Monday, April 19, 2010

Semester DOS, Blog #14

Welcome back from One World Week, Spring Break, and Ampersand craziness. Now it's time for some good old history.

Answer each of the following, and cite statistics or sources wherever appropriate:


1. What are the most interesting aspects of World Wars 1 and 2?

World War One
World War One is one of the deadliest war in history, yet it only lasted four years.
This war included many new war techniques such as the tanks, but they were mainly useless.
The tanks were not well maneuvered in the battlefield. 

Works Cited
1918, and it lay in ruins. "First World War Casualties." History Learning Sitehttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/FWWcasualties.htm>


World War Two
The United States of America started the Manhattan Project. On October 11, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt agreed to start a program that would develop an atomic bomb. This program became known as the Manhattan Project.

Works Cited
">"World War 2." ">World War 2">. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2010.


2. What do you hope to learn about these wars?
World War One


World War Two
I would like to learn about Kaiser Wilhelm II, and his contributions to the war. How did Hitler accomplish many of his goals? How did he win people over?



3. How/Why are these wars important today? How do they impact and/or inform our world today? hint: think about alliances, democracies around the world, cultures, international institutions, nuclear (and other) technologies, etc.

World War One started of by a simple reason, some may argue very immature and stupid event. The assassination of  Franz Ferdinand. Yet at that time people thought that was an important event, and indeed it is. Today we are fighting two wars. I believe it is useless and for reasons that are non important. many think it is important. 


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