World War 1 Failure

World War One, famously known as the “Great War”, was one of the most destructive and violent worldly encounters in history. The destruction that was left over throughout Europe in the year of 1918 ‘set the stage’ for future years regarding international relation (History). The conclusion of the first world war resulted in poverty and lack of stability for many of the Great Powers that had been involved. Although the Entente powers were considered victorious, there were still many losses in resources and troops. The country that took the hardest hit when everything was said and done was Germany. A treaty between the victors of the war decidedly put the blame and consequences of the war on Germany and caused it to perish from the results of

Trouble first came around at the important American event of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In an attempt to get out of their own economic downfalls after World War One, Japanese leadership and nationalist followers had a similar idea to Germany’s in domination of invasion. Initially staying close to home to achieve such a feat, Japanese naval forces began taking over Pacific islands, including their surprise attack on American soil in Hawaii (History). The bombing of naval ships at Pearl Harbor rallied up the American agreement to enter the second World War and declaration of war against

Operation Overlord, more commonly known as “D-day”, involved over two million soldiers from more than 12 countries in an offensive attack on Germany. Naval, air, and land troops were deployed on the beaches of Normandy, France, having required an emormous amount of planning and cooperation from all of these forces (Ten). Lead by the American General Eisenhower, this great threat caused the German forces to drop everything they had defending their own lands and rush to defend their western front. Part of this plot allowed for the Soviet Union to take control of the country from the eastern border in Germany’s hast to deal with the new threat on the beaches. This vital effort and success in history lead to the German surrender on May eighth, a huge event in World War