Funding for War How the War was Funded I. The war was funded through the American public by borrowing, taxing, and selling treasury bonds to the Federal Reserve. World War II lead to the modern American tax system i. Examples, War bonds, victory taxes, new deal, modern income taxes and withholding taxes. 1. War bonds- had face values as low as 50 cents. The printing of money was aut

War Peace: it’s wonderful. Everyone likes it as much as the next man, and have none wish to be willfully gloomy at a moment when optimism about the future shape of the world abounds. My thesis in this essay is that we will soon regret the passing of the Cold War. I intend to show that it will not be the by-products of the Cold War — such as the Korean and Vietnam — that we will miss, but

War On Vieques The movie “War on Vieques” opened my eyes to a part of Puerto Rico in which I was unaware. I am glad I had the opportunity to view this movie in class as it opened my eyes to something I was wholly unaware. The developments over there came to me as shocking revelations, for it seems almost as if it were a scandal. First off, the island of Vieques is located in the Cari

Imperialism “In a process of natural selection, weaker individuals were weeded out and it enables the strongest to survive.” This is a quote explaining Social Darwinism (survival of the fittest). Imperialism is a perfect example of Social Darwinism. Nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories. Imperialism is a necessity in order to achieve the ac

KKK The United States is seen as a melting pot of different cultures and different ways of life for everyone. Starting in the sixteenth century there were the Native Americans who were joined by the Spanish, Dutch, French and English colonists. Also the slave trade began in this “New World”, which started as early as 1619 when the production of cotton and tobacco required a strong work

Islamic Empire Essay #4 - Compare and Contrast the Islamic and Byzantine worlds between about 600 and 1500 AD. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, power was relinquished to many different strongholds throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Trade was growing throughout the world and ready to be conquered. In Western Europe expansion was dominated by the Germanic people,

Day of Infamy Lord, Walter. Day of Infamy. 243pp. New York: Wordsworth Editions, 1998 Day of Infamy examines what is possibly the most remembered day in American history. Author Walter Lord recounts the days and weeks leading up to the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor though the eyes of the people closest to the action. Through his personal interviews with survivors from t

WEB DuBois V. Booker T. Washington The Distinctly Different Viewpoints of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois The life of an African-American in the late 1800s and early 1900s was one of poverty without education or equality. After the Civil War ended, the South was war-torn and impoverished and under Reconstruction. Almost all whites in that region held prejudice and racist v

War Of 1812 Perhaps I’m being idealistic about the motivations of our early political leaders but I do think that the primary reason behind the war of 1812 were patriotism and honor. The way Madison justified the war, in his war message 1 June 1812, was by highlighting the British aggression on the seas; primarily impressments, British cruisers hovering near ports, blockades and the orde

Western Expansion Westward Expansion The Affect on Native Americans Writer and historian Noel Ignatiev posed the question, “What is the role of westward expansion in American culture'” His answer points the reader in an entirely different direction than a person of average patriotic and historic beliefs would have expected. What was and is our belief about ourselves as we examine t

Auschwitz Auschwitz Concentration Camp “Children and their mothers crying out to each other as they are being forced apart.” That is what Auschwitz is all about. It was estimated that the deaths of the Jews, and Gypsies ranged from 1.5 million to 9 million people (Aushwitz, pg.19). But nothing can compare to what these people went through.The bad hygiene pr

Auschwitz The frigid winter of 1943 was one of pain and suffering for millions of people. My grandmother was in Auschwitz, as were thousands of other Nazi victims. Many people were dying from diseases contacted through clothing that provided no respite from the icy cold. The flimsy threadbare prisoner uniforms accomplished one thing only; the degradation of the those who wore it. Many pe

Westward Expansion Westward Expansion The Affect on Native Americans Writer and historian Noel Ignatiev posed the question, “What is the role of westward expansion in American culture'” His answer points the reader in an entirely different direction than a person of average patriotic and historic beliefs would have expected. What was and is our belief about ourselves as we examine th

Warfare During The Renaissnce Warfare During the Renaissance Warfare did not get invented during the Renaissance, but there were some significant innovations. Feudal cavalry lost its strength of the battlefield, infantry gained in stature, states learned how to field large armies for long periods of time. Most important of all, however, was the use of gunpowder. The chief result of t

Was Chinese Thought Primarily Concerned With God And The Afterlife' Was Chinese thought primarily concerned with God and the afterlife' Chinese thought was very transitional. It consisted of views of highly learned, wise men. One view over time changed and began to be part of another view and then that view undergone changes when a new leader came into power and became part of the fo

Was The Collapse Of The Weimar Republic Inevitable' Was the collapse of the Weimar Republic inevitable' Introduction: The Weimar Republic was created after World War I with Germany in a state of near-anarchy. It was created in the aftermath of the war to govern a defeated Germany. The Social Democratic Party was the leading party in the creation of the Weimar Republic. It was t

Was There An Australian Settlement' In 1901 Australia had reached a climax in what had been a tremulous and lengthy stretch for independence and identity. The product of the federation process, Australia, was a creation in many ways continuing from its pre 1901 state. Yet there is much to support the claim that Australia at this time had been born to a new existence. John Molony, in his

Weapons Of World War 2 “Necessity is the mother of all invention”, and so it was taught and learned throughout all of World War 2. During World War 2 weaponry had to be upgraded and revised to fit every situation. The engineers of the war had to constantly develop new and better weaponry. Much like the engineers, the generals and officers were required to develop new ways of outsmarti

African Indepence Movement The early decades of the twentieth century started nationalism and revolutions in Africa. Many Africans fought in World War I in the British and French armies. They hoped that afterwards they would have a say in the government of their nation. They sought to work with the colonial powers for purpose of securing reform. In spite of the fact that Afric

American Adam Thoreau’s position on the West was a dichotomous one in comparison to Emerson’s. While he was in agreement with Emerson about the power and the pull of nature and the innate human need to be a part of it, he condemned the idea of conquering and taming the wilderness. In his most popular work, Walden, Thoreau was building upon the transcendentalist view that the mind is th

Alain Locke And The New Negro Alain Locke had a vision of the young, reincarnated, Negro having his own point of view and not being influenced by America. This New Negro would be intelligent and overcome all hardships of the past. Langston Hughes saw this imaginary Negro that Locke had described in both a good and bad light. He viewed the realistic aspects of this modern Negro. In Hughe

Fidel Castro And Cuba Fidel Castro and Cuba When Columbus came to Cuba in 1492, he and his predecessors would probably never have imagined of this island’s outcome within the centuries ahead. From conquering the country, to its independence, to the rise of the current totalitarian regime, all these major events have made the island what it is today. Before giving the whole story about

Was Distance A Tyranny In Australia From the initial decision to found a settlement in Australia, people have been faced with the problem of distance. The distance from England and other nations to Australia was immense and not easily traversed. However the distance to the outside world was not the only type of hardship or form of distance to cope with for those who lived in Australia,

Lower Mesopotamia Factors that contributed to the emergence of city-states in Lower Mesopotamia and the influence the landscape played in the formation of the civilization which emerged. For this essay I considered the question of what factors contributed to the emergence of city-states in Lower Mesopotamia and the influence the landscape played in the formation of the civilization wh

Chinese Philosophical Systems Chinese Philosophical Systems In the sixth century B.C., in China, feudalism had brought about much chaos. Within this chaos was the roots of Chinese Philosophy. There were three major “schools” of philosophy, Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism. These three different philosophies were each important in the development of Chinese society and government

Wernher Von Braun Wernher von Braun And His Contributions To America’s Space Program Wernher von Braun was a visionary and idealist. Without von Braun’s initial contributions to the U.S. space program, America would never have made the progress it did and remained competitive with the Soviets during the “Space Race”. Von Braun’s rockets and ingenuity almost single handedly launche

West African The West Africa Regional War For observers of the West Africa regional war, the recent calm in the war-torn Mano River Union (MRU) states Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea has given rise to optimism. Guarded, as this optimism might be, the decrease in violence in West Africa during the second half of 2001 is an important development given the scope and intensity of fighting

Cicero Summary of Cicero’s, On Duties This excerpt from the book, On the Good Life, is a letter from Cicero to his son. I couldn’t even imagine getting something like this from my father. It is full of great advice on how to live your life in such a way that you are regarded as a highly favorable person with impeccable morals. I agree with most of what Cicero has to say in his excerpt

Western Civilization Essay Question #1: Discuss the relationship between the world of gods and the world of men as perceived by the Sumerians, the Egyptians and the Hebrews. Evolutions of civilizations can occur because of differences in people's religion, culture, or geographic setting of the settlement. The relationship between the world of the gods and that of men was perceived differ

Western Imperialism Western Imperialism Western Imperialism had a tremendous impact on the continent of Africa. This nineteenth century imperialism often referred to as the “scramble for Africa” was the second phase of exploitation in Africa, enacted by Europeans. In the late nineteenth century European powers had carved and colonized almost every country in Africa besides Ethiopia an