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Remembrances of WWII: Studs Terkel, 2006.
A summary and review of Studs Terkel's WWII novel, "The Good War: An Oral History of WWII".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, AU$ 38.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and reviews Studs Terkel's novel about WWII, "The Good War: An Oral History of WWII". The paper notes that Terkel discusses World War II from both the perspective of the soldiers that fought in the war and the individuals within society that developed their own ideas about the war. The paper points out how Terkel uses first hand reflections from individuals that lived during this time period and allows their own words to relay their ideas about WWII and that, historically, the war is remembered in facts to include the losses of life that occurred. The paper also notes that the book conveys the sense that the individuals that remained in the country and the soldiers that endured on the battlefield recall the war with the same pride, honor and fondness, allowing for a universal sentiment about the war.
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The WWII Combat Genre, 2004.
This paper examines Norman Mailer's novel "The Naked and the Dead" in which the author incorporates the symbols, characters and narrative conventions of the WWII combat genre.
2,775 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 120.95
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This paper details the introduction and perception of the WWII combat genre in both film and literature. The writer of this paper defines genre as an element consisting of a shared set of rules, symbols and story patterns. In Norman Mailer's novel, "The Naked and the Dead," the author engages the symbols, characters and narrative conventions of the combat genre in a complex dialogue, both enmeshing and reinforcing audience expectations. By tracing the minority character of Martinez in "The Naked and the Dead," one can see how Mailer incorporates the genre in a way that reflects both the unique capacities of the novel as a medium separate from that of film. This paper also expands on Mailer's particular view of film as an inadequate representation of the complexities of war and America. The writer of this paper contends that Mailer's novel must be read in the context of the combat film genre, which was well established in the memory of American audiences by 1948 as a frame of reference for understanding and justifying WWII. This paper clearly details the characteristics of Martinez which fits the conventional stereotype evolved from and established within the genre of the World War II combat film. The writer also discusses the significance of various WWII related films that were released in the 1940s including: "Bataan," "GI Joe" and "Home of the Brave."
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"The multiracial platoon acts as a symbol of democracy, functioning to distinguish Americans from a racist enemy, the Nazis. At the same time, the visual presence of minorities helps to legitimize 'good' racism (racism against the Japanese) by framing it with images of racial integration. Feigning inclusion of minorities is also a propaganda tactic aiming to harness collective support for the war. In Bataan there are four minorities: a Mexican-American, two Philipinos and a black man. The Philipinos are associated with nature; they are implicitly more primitive and closer to the enemy. The Mexican-American is associated with jazz music and a womanizing past, and the black man is associated with spirituality. All four characters die fairly early on in horrible barbaric deaths. In later movies, some or all of these characteristics may be lumped together into composite minority representatives."
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Dr. Seuss and WWII, 2004.
An examination of the contribution that Dr. Seuss made towards WWII comics and animation.
3,254 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 136.95
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This paper discusses how the political themes exposed in the WWII political cartoons of Dr. Seuss, or Theodor Seuss Geisel, influenced a number of his later works of children?s literature. It looks at the themes of these political cartoons and the impact they had on his future writings and drawings.
I. Introduction
II. Seuss' Editorial Cartoons in WWII
A. PM Magazine
B. Seuss and Japanese Americans
C. First PM Magazine Cartoon, Virgino Gayda
D. May 19, 1941 Hitler Cartoon
E. July 16, 1941 Isolationist Cartoon
F. The Influence of Seuss? Editorial Cartoons
III. Political Aspects of Seuss' Children's Literature
A. Recreation of PM Magazine Characters in Children?s Literature
B. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories and Totalitarianism
C. The Sneetches and Other Stories and Tolerance and Racism
D. The Butter Battle Book and the Cold War
E. Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! and Richard Nixon
F. The Influence of the Political and Social Content of Seuss? Children?s? Literature
IV. Conclusion
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"The political themes exposed in the WWII political cartoons of Dr. Seuss, or Theodor Seuss Geisel, influenced a number of his later works of children?s literature. Known primarily for his children?s books, Seuss wrote a series of over 400 political cartoons for PM Magazine that explored a variety of subjects, including Hitler, Fascist Italian publicist Virgino Gayda and Mussolini and fascism, American Isolationism, and racism. May of these themes were later explored in his children?s books, including Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now!, The Butter Battle Book, The Sneetches and Other Stories, and Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories. Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! reveals Seuss? feelings that President Nixon should resign, while The Butter Battle Book clearly shows that the political and social conscience that Seuss honed during his time at PM Magazine, was active well into his old age. In his children?s book, The Sneetches and Other Stories, Seuss again expanded on the theme of tolerance and the attacks on racism that he incorporated into many of his editorial cartoons from PM Magazine. Similarly, Seuss?s Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is deeply reminiscent of the dislike of fascism and totalitarianism seen in his PM Magazine cartoons. Overall, Seuss? contributions to the political landscape, while commonly overlooked in favor of his contributions to children?s literature, were significant and important in shaping public opinion, both in an overt form seen in his editorial cartoons, and in the more subtle political messages seen in his children?s books."
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Jews in Poland after WWII, 2003.
This paper discusses the treatment of Jews in Poland after the end of WWII.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 92.95
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This paper refers to treatment of Jews by most Poles during WWII as assisting the Germans locate and kill Jews. The author points out that, although the survival rate for Jews in Poland was only 1 percent, hostility and violence against them marked the post WWII period, including the 1946 Kiel pogrom. The paper cites official anti-Semitic campaigns against Jews in the 1960s.
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"Polish-Jewish relations still remain strained after a turbulent relationship during the ... century. During WWII, the survival rate for Jews in Poland was percent 1 percent. During WWII, Poland was partitioned by Germany and Russia. Stalin .."
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Strategic Leadership in WWII and Vietnam, 2004.
A comparison of the Axis leadership of WWII with Vietnam's leadership during the Viet Nam war.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 69.95
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This paper compares the flawed strategic vision of the Axis leaders of WWII with the genius of Nguyen Giap in Vietnam. The paper discusses the structural advantages of the Allied forces in WWII in terms of wealth and manpower and the superior strategic vision of Communists in Vietnam.
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"The Allied Coalition that defeated the Axis Powers in World War Two consisted of dozens of nations. The major Allies were France, the United Kingdom, China, the Soviet Union and the United States. Other Allies included Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India and South Africa from the British Commonwealth. Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama all declared war on the Axis as well and gave varying but limited support to the..."
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WWII Monetary Policies, 2006.
A look at how the economic policies of the 1930s and WWII affected the Great Depression.
4,308 words (approx. 17.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 166.95
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This paper examines the effects of the economic policies of the U.S. in the 1930s and during WWII, in order to determine if those policies were responsible for pulling the nation out of the Great Depression that so engulfed the world. The paper begins with a look at the economic and political situation preceding this period so that a greater understanding of the policies can be obtained and ends by concluding that the economic policies of the thirties and WWII did indeed pull the U.S. out of its economic depression.
Table of Contents
President Woodrow Wilson and the Treaty of Versailles
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Enters the Picture
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"In our histories and those of the other four major powers negotiating, France, Great Britain, Spain and of course Germany the very deepest roots of the "Great Depression," are to be found. In his book, "The Economic Consequences of the Peace, 1920," the renowned English Economist John Maynard Keynes sums the issue quite concisely by relating the speech of the German Count Brockdorff-Rantzau to the assembled Peace Conference of the Allied and Associated Powers. The Count had been charged with assembling a study of the effects of the conditions of the Peace on the situation of the German Population."
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Post WWII Generations in America, 2002.
A paper which studies the characteristics of the three generations which have grown up in America since WWII.
4,410 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 168.95
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This paper show that since the end of World War II, the American people have seen an extraordinary change in the economic, social and moral priorities of the nation and its people. Three generations have grown up since the war, each positively and negatively influenced by their parents and social change. The paper studies the most affluent of the three - the WWII generation; the Baby Boomers who are shaped by the political upheaval in America during their formative years and finally, the Gen-Xers - a generation which saw many cultural firsts. Issues covered are: Raising Kids Differently Than The Generation Before, Influences of Baby Boomers, The Children of Baby Boomers, The Values Passed On By WWII Parents, Work Ethics, Social Changes, The Outcome of Baby Boomer Child-Rearing Methods.
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"As time progressed, the baby boomers, who were encouraged by their parents to volunteer and contribute to the community, tossed aside this mentality in favor of making deals over power lunches. As divorce rates climbed and the number of unmarried mothers increased, it became apparent that rampant uninhibited sex was ?in.? The Baby Boomers parents would find this notion unconceivable.
Basically, Baby Boomers came to treat everything, including people, as if they were disposable and easily replaced. Boomers are known to downsize corporations at the expense of workers, invest in grossly over-valued technology stocks that represent completely intangible products, divorce families, and simply ignore the immature behaviors of politicians."
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WWII Slave Labor in Japan, 2005.
Describes the use of American slave labor by Japanese companies during WWII and how the victims of that slave labor have yet to be compensated.
785 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 40.95
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This paper describes the inhumane treatment American POWs received at the hands of their Japanese captors during WWII and how they were forced, through the use of beatings, starvation, and torture, to unwillingly and illegally work to serve Japan's war effort. The paper also looks at the terrible injustices these POWs continue to suffer because of the United States' failure to acknowledge these atrocities and pay reparations.
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"The U.S. government denied Tenney?s lawsuit, and similar lawsuits, by siding with the Japanese. From Parade, ?...the U.S. government stepped in on behalf of the Japanese and...succeeded in getting them (the lawsuits) dismissed by Vaughn R. Walker, a federal judge in the Northern District of California...Judge Walker declared...that the fact that we had won the war was enough of a payoff: ?The immeasurable bounty of life for themselves [the POWs] and their posterity in a free society services the debt.?? The federal judge ruled that the San Francisco Peace Treaty of 1951 waived further claims of wartime atrocities against Japan and its nationals. This treaty stemmed from the post-World War II need to secure Japan as an ally against the Soviets in the Cold War (ibid)."
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Germany and WWII, 2004.
Examines the reasons for Germany's successes and victories at the onset of WWII.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper discusses the technological and leadership advantages that led to German victories in France, the Low Countries, Norway, and Poland during the initial stages of WWII. The paper also discusses Hitler's focus on rearming Germany prior to the war and his economic mobilization.
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WWII Military Personnel, 2003.
A look at the ethics of military personnel during WWII as illustrated in lliterature.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 92.95
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This paper is an essay on the ethics of military personnel during WWII as illustrated in four books on the topic. It examines the questionable ethical acts of military personnel, ethical theories of war and just war theory.
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"Ethical theories of war primarily stem from the Christian tradition and writings of St Augustine. Known as just-war theory the doctrine attempts to answer two questions. When war is justified ..."
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Japan's involvement in WWII, 2004.
A discussion on Japan's loss in WWII.
2,260 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 115.95
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Japan's loss in WWII is examined, in this paper, from the point of view of military writers Clausewitz and Sun Tzu. It discusses the Japanese strategies and blunders. The author also explores the importance of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The Products of WWII, 2006.
An in-depth discussion of numerous inventions sparked by WWII.
3,117 words (approx. 12.5 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 131.95
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This paper discusses, in detail, many of the innovations that were sparked by World War II. It discusses technology and inventions from the WWII time-period and how they were used during the war and if they are still being used today. The paper discusses the effectiveness of some of the inventions.
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"Throughout history, war has bred innovation of all kinds, for both good and evil. This has never been truer than in World War II. This was a period of frantic military innovation unrivaled in history. Inventions ranging from UFO's to wire guided missiles like the HS 293 were implemented for the first time (7,12). Though many of these ideas were drawn up decades before the proper technology became available, many of them were surprisingly effective."
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Terrorism and Warfare Post-WWII, 2006.
This paper defines the term terrorism, while also discussing how it has reshaped the conduct of war, primarily post-WWII.
1,446 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 69.95
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The writer of this paper details the large gap between what terrorists can do and how legitimate armies respond to terrorist actions. The writer contends and explains why the main goal of terrorist organizations are to destroy fighting units and lower the morale of citizens around the world. This paper examines the difference between terror and crime while citing the importance of labeling terrorism as warfare. This paper details the manner in which armies have had to alter their operations when dealing with terrorist organizations. The writer illustrates the emergence of terrorism which grew with the end of WWII. The writer delves into the issue of North Korea, which could be labeled as a terrorist nation, due to its nuclear capability. This paper also details the various offensive tactics available to the U.S army to combat terror, by way of technology and weapons. One useful vehicle in combating terror is the UCAV, Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle. This vehicle is essentially a fighter and bomber drone, that costs less to manufacture than manned fighters. Another example of warfare equipment is the Land Warrior, which is a digital system for infantrymen that combines a portable computer, GPS location finding equipment, laser range finder and communications network access.
Table of Contents:
The Modern Terrorist War
The Best Offense is a Good Offense
Conclusion
Endnotes
Works Cited
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"While the Vietnam war was an example to the American people, if not also the military, of how not to conduct a war in the age of terrorism, the Gulf War "was a supreme example of the power of superior technology. It was indeed the first war where, as one scholar puts it, 'brilliant munitions arrived'." But it was not a complete exercise in total war. It still pitted large masses of men and heavy munitions against each other on open ground. It looked much like a World War II battle, except for the equipment. Shortly after it, one critic noted, "America's fighting forces are still organized and armed to fight hard, fierce battles from fixed bases against an enemy that no longer really exists." The current war in the same region is proving that insight to be more accurate than not. In 2001, immediately after the terrorist attacks on New York City, Hinkle wrote that the nature of foreign threats was changing."
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The Development of Relations between the United States and Japan between WWI and WWII, 2002.
A look at what led up to the Japanese position in WWII.
2,825 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 123.95
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The paper looks at the history of Japan after WWI. The events described are the conquering and occupation of Manchuria in China, the Panay Incident, the actions taken by the US towards Japan and the actions taken by Japan after WWI. The paper also looks at the Japanese government's instability during that period. The paper concludes that the actions taken by the Japanese in World War II were a direct result of the relationship that had developed between the United States and Japan between World War I and World War II.
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"The period between World War I and World War II was a tumultuous time for the world. From the focus of most of the civilized world, the majority of the trouble was arising from Europe. There were two countries that were threatening the free world with their oppressive ideals, and hand banded together for their mutual benefit. With Hitler heading the Nazis in Germany, and Mussolini heading the Fascists in Italy, the future of Europe was hanging in the balance. These dilemmas, however, were not the only ones the world would have to deal with. In the Pacific, an alien and seemingly remote country, that until just under a century ago had been totally un-industrialized, was threatening its neighboring Asian countries. Using their powers of adaptation and an indomitable spirit, they had forced themselves into being one of the most powerful nations in the world. The Japanese had seen what the world had to offer, and had immersed themselves into becoming a force in the world instead of becoming a province of another world power. The nation they would become, in accordance to their method of borrowing outside concepts and re-conceiving them with a distinct Japanese identity attached, was heavily dependent on the interactions that they would experience with other nations. The actions taken by the Japanese in World War II were a direct result of the relationship that had developed between the United States and Japan between World War I and World War II. The major events the shaped this relationship were the incidents occurring in China, instabilities within the Japanese government, and the actions taken by the United States towards Japan."
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WWII Memories and Dilemmas, 2004.
Review of two books about WWII and whether it is better to remember or to forget the Holocaust.
1,372 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 66.95
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This paper discusses the different viewpoints presented in ?Remembering and Forgetting: The Social Construction of a Community of Memory of the Holocaust? by Alan Milchman and Alan Rosenberg and "The Unmasterable Past: History, Holocaust and the German National Identity" by Charles S. Maier. The paper explains Milchman and Rosenberg's position that the best way to never repeat the Holocaust is to never forget it, as well as Maier's position that the best approach is to let Germany move on and not focus on its history because too much of a focus on Germany's past is toxic for the present generation of Germany. The paper then takes a more critical look at Milchman and Rosenberg's arguments for remembering the Holocaust and sides with Maier's view, while citing reasons to support this approach.
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"It is difficult to know where one set of dilemmas ends and another begins regarding the Holocaust. First, of course, is the Holocaust itself; Alan Milchman and Alan Rosenberg, in ?Remembering and Forgetting: The Social Construction of a Community of Memory of the Holocaust? expound at length on whether forgetting it or remembering it is the better means to ensure that nothing similar will be perpetrated in future. A preponderance of their evidence?or at least, of their references to what other thinkers maintain on that score?seems to support remembering. Charles S. Maier, on the other hand, seems more inclined toward forgetting it and, not to put too fine a point on it, getting on with it. He makes this clear in The Unmasterable Past: History, Holocaust, and the German National Identity."
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Soviet Women in WWII, 1991.
This paper discusses the contributions on homefront & on battlefield of soviet women during WWII..
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 104.95
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" It is often said that war is hell. No one knows that better than those who fight and suffer as a result of war. Women in the Soviet Union during WWII not only fought in some instances but also made significant contributions in keeping their homes, families and country together during the war years. Women's contributions ranged from harvesting crops to flying fighter aircraft and shooting down enemy planes. Nothing was too difficult or too demanding during the war years.
Understanding the status of women in the labor force just before war broke out is important. Following the Revolution, women in the 1920s stood to gain as a result of rapid industrial growth and the growing urbanization of the population. Soon the ... "
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