Atomic Bomb

I think it was necessary for the US to drop the atomic bomb. Even though it called hundreds of thousands of people, it saved the lives of millions of Americans and Japanese alike. I think it would have been interesting to see the outcome of the war if Japan did keep fighting after we dropped the second one, because it would have taken the US months to make another one, so I guess it was really lucky for us that they finally decided to wave the white flag at the time they did.

Valkyrie

I really liked the move Valkyrie, and I thought it was crazy how Hitler came so close to being assassinated and how so many people were willing to risk their lives to stop Hitler. I really liked how even though as I was watching the movie, I knew the plan was going to fail, but they still made it into such a suspenseful moment when the bomb finally does go off. Overall, I think Valkyrie was really well done, and I would recommend it to anyone. Especially to show that not at Germans in Nazi Germany were evil.

Holocaust Museam

Even though the trip could have ran a little smoother, I still thoroughly enjoyed my trip to the Holocaust Museum. There were tons of interesting things to look at, and I really liked looking at the genuine Nazi artifacts because it is crazy to think that at one time there was an actual Nazi soldier wearing that stuff. I also really enjoyed the survivor's story and I definitely saw home many people risked themselves just to save the life of one person. Overall, it was a really fun trip and I would definitely not hesitate to go back.

My Family's WW2 Story.

Luckily, no one in my family had to fight in WW2, because my great-grandparents were too old, and my grandparents were too young. My Grandpa was born in 1929 so he was about 12 years old when Pearl Harbor happened.One time he told me about how he could remember when it happened and how it was all over the newspapers and radios, and how many of his neighbors were rushing out to join the military. I know its nothing too exciting, but it was still interesting for me to hear about the events of WW2 from someone who was alive during it.

Conflict in the Koreas

So recently, North Korea has bombed the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, killing many civilians and destroying many houses. Many political leaders are afraid that if South Korea attacks back, it will lead to an all out war between the two nations. And maybe even to a World War 3, if the allies of both of the countries get involved. I just thought this was pretty crazy. Is anyone else concerned this could lead to something big?


Also, the pic is of Kim Jong-il , the leader of N. Korea. 




UPDATE:


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40372439/ns/world_news-asiapacific/


It looks like South Korea just put more troops on their border. Hmmmmm. 

My Thoughts Regarding Guadalcanal

4. How do the tactics and fighting philosophy of the Japanese differ from those of the Americans?

To me, it seems that the Japanese are all about the element of surprise. From pearl harbor, to leaving the island completely deserted and attacking at night, the Japanese always want to have the element of surprise on their side. While the Americans seem to be more about making their presence known by having huge numbers of men on the island and out-gunning the opposition.

Its crazy how...

I think its pretty crazy how the Japanese went from an isolated society that viewed foreigners as aliens, to adopting Western traditions in such a short amount of time. I understand that they felt they needed to westernize in order to not get taken over, but it still seems as if they gave up all of their customs pretty fast. And when you look at Japan today, it is still a very westernized society. I just find it strange that a country would give up everything that it stands for and believes in to be in with Western Europe and the US.

Video

After watching the video, it amazes me that anyone made it out of the fires alive. I also think its crazy that people my age and just a year older were responsible for putting out all of the fires on the rood of the St. Paul. I could not imagine having to do anything like that. I also think even though the raid was horrible, the Nazis did have a pretty good plan, even calculating what day the Temes river would be at low tide so the firefighters could not get water,

Adolf Hitler Avatar

The Fuhrer doesn't look too happy about St. Pauls Cathedral not being burnt to ashes.

Look at this cute Hitler Carebear I found. Isn't that just adorable?

Treaty of Versailles

After reading about the Treaty of Versailles it seems like the Germans were basically screwed over by the Allied nations. I think the Treaty was very unfair because the not everything about the war should be blamed on the Germans, considering Austria-Hungry was the country that started the war. Also the Allies should have been smart enough to know that the Germans would eventually want revenge for the Treaty.

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What Creates A World War?

I believe that for a World War to happen there needs to be a chain of events that happens where several countries feel the need to fight. For example, World War 1 happened because of the complex system of allies that Europe had at that time. So when two countries got in a conflict, the other countries felt that they needed to join in because they were allies of each other. This eventually led to two different groups of allianced countries fighting against each other. For a World War to happen today, something along those liens would need to happen again, where two major powers get in a fight and other countries come to their defense, eventually causing another instance of big groups fighting against each other.

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