Essays and Research Papers on All History Papers

5 page review of Herbert Feis' book 'The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II.' Central to discussion is the idea that the U.S. did not necessarily 'have' to explode atomic weapons over Japan in order to end the conflict. Approximately 4 extra sources are listed and cited in bibliography.

This 4 page paper looks at the influences in California during the post World war Two years and during the cold war era. The paper considers how this factors, including technical expertise and Hollywood combined with external influences such as the situation in Japan, so that internationalisation was accelerated. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This paper examines the factors that led up to why the United States dropped the atom bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. The paper examines both sides of the issue; Japan's refusal to surrender unconditionally, as well a the United States' unwillingness to prolong a bloody war. Bibliography ...

This 15 page paper explores the varied reasons Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and goaded the US into war. Roosevelt’s encouragement of the war is explored as well. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

3 pages in length. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were wholly unjustified because of the number of innocent lives taken, the impact upon people who survived the bombings, as well as the economic hardship Japan experienced in the aftermath. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of Australia's contributions to World War II. World War II was marked by two distinct and divided segments: the land war against Germany and Adolph Hitler, and the Pacific war, in which Japan battled aptly to secure countries like Singapore. Countries like Australia, a British ...

This 5 page essay discusses how the atrocities of genocide and human experimentation have their roots in the pseudo-scientific theories, such as eugenics. The writer discusses atrocities committed by Japan, German and the US. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper tracing US involvement in Asia during this 100-year period. By 1950, the US was wary of the new communist government on mainland China, but it maintained the position as a benevolent protector of Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines, which promised strategic positioning. The US represented a largely silent threat ...

An 8 page overview of the economic and political factors surrounding the 1898 US annexation of Hawaii. Because of its location and tremendously productive environment, Hawaii is a strategically important military and economic accouterment. The sugar industry which existed at the time of annexation were obvious factors in the desirability of Hawaii to ...

A 5 page contention that the primary reason behind the use of atomic bombs in Japan, however, was to effect a speedy end to the bloody ravages of the War. Indeed, Japan provided a number of actions which justified the final desperate U.S. act of the deployment of atomic bombs. While this bombing ...

A 12 page paper that provides an overview of the aviation tactics used by the German, Japanese and American troops in World War II. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper that provides an overview of post-1945 imperialism in Japan. This paper demonstrates the reasons for US imperialism, the influences that the US involvement had on Japan and the relationship that developed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In 5 pages the author answers the question of whether the people of the United States treated German and Japanese people differently during World War II. 'World War II was a total war. It involved the American Allies and their enemies, the Germans and the Japanese. Germany did not adhere to the Geneva ...

7 pages in length. The writer offers a comprehensive look at both sides of the historical argument. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page comparison of the relative development of Japan and China. Links the apparent differences to circumstance and choice of post World War II allies. Contends that the U.S. was charged in many ways with restoring the economic stability of Japan since World War II but only began to emphasize trade relations ...

A 6 page examination of the true story documented in Monica Stone's "Nisei Daughter"-- the recounting of events that took place in a community of Japanese-Americans during and around the time of World War II. Specifically examined are the harsh ways that the Japanese people were treated and the socio-cultural problems they endured. Culture, power, ...

A ten page paper which looks at the effects which the post-war occupation of Japan by the Allies, and particularly the USA, had on the country’s cultural, political and economic development in the subsequent decades, and the way in which the occupying forces were able to reconstruct the country’s imperialist heritage, religious practices and social ...

A 6 page paper which examines if the Japanese internment in WWII in the United States was a matter of racism or military necessity. The paper argues that the internment was because of racism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 9 page research paper on the internment of Japanese Americans in California during World War II. The writer details the reasons for internment, the running of the camp and its conditions, and the policies which were involved. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page consideration of these aspects of the horrors of World War II. “Farewell to Manzanar” is used for insight into this time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page research paper based on Daniels' detailed account of how thousands of Japanese Americans were interned in camps during World War II because they were mistakenly viewed as a threat to national security. Daniels shows that there was not any real reasons for this action other ones based on racial prejudice.

In 5 pages the writer attempts to answer the question of whether the United States treated Germany and Japan differently during World War II. Actual warfare, public attitudes, propaganda, etc. are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

4 pages in length. Examining the way in which dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima influenced cultural memory of Japan and the United States requires one to look at the event from two entirely different perspectives. America felt justified in doing so if it meant bringing an end to battle; Japan took it ...

A 14 page overview of the events leading up to the Japanese bombing of Pearly Harbor and the long term response of the United States. By bombing Pearl Harbor the Japanese invoked not only the military might of the United States but also her political and economic power. That one act would ensure ...

A 4 page research paper that examines the question of whether Japan’s success in the Russo-Japanese War was due more to the strategic and operational skills of Japanese leaders or to Russian blunders? The writer argues that it was due to Japanese planning and strategy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.