Was World War II a legitimate war? in the context of just war theory. ’In war some sorts of restraint‚ both on what we can legitimately fight for (jus ad bellum) and on how we may legitimately fight (jus in bello)‚ are morally required’.1 However‚ recent theorists also add the responsibility and accountability of warring parties after the war (jus post bellum) to the main two categories of just war theory. From Christian perspective the function of the JWT was simply an excuse of making war morally
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World War 2 is considered to be the deadliest war in history. It involved over 30 countries‚ but 6 countries mainly contributed. The Axis powers consisted of Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. Led by the fascist leaders of Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ and Hideki Tojo. The Allied powers were made up by Great Britain‚ the Soviet Union‚ and the United States. Ran by Winston Churchill‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and Franklin Roosevelt. On September 1st‚ 1939 Hitler and his Nazis troops invaded Poland which kickstarted
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World War II vs. World War I World War I and World War I are two of the deadliest and costly conflicts to occur in world history. With over 100 million casualties they combine to be two of the most devastating wars ever. They both are very similar and destroyed a good amount of land in Europe‚ while also involving the same allies on both side. Although they both have high casualties World War II is more important to Europe for many reasons. Some reasons are the holocaust‚ advancements in technology
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{text:bookmark-start} Why the United States Entered World War I {text:bookmark-end} The US entered the war for a variety of reasons. Here are some summaries of explanations. There were unauthorized German submarines along the US East coast. Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in the spring of 1917 provided the final straw for US politicians‚ and America declared war. The first and foremost answer would be the sinking of the Lusitania‚ an British cruise/transport
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Paper 1 – Modern European History‚ 1789 – 1939 General comments The general standard of the scripts was satisfactory and all of the Examiners read some excellent work that was relevant‚ clearly argued and well supported by appropriate knowledge. Most candidates answered four questions as required and used their time effectively. The standard of the answers to Question 1‚ the Source-based question‚ was better and Examiners welcomed the improvement. Fewer candidates only summarised the sources and more
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Propaganda during World War II was‚ by far‚ the most powerful weapon of war used by both Nazi Germany and the United States. Without the the increase in production and productivity encouraged by propaganda‚ the United States may have not been able to win the war (Carter). The main goal of propaganda was to shape public opinion‚ and countries were desperate to have influence over the information their citizens received. In Germany‚ the government agency Ministry of People’s Enlightenment and
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20th century he was a dictator a nazist a killer and considered insane to some people. a great leader to others mostly the nazists or his loyal servants and close ones that are all dead now. Hitler did not do particularly well in school‚ leaving formal education in 1905. Unable to settle into a job. He wished to become an artist but was rejected from the Academy in Vienna. in the tears of depression and failure arose an evil dictator to rule Germany and flame a war in the whole world causing the death
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most wars are meant to solve problems‚ they end up creating more. During World War Two‚ Japan used its power to conquer land‚ and expand its territory. They did this because their land was a measly island‚ that didn’t have very many resources. Throughout the war though‚ Japan ran into more problems‚ than they initially began with. They were beaten in many battles‚ lost land‚ and lost many lives. They also gained few allies‚ while gaining many enemies. Japan’s involvement in World War Two was filled
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were many aircrafts in World War II‚ this is the history and the different types of aircrafts. The World War II aircrafts were a deadly weapon and there were many of them. These aircrafts pretty much make up the war. The attacks and battles in World War II mostly used aircrafts to attack enemies from the sky. The history of the aircraft goes way back. Manufacturers made many different aircrafts for many different purposes. World War II allies needed many aircrafts to win the war‚ and 100‚000 aircrafts
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