The History of Modern World
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were
destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare, killing over
150,000 Japanese and inflicting radiation poisoning on more still.
Five days later on August 14, Japan surrendered. The need to defeat
Japan and to end the Second World War is the most commonly held view
about dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Some argue
however that this was not the main reason for dropping these two bombs
in 1945.
On April 12, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died and so as Vice
President, Harry S. Truman became the thirty-third American President.
Roosevelt had failed to inform his vice president of the atomic
project, called the Manhattan Project. Now the war was over with
Germany, it was time for the “big Three” leaders, Churchill, Stalin
and Truman to decide what action needed to be taken against Japan, who
although on the brink of defeat, refused to end the war in the
Pacific. Truman was the least prepared to decide about where to go
from here. By July 25, Truman had come to the conclusion that the
Japanese would be given the option to surrender unconditionally
(knowing that they would not), if they did not surrender immediately,
they would face “prompt and utter destruction”. The Japanese did not
respond.
Hiroshima was the primary target of the first U.S. nuclear attack
mission, on August 6, 1945. The B-29 Enola Gay, piloted and commanded
by Colonel Paul Tibbets, was launched from Tinian airbase in the West
Pacific, approximately 6 hours flight time away from Japan. About an
hour before the bombing, the Japanese earl...
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...ere was a political
motive in dropping the bombs because of the power of the Russians,
Truman wanted to prevent any spreading of communism from Stalin and
stop him from expanding into Asia. However I think that the main
reason was to save the lives of Americans. With the only other
alternative, a land invasion, Truman would be risking the lives of
around two million soldiers and sailors and also worsening the
conditions for the prisoners of war held by Japan. Truman told
students at Columbia University in 1959 that, “ dropping the atomic
bomb was no “great decision”. For your information there were more
people killed by the firebombs in Tokyo than by these bombs. It was
merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.” “It
was just the same as getting a bigger gun than the other side to win
the war.”
In 1625, Jean de Brebeuf a French Jesuit missionary along with other Jesuit missionaries and servants set out and traveled to present day Georgia Bay. The aim of this voyage was the convert the native people of this land known as the Wendat to Christianity. In order to do this, several Jesuit missions were built near the Georgian Bay. However, it was clear from the beginning that the Hurons or Wendat people would not easily accept Brebeuf’s religion of Christinanity. There were many challenges, which he face during his time in the Wendat society, but eventually he was able to convert a sizeable amount of people.
Further, Daughan covers the British blockade on American ports and the Napoleonic Wars. First, the British blockade on 1813 made difficult for American flagships to leave ports because the British Navy blocked almost all American ports with the exception of New England which provided goods to the British Navy during the war. Secondly, Daughan adds that the Napoleonic wars had a major impact on the American local war; exclusively, Napoleon’s defeat in Russia gave more confidence to Britain for supporting the War of 1812 longer. In contrast, A.J. Langguth did not include in his book, Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence, any international aspect that might influence the War of 1812.
Elected in 1932 following the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took on his presidency as a challenge to reform the United States by finding ways to provide a larger amount of people economic security in an unequal financial environment. To accomplish this goal, Roosevelt not only implemented a variety of New Deal programs under the categories of reform, recovery and relief, but also redefined what the word “liberty” meant for Americans.
The Aztec Empire was the largest civilization of the Americas in the early 16th century until Spanish conquistadors arrived in the New World. A motley crew of men from Spain, they were led by Hernan Cortes who intended to expand lands for the Spanish monarch and through many factors he was able to do just that. The three main factors that contributed to the fall of Tenochtitlan by the hands of Spanish conquistadors were significance of native allies, difference in battle tactics among the natives and conquistadors, and widespread disease. Another chapter in the Spanish colonization of the Americas, this one stands out in particular due to its unorthodox sequence of events that led a small group of men to defeating an entire empire in a few short years.
“Ibn Fadlan’s mission was about political and religious alliances that stretched across the entire western half of the Asian world.” (Page 38)
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Have Canadians and other modern day societies done enough to respond to the legacies of historical globalization? Canada, Belgium, and Britain have all been imperial powers. Canada and these other modern day societies have not done enough to respond to the legacies they have left behind. These countries have all done things that have left the influenced countries in horrible situations moving forward. The Canadian government has apologized for residential schools and Belgium has apologized for not being able to prevent the Rwandan genocide, but Britain has not apologized for the Jallianwala massacre. Even with the apologies, nothing is forgiven. The hardships and deaths that occurred during the imperial power or because of the imperial power can’t be changed or forgotten because of a quick apology several decades later. These apologies were not the only type of relief effort for the victims of imperial powers in Canada.
History is the study man past chronological recorded events. Since the beginning of the world a lot have happened politically, socially, historically and economically. In this paper we shall examine the western world historically. Specifically we will examine the period between 500 B.C and 1500 A.D. Examine the most significant person, event, movement or occurrence.
After the 15th Century, history began to move really fast in the matter of the things that happened. It is really important this part of the history because it totally changed the way of life and it gives an explanation of why life is like it is in our days. This big change didn't happen at once. Historians, after studying and trying to find the reasons of this change came up with five foundations. They are The Columbian Exchange, Europe Confronts the World, The Industrial Revolution, The Nationalism and Democracy and Mass Transportation & Communication. They are totally different, took place in different years and places but they all are ingredients of the cake that we call Modern World.
Dominica’s History and Politics are two subjects that become intertwined with each other as the politics have controlled the history of the island since before Columbus discovered it in 1493. From the indigenous tribes fighting each other for control to the Europeans racing to colonize Dominica the island has changed hands many times, which can be seen through the unique culture that exists there today. During these changes the politics of Dominica were altered as different tribes had different ways of ruling just like Spain, France, and Britain did too.
World History is a subject area taught in many schools throughout the country. It is a subject that many students enjoy participating in and learning. Despite this, World History is difficult to put into a curriculum and is generally taught in much lesser quality when compared to United States History being taught in that same curriculum; moreover, World History is never given the proper time it deserves when placed under state standards that detract from its teaching and its quality. World History planning and periodization are difficult and controversial because schools tend to emphasize United States History more in curriculum, there is a lack of time for instructors to teach it under Common Core Standards, and there are two distinct philosophies
A civilization is the starting point of a society. Civilizations have existed for millions of years and are the basic unit of structure for a society. Civilizations were the base of great societies such as Egypt and Rome. If not for civilizations these societies would not have flourished or even existed.
It is common that the affluent writers of the modern period would naturally write about the events and circumstances of their time. It seems easier to write about people who mirror their society. Additionally, in doing so, it makes the content more relatable to their literary lay readers. No one really understands what they have not personally experienced. Therefore, it seems astute to have a storyline based on broad pragmatic circumstances. Therefore, they had an ideal reader in mind, hoping they would relate to the content. For instance, they spoke about religion, God, economy, race issues, family conflicts, etc. All these issues were at-hand during the modern era. Moreover, such controversial issues went hand-in-hand with suffering of some sort that was unfortunately, experienced by most. The times were hard and dire and the authors probed at their audience accordingly. Analyzing the collection of works of Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Flannery O’Connor is identifiable that they centralized the historical and thematic concerns based on the modern period.
History is the branch of knowledge dealing with past events. The past is neither the present nor the future. The historian’s task is to understand the past by analyzing the evidence given or written in the present. Thus, history as a way of knowing implies cause and effect through time. Another areas of knowledge related here is the human science. The human scientists study and interpret experiences, activities, constructs, and artifacts associated with human beings, attempt to expand and enlighten the human being’s knowledge of their existence, its interrelationship with other species and systems, and the development of artifacts to perpetuate the human expression and thought. In other words, it attempts to gain complete control of the future. How is human science related to history? The study of human experience is historical and current in nature, thus require the evaluation and interpretation of the historic human experience and the analysis of current human activity to gain an understanding of human phenomena and to project the outlines of human evolution. The historians don’t think of their work as learning the lessons of the past; instead every historian is a human scientist, they determine how any of those lessons apply to the present and how the same histories might be interpreted different perspective. Therefore, by historians understanding the past, human scientist could build on the knowledge and improve and change the future.
The second half of the twentieth century has seen many changes in political policies, the economy, religion, and technology. All of these have affected each other. The study of the history of humankind allows us to look back and learn from past accomplishments and mistakes. Although technology has allowed for incredible communication and reporting around the world, as individuals do we use this to our advantage and grow as better people? We continue to struggle with ingrained prejudices and ideals for other ethnic groups. As the movement for diversity continues to grow in today’s society, our biggest problem we face in the future could be the disuniting of people. How we handle the changes will provide negative and positive results.