Aircraft and ships were aligned in rows and ammunition was locked away in storage. Aboard ships, only half of the anti-aircraft positions were manned. The sheer lack of preparation for an attack portrayed the general attitude of ignorance in the American government and military. Many high-ranking officials believed that a country such as Japan, which did not even have the resources to survive a lengthy war, could not possibly deliver the large-scale attack required for a victory at Pearl Harbor. The ignorance was so great that on the day of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, several major incidents were noted and ignored by officers on duty.
Millions of men and women entered military service and saw parts of the world they would likely never have seen otherwise. The labor demands of war industries caused millions more Americans to move--largely to the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts where most defense plants located. When World War II ended, the United States was in better economic condition than any other country in the world. Even the 300,000 combat deaths suffered by Americans paled in comparison to any other major belligerent. Building on the economic base left after the war, American society became more affluent in the postwar years than most Americans could have imagined in their wildest dreams before or during the war.
A Virginia dollar could be worth more than a South Carolina dollar, or worth less than a New England gold coin. In the table showing the “Estimated Market Value of United States Exports to Great Britain” one can see that after the Revolution, there less trade with Great Britain, which also hindered the economic situation of the United States. Politically, the Articles of Confederation was unable to maintain order. They allowed each state one vote for equality; unfortunately, many members would often fail to attend Congress, more concerned about what was going on in their state, therefore, the vote was not cast. Also among the states there were many disputes, especially about boundary lines.
Reagan had considered himself part of the Democratic Party early on in life. Reagan had been in favor of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his ideas, but one has to wonder if Reagan had not been so adamant on agreeing with his father's beliefs if he would have explored other ideas earlier on. It was not until his father's death in 1941 that Reagan started looking at politics more in depth. Tygiel writes that after his father's death, "he also would be able to explore other political options without his father's disapproval" (47). It was not until well after his father's death that Reagan started strongly reevaluating the governments ideas and the Democratic party.
The Bill was created to prevent a repeat of the Bonus March of 1932 and a relapse into the Great Depression after World War II ended. The American Legion (a veterans group) was essentially responsible for many of the Bill’s provisions. The Legion managed to have the bill apply to all who served in the armed services, including African Americans and women. The fact that the Bill paid for a G. I.’s entire education encouraged many universities across the country to expand enrollment. For example, the University of Michigan had fewer than 10,000 students prior to the war, but in 1948 its enrollment was well over 30,000.
Such mass destruction was not necessary to end the war. Even in today’s times we rush to destroy rather than to communicate. I understand that there is no communicating with some people or countries. But is massive loss of life what is necessary to solve all the problems that rise? As for was Harry Truman a great president, I think sometimes we have to look at what we have years later to realize what we had when a president help office.
Wilson Essay Wilson wanted what was best for America and its people, but I ask, did he really know what was best for us? Is Wilson considered a realist for understanding that war would make the world safer for democracy and it would be the only answer for peace? Or was Wilson fantasying when he thought that peace would be a result for what would soon to be a very negative resolution between the countries? His ideas of religion, democracy, and morality hurled his mission forward to obtain and grasp foreign policy and helped to support his stand behind the League. Wilson was steadfast and stayed neutral during a 3 year period by not choosing positions on either sides, but he did help the British “secretly or out of public view” with economic and military support.
What would turn into a four-year conflagration and take more American lives than two subsequent world wars together was expected by many at first to be no more than a "show of power" exhibited by both factions that would end in quick compromise. But, it soon became apparent that the South would not bargain. It didn’t matter that the industrial North was considered unbeatable with its larger population and its iron factories able to churn out artillery by the carloads. The pride of the South was wounded, and the scars were enough to inspire its men to victory in the first several engagements, including the First Battle of Manassas, 30 miles from Washington
Obama’s secret mission was a success, unlike Carters dismal failure. Obama then allowed his country to celebrate after years of fear following 9/11, Bush neglected praising the American people after the end of the Cold War. In one instance Obama showed that he could achieve what Carter and Bush were unable to do, achieve something truly significant and let America know it. Obama’s foreign policy accomplishments clearly separate him from Carter and Bush, economic policy is the overriding issue in ever election and again Obama displays that he doesn’t fall into the same category as Carter and
I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to take a ten percent chance on change.” Obama is talking about how important change is to American’s and how George Bush did not accomplish that, and McCain supported Bush most of the time. He incorporates the voters by talking about how they have suffered through the last eight years and to make the next four better. If the voters want change to be apart of the fundamentals of the American nation at this point in time it will not be achieved by electing McCain. McCain really draws the voters in on this aspect of his speech. “In America, we change things that need to be changed.