“TOTAL WAR”: CIVILIANS AS CASUALTIES AND CIVILIANS AS LABORERS BY TROY RECTOR IUPUI HIST-B425 SECOND WORLD WAR DR. KEVIN CRAMER JUNE 15TH‚ 2012 Introduction and thesis The concept of “total war” can be seen throughout history in various forms. Some countries used the tactic of targeting of civilians in order to lower morale and support for war. Some countries in the past mobilized their economies and population in order to support the war effort. It wasn’t until World War II did
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World War I had a definite impact on the European home front; the war was called total war for a reason. The term total war has many meanings when concerned with WWI‚ but it could also be talking about the fact that the civilians were directly impacted and involved in the war. The home front was impacted during WWI because women were having to replace the men in jobs‚ everyone was romanticizing the war at first then were struck by reality‚ and the people were having to ration food. As men began
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Limited War Rules of Engagement Cheryl Mac Duff Chamberlain Limited War Rules of Engagement The rules of engagement (ROE) used during the war in Southeast Asia continue to be one of the most controversial aspects of that conflict. ROE are intended to reduce the chance of friendly fire incidents and recognize international law regarding the conduct of war‚ particularly the need to protect civilians‚ but in Vietnam they became a political tool as well. The restrictions these rules placed
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World War II vs. World War I World War I and World War I are two of the deadliest and costly conflicts to occur in world history. With over 100 million casualties they combine to be two of the most devastating wars ever. They both are very similar and destroyed a good amount of land in Europe‚ while also involving the same allies on both side. Although they both have high casualties World War II is more important to Europe for many reasons. Some reasons are the holocaust‚ advancements in technology
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The prisoners of war were not treated in accordance with the international agreements. They were complaining about starvation and malnutrition and there were some Japanese who were claiming that the Japanese Army had tried to do their best to service the foods to the Prisoners of War while they were in the camp. What is it like to be a prisoner of war? When you are a Prisoner of War you have to do everything that you are told to do. Often times the Prisoners of War were treated poorly by their captors
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“Is The War On Terrorism A War?” The Global War on Terrorism is a military campaign that began shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001. First used by George W. Bush‚ the phrase ‘war on terror’ has become to be conceptualized as a term used to signify ‘global military‚ political‚ lawful‚ and conceptual struggle targeting both organizations designated as terrorists and regimes accused of supporting them.” The war on terror main focus has been with Islamist militants and Al-Qaeda
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Prohibition vs. War on Drugs Prohibition and the War on Drugs are not so different; both are useless and cause more harm than good to the economy. In time‚ as what was shown during Prohibition‚ this “war” will die out. Many “unions” were created to fight the consumption of Alcohol and is shown today for use of Marijuana. Prohibition and the war on drugs have also caused much unnecessary violence that could have easily been avoided if these items were just legalized. Prohibition was a black
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Black Hawk War and the Second Seminole War Dirk Smith HIST223 Instructor: John Smith Aug 14‚ 2012 Black Hawk War and the Second Seminole War During the 1800’s many Indian tribe who didn’t want to leave their homelands found themselves in brutal battles against what they considered the “White Man”. These wars went in different areas in the United States all during the same time. The same fight by the Indian to stay in their homeland while Congress tried to push
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V. Russo-Japanese War The Russo-Japanese war was of a considerably smaller scale war that started as a naval war in Port Arthur‚ and transitioned into a land based war by its end in 1905. Admiral Heihachiro Togo was not a member of the Genro‚ but he still led the military into a surprise torpedo attack on Russian ships. Yamagata was not the only one who considered the weakness of the Japanese military in relation to Russia‚ but he and Togo understood that the Japanese military had to use what little
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The Vietnam War versus the Iraq War With a husband in the Army and currently on his third deployment to Iraq‚ I am often asked how I think this war is different from past wars. In order to answer this question properly‚ I found that I needed to do a little bit of research and acquaint myself with some war history. As I learned about previous wars that Americans have been involved in‚ I learned that only two wars have had a great deal of controversy. The Vietnam War and the Iraq War‚ while almost
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