 from ever occurring at The Remilitarisation of the Rhineland, Munich Conference and The Invasion of Czechoslovakia. Britain…