The film "The Prize" is a documentary film that based on the book "The Prize" by Daniel Yergin. The title of the fourth episode "The Prize" is called war and oil, the main idea of this episode is cover the role of oil during the World War II, and the point that first mentioned in the video is that oil was an determine factor for the World War II result. This paper will cover some of the major historical event that mentioned in the film. The World War II began in 1939, the video said the oil was the untold story of World War II, it is because in the time of 1939, people went on war with a lot of high technology stuff like planes and tanks, and those war machines all require large amount of oil to move. That means, countries that with more …show more content…
In the summer of 1914, Germany attacked Britain, at the beginning, it seemed that Germany will take another victory after the war against French. Since the United States helped Britain, the American had oil in their land and they could find it, they supplied Britain pure oil which provides more power to the spitfires. The German air forces went to war against the enemy air forces that had more power, and finally Germany had their first defeat in World War …show more content…
Japan, a country that is lack of oil and raw materials, no coal and oil, and the United States was supplying around eighty percents of Japan oil. The Japanese did not want to get control by the United States, they wanted to be a upper class nations and have their own oil supply, so they decided to invade and dominate other weaker nations in south east Asia which had oil supply- China and Dutch East India. The Dutch East India is a place that have great amount of oil and natural resources, the Japanese believed that if they can get the oil supply in Dutch East India, they will no longer controlled by the United States. After the Japanese invaded China, the American public was shocked by the behaviors of the Japanese, the Americans went on a protest for cutting off Japan 's oil supply. After the United States froze the Japanese fund, Japan was not able to buy American oil. This action provoked the Japanese and they decided to attack the United States ' Pearl Harbor, where a concentration place of oil tanks and the United States military. But the Japanese only bombed the United States army, they were not focusing on the oil tanks, because the Japanese wanted the oil, they sent troops to invade Pearl Harbor after the attacks, and trying to conquer the oil. The United States was a strong nation, but the Japanese was dare to fights against a strong nation because of the oil. This shows the oil is very important
Is it true Americans are rightfully notorious for creating inaccurate paradigms of what really happened in historical events Americans are tied to? Has America ever censored historical events in order to protect Americans innocent democratic reputation? After reading, “The Best War Ever” by Michael C.C Adams, I have found the answers to these questions to be yes. Some of the myths that Adams addresses in his book include: 1. America was innocent in world war two and was an ever acting protagonist in the war; 2. World war two or any war for that matter can be, or is a “good war” and bring prosperity to America; 3. War world two brought unity to Americans.
After that global oil consumption increased and oil became the main source of energy for many countries. The United States government remained very involved in the relations for the oil industry because of its increasing importance to the global economy and its incredible conversion into international power. Foreign policy reflected their interest in the quest for oil and continues even today.
In conclusion, the attack of Japan on the United States, Pearl Harbor, led to great property destruction and even loss of lives. Japan had earlier on deceived the United States of the peace negations. Japanese Ambassadors later termed the negotiation as useless, making them attack the United States. The unexpected attack led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to ask the Congress to declare war on Japan.
The United States became a major threat to Japan. Many people believe the Japanese were successful in their attack. But, the result of the attack did not enable Japan to expand into the Pacific. It did not result in the acquisition of more natural resources.
While there was great strategic value for the attack on Pearl Harbor it was an unacceptable affront to American’s. Japan’s greediness for land ended in a mass killing by atomic bombs being dropped on their homeland. The mass killing of American’s in the United States led to an outcry of mass anger towards Japan. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the most atrocious attacks to have ever happened, but ultimately led to the ending of the
War and Peace in the Middle East by Avi Shlaim. In the novel War and Peace In the Middle East, author Avi Shlaim argues that Arab nations have been unable to escape the post-Ottoman syndrome. In particular, he describes how the various powers inside and outside the region have failed to produce peace. While some of Shlaim's arguments hinder the message, I agree with his overall thesis that the Middle East problems were caused and prolonged by the failure of both powers and superpowers to take into account the regional interests of the local states.
World War II began on September 1, 1939. It all started when Hitler wanted to expand his territory, and he had planned to invade Poland on this day. Then two years later in 1941 Japan bombed America in which is known as Pearl Harbor and General Eisenhower entered America into World War II. America then joined the Allied powers and helped fight against the Axis powers. The major countries that took part as the Allied Powers in World War II was the United States of America, Great Britain, France, and Russia.Their main goal was to stick together and to defend each other from the attacks of the Axis Powers. The Axis powers consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan.General EIsenhower had been planning an attack on the beaches of Normandy in France.
Many people say that the metal of a man is found in his ability to keep his ideals in spite of anything that life can through at you. If a man is found to have done these things he can be called a hero. Through a lifelong need to accept responsibility for all living things, Robert Ross defines his heroism by keeping faith with his ideals despite the betrayal, despair and tragedy he suffers throughout the course of The Wars by Timothy Findley.
The Battle of Britain started on July 10, 1940 after German air forces flew over Britain, dropping bombs and clashing with opposing British air forces. It is described as one of the main turning points in the war, due to the fact that it caused the Germans to come to a realization that
...n conflict and nothing else). Japan sent many bombers to destroy the United States Naval base, Pearl Harbor, in which many people were killed. The U.S. then entered the war, aiding Britain and other countries.
The first underlying cause of WWI was greed. People always want more than what they have. The countries from the Triple Alliance wanted more land, power, or wealth than what they owned. Germany despised Great Britain at the time, because of the number of colonies they had. In Document --, a German cartoonist drew a propaganda poster, claiming "England is the bloodsucker of the world". This appears that Germany is very fearful of England taking control of the world. It also shows that Germany aspires to be as large of a country of Great Britain. Also, in document 16, in the spring of 1914, before the war started,
In the early months of 1941 the world was at war. Not all countries where involved in combat since the war was primarily focused on Europe, but many countries outsi...
the Germans for the first time in the war. The Battle of Britain was a
The Struggles in life is something everyone is faced with whether it is physical, emotional mental or personal struggles. These struggles are capable of shaping an individual’s personality and outlook on life. Timothy Findley’s novel The Wars, shows that struggles lead to the character’s ultimate inner struggles, outer struggles and self-discovery. War exists in a person’s physical and psychological aspects. In The Wars, Robert Ross goes to war and fights a personal and physical battle.
" Oil is the life blood of our modern industrial society. It fuels the machines and lubricates the wheels of the world’s production. But when that vital resource is out of control, it can destroy marine life and devastate the environment and economy of an entire region…. The plain facts are that the technology of oil-- its extraction, its transport, its refinery and use-- has outpaced laws to control that technology and prevent oil from polluting the environment…" (Max, 1969). Oil in its many forms has become one of the necessities of modern industrial life. Under control, and serving its intended purpose, oil is efficient, versatile, and productive. On the other hand, when oil becomes out of control, it can be one of the most devastating substances in the environment. When spilled in water, it spreads for miles around leaving a black memory behind (Stanley, 1969).