Isaac ParkMay 11, 2010

American History

During the second world war, there were

many advances of technology. In this war

there were many new guns and machines

that aided the soldiers in battle. In this

picture you can see that the machine gun

was used to shoot bullets rapidly.

World War 2 was basically a fight against the fascist and communist movements. America was scared that they would consume America. Therefore, there were advertisements, like this one, that scared the American population in giving the government money to protect them and their children.

Like World War 1, there were a lot of young

males that enlisted in war. Many would lie

on their papers, and they would take them

in because America needed men to serve.

In this picture you can see that there are

many males, whose faces look like they

don’t go anywhere above 20.

This air base shows the technological

advancements of the world. In World War 1,

there were very few planes that went and

attacked ground forces. In World War 2 you

can see that there were bases that were

solely to house different fighter planes,

carriers, etc.

This image was taken after the German

Blitzkrieg (German’s plan of striking and

attacking with quickness and brute force).

Many European cities were devastated with

the Blitzkrieg and many children, like the

ones in the picture, were left homeless.

This nuclear bomb was named the fat man.

It was the second and last nuclear bomb

used in the second World War. It was

dropped in Nagasaki, Japan. It was

dropped on August 9, 1945, at 10:47 PM

(JSP). It killed 39 000 people.

The Enola Gay was the plane that dropped

the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. It had a six

man crew and each and every one of them

felt the wave of heat that came from the

bomb.

This was a picture of the explosion of the

“fat man”. This mushroom cloud was seen

after the bomb dropping in Nagasaki. The

“fat man” was estimated to produce force

equal to 21 kilotons of TNT.

This picture shows the American

achievements in the war. Raising the

American flag shows that they have won

and conquered their enemies. At the end of

the war, America was credited to be one of

the most strongest forces in the war.

• This memorial was built to honor and represent the many lives that were lost during the second World War. By honoring all these men, it gives the families that were burdened with the death of a brother or father, a sense of gratitude. Helps them feel that their death were not in vain.