Introduction Two pieces of technology that stand out in the history of World War II are Radar and Bombsights. Both technologies played a crucial role in the defensive and offensive strategies of all the countries involved. During World War II RADAR saw its first use in combat operations. Although radar came of age during the war (Goebel) it is often referred to as the weapon that won the war and the invention that changed the world. Radar was a technology that allowed land bases to detect incoming
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The Monuments Men The Monuments Men were a group of men and women who served to recover the stolen paintings in World War II. They recovered millions of paintings that were stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi’s in World War II. The Monuments Men were an important military group in World War II because of their origin‚ assignment‚ and number of paintings recovered. The Monuments Men were created from 14 different nations who were either museum directors‚ curators‚ art historians‚ archivists
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World War II and Propaganda Posters Propaganda during World War II was escalated to perhaps the greatest heights in history. Propaganda is used to manipulate information to influence public opinion‚ rather than merely communicate the facts about something. The American government used propaganda posters to persuade people to conserve material needed by soldiers‚ to discourage gossip about information heard about the war effort‚ and to invest
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in the attack‚ and another 1‚000 were wounded. The day after the assault‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan; Congress approved his declaration with just one vote. Three days later‚ Japan’s allies Germany and Italy also declared war on the United States‚. More than two years into the conflict‚ America had finally joined World War II. The fundamental Allied forces were Great Britain‚ The United
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At the height of Germany’s prominence in the Second World War‚ Adolf Hitler had successfully abused Allied terms of appeasement and fabricated a Fascist nationalist state that paved the way towards the establishment of a continental Nazi regime. Despite Hitler’s unwavering strength in leadership and uniting the common interests of the people‚ however‚ Germany was defeated decisively in World War II due to crucial economic‚ diplomatic‚ and military reasons. The first and perhaps most destructive
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United States and the Soviet Union became political rivals after World War II. 1. Where did the Soviet Union set up pro-Soviet regimes? Answer: The Soviet Union set up pro-Soviet regimes within Poland‚ Romania‚ Bulgaria‚ and Hungary because of the higher potential of positive response from those areas. 2. What was the Truman Doctrine? Answer: The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy set up by President Harry Truman during the Cold War that regulated for the US to provide financial aid the nations
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during World War II On 1 September 1939 the country of Germany led by Adolf Hitler invaded Poland using blitzkrieg tactics or in other words “lightning war”. As Germany is capturing Europe one country at a time Japan is doing the same except with Asia and Japan is also preparing for the attack of the United States naval base on the island of Oahu called Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to declare war on Japan‚ break isolationism and get deeply involved in World War
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World War II took place from 1939 to 1945‚ and led to over 60‚000 military and civilian casualties. The War affected every country in the world‚ so when it became clear that Germany and her allies were being defeated‚ the world breathed a sigh of relief. Unfortunately‚ the surrender that came from most German allies in the rest of the world was not a predisposition the Japanese shared. They refused to surrender until the United States dropped atomic weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima
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Events of World War II by Kevan Salisbury The Axis Powers World War II was started by the Axis Forces‚ which were comprised of Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. They fought against the combined might of almost the entire world‚ and‚ but for a supreme combined effort on the part of America‚ the USSR‚ and Britain‚ almost won. During the war‚ the Axis Powers were totalitarian states‚ controlled by their respective leader or leaders. These are their stories. During World War II‚ there were
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Evan Forsell Strategic Air Raids and Nuclear Bombing of Japan World War II was a war of unprecedented feats and military actions. Never before had two global superpowers faced off and clashed in predominately ocean-based warfare. In addition‚ the tremendous focus on air power and supremacy was unique to the modern warfare tactics of World War II. In the end‚ America’s military expansion and strategy of systematically bombing Japanese cities and military targets was successful‚ although it did
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