I would measure the brutality of the Worlds Wars by the number of deaths. Of course all statistics of military, civilian, and prisoner of war casualties are estimates. For World War I these estimates range from 9 million to over 15 million. For World War II, estimates range from 50 million to over 80 million.
It is almost unbelievable to think that if 80 million people died during the ...
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I think World War II’s theater of war in the Pacific was more crucial than the European theater. If the Japanese had not bombed Pearl Harbor, the United States would not have dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the war would not have come to an end.
The war in the Pacific also included the Battle of Midway, a battle from which the Japanese naval fleet was ...
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The answer to whether World War II is responsible for the current global orders depends partly on how you define current. World War II probably was responsible for the global order for the last 70 years or so. And, certainly actions taken by Russia and the United States during World War II are responsible for the divisions that currently exist between North and South Korea.
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It is true that Russia and the United States were on the same side in World War II but the two countries did not have a friendly relationship. The United States did not support communism or Russia’s cruel and authoritarian leader, Joseph Stalin.
Many Americans feared the Soviets were trying to rule the world. Because the United States refused to acknowledge the Soviet Union as a ...
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I don’t think the results would have been much different if Hitler had not given an order to attack Russia. It is true that fighting on a second front with Russia in the east made things more difficult and costly for the Germans. However, there were other reasons why Germany lost the war. For example when the German ports were blockaded, the Germans did not handle the supply shortages ...
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I don’t think it’s fair to generalize that feminists don’t shave their armpits. I am sure some, and maybe even many feminists don’t shave, but there are plenty of other women who also simply choose to not shave. Mintel, a consumer global market intelligence research firm with 13 offices in several different countries recently reported that “there has been a ...
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It is very difficult for me to decide which the most successful military campaign was. Unfortunately, there have been far too many successful military campaigns in that throughout history over a billion people have died in wars or in the aftermath of wars. Admittedly, some military actions were and are necessary to stop evil in the world such as was seen with Hitler and is currently being ...
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I believe the answer to whether life in the armed forces is better than life as a civilian depends on if the person in the armed forces is single or married. A single person’s life in the armed forces is a much easier life then living in a civil establishment. All their basic needs are provided including housing, shopping, banking, places of worship, opportunities for travel and extra ...
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No, I do not believe that a military intervention produces much better results than a diplomatic effort. I believe there is a time and a place for both, but I favor diplomatic efforts first. I will concede that sometimes the threat of military intervention works, but only if a county has the means to back up the threats. The USA needs to carefully weigh military intervention and consider ...
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Patriotism is defined as “devoted love, support, and defense of one’s county”. So of course people can and should still be considered patriotic if they chose not to serve in the military to defend one’s country. There are many other ways to display patriotism. For example, display your country’s flag. Pray. Pray not just for all the soldiers who died in battle, ...
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