Devastation As a person looks at the last thousand years of history, many events come to mind. To be more specific, many world-changing events have occurred. Many of them have good explanations, or just reason as to why they happened. There were also a handful of events that had no rhyme or r...

The famous Krupp family of Germany has a long and at times controversial history. The history of the family can be traced to the early 15th Century but the family is more historically well - known as the originators of the first major steel-works in Germany in 1811. (Biography: Krupp) This was to...

The Holocaust was a significant event during World War II. It was perhaps the worst atrocity against humankind throughout history. The Holocaust was the systematic extermination of 6 million Jews by the Nazi's. As well as Jews, hundreds of thousands of Gypsies, and at lest two hundred and fifty thou...

A good and nearly complete account of the happenings during the firstnineteen months of the participation of United States in the First WorldWar has been documented in "Over Here" by David Kennedy. The details inthis book are between the period between April 2, 1917 when the war mes...

Throughout this course, there were many eras as well as events that were dissected and examined, resulting in great findings of the history of the world. One specific theme that seemed to be recurrent in many events and time periods is that of war and violence. This was seen through the effects of W...

The Hitler YouthBy Brianne Lee5/6/01MC 1302The Hitler YouthPeople everywhere have been told the story of the Holocaust and World War II. Most people, however, have been given the story from the Jewish perspective. Many people have written numerous books, and research papers have been published conc...

The Second World War had its roots in the willingness of Japanese militarist, German Nazis and Italian Fascists to go to war to get their own way. Their countries had grievances, which militarists, Nazis and Fascists strenuously encouraged. For instance, the flaws in the Peace Settlement after...

World War IIWhen war broke out, there was no way the world could possibly know the severity of this guerre. Fortunately one country saw and understood that Germany and its allies would have to be stopped. America's Involvement in World War II not only contributed in the eventual downfall of the insa...

As technology advances, so do the implications of what we do with it and how we use it. The initial motive of aerial warfare was tactical bombing; however, through advancement, it has transitioned into incorporating innocent civilians as targets as well. Scientists went from breeding animals and pla...

Nazis in the World Today One of the most memorable and significant events in history is the holocaust that was caused by Nazis prejudices. The results from Nazi prejudices were the torture and deaths of thousands of people. The effects from their actions caused many problems for the world and vio...

When the human mind sees the world falling apart and the greatest of threats looming on the horizon, they begin searching for someone to place their trust in. They want someone who can give them answers, someone who can direct their fear and anger in to sometimes but not always irrational zeal. Thro...

World War 2: What Were the Causes?September 1, 1939, a day that would change the world forever. It was the start of World War 2. Germany had invaded Poland and introduced its self to the world as a powerful war machine. The war lasted 6 years, it killed more people, destroyed more property than any ...

World war II, and why?After World War I, the defeated Germany, Disappointed Italy, and Ambitious Japan were anxious to regain or increase their power. All three of these countries eventually adopted forms of dictatorship; National Socialism and Fascism. This made their country supreme and called for...

Throughout history one can observe the existence of racist feelings in practically all societies against people of different physical as well as religious and cultural characteristics. In Europe, the intensity of such feelings increased to the point that they were transformed for the first time int...

World War II was a time of death, destruction and sorrow. The events that took place during this period did, and still do appear quite unbelievable to many people. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki introduced for the first time the power of nuclear weaponry, and the attack on Sydney Har...

Throughout history, there have been many events that have shaped the future of civilization. However, none was of more importance than World War II. Whatever was to materialize at the end of the war would drastically affect the entire world and all of the inhabitants. If Hitler had managed to w...

World War 2The war that began in 1939 greatly changed Canada and the entire world. The Second World War involved more countries and caused my casualties than any other war in ever in history. This essay will explore the causes of the war, Canada's contributions to the war effort, the factors that co...

One of the most significant and interesting parts of world history started with Adolf Hitler's rise to power and the events following, until his death. Through satire, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, written by Bertolt Brecht, describes this period. Hitler's rise to power is described extensivel...

Most people associate the swastika with Hitler, the Nazis, and the Holocaust. Because of this, it has become a symbol of hatred and violence. However, the symbol known as the swastika has been in existence for over 3,000 years, and a variety of cultures have used it in a variety of ways. Although...

The Aztec warrior. Human sacrifices. Hammurabi's Code.Gladiatorial combats in the Colosseum in Rome. World Wars I and II. Masssuicides. School killings. These are but some few examples of human displays of violencethroughout history. Humans, for one reason or other, killed people fo...

WORLD CONFLICT IN THE 20TH CENTURY 1 The 20th century was the bloodiest 100 years in human history. Based on numbers killed, in warfare, the 20th century exceeds all other centuries combined. The three major conflicts between 1901 and 200 were World War I, World War II, an...

When World War I came to a close in mid-November of 1918, many ideas were circulating in Europe as to what the peace settlement should entail. In Britain, leaders were thinking about how to increase British colonial power. In France, many wanted to permanently punish the Germans, partly in revenge f...

Devils in Disguise "Under idealism nothing exists except the mind. Whoever controls the mind controls everything. Therein lies the secret of absolute power" (Rapoport 1989) Has this method been used by most of the well known bloodiest dictators in history? The answer is most definitely...

Hitler and His Downfall To many World War II has been the most devastating war in human history. It had been global military conflict that caused the loss of millions of lives as well as material destruction. The war began in Europe in September of 1939. It ended on May 8, 1945. This day was marked ...

Marc Bloch's Strange Defeat: A Statement of Evidence Written in 1940, was the result of his experiences during the Nazi invasion of France during World War Two. As the title describes, this Memoir was written in 1940 but was not published until after the war in 1946. This work was written while...