THREE WARS, MANY POINTS IN COMMONSociocultural and Literary Studies IITeacher: Estela HumrezStudent: Mara Ins RomeroI.S.F.D Teacher Training Career 2nd Year

WHAT IS WAR?An organized and often prolonged conflict Carried out bystatesornon-state actors (Non-governmental organizations(NGOs) ; Multinational corporations(MNCs), armed groups, including groups such asAl-Qaedaor criminal organizations, for exampledrug cartels).Extremeviolence,socialdisruption, and economic destruction.

A COMMON BATTLEFIELDWORLD WAR IIVIETNAM WARGULF WAR

THREE WARS IN A TIMELINEWORLD WAR II193919401945195019541960197019751980199020001991VIETNAM WARGULF WAR Beginning 20th century end of 20th century

WORLD WAR II COUNTRIES INVOLVEDThe Allies:Soviet UnionUSAThe UKFrance ChinaPolandCanadaAustraliaYugoslaviaGreeceBelgiumNetherlandsNew Zealand

The AxisGermanyItalyJapanHungaryRomaniaBulgary

VIETNAM WAR - PARTICIPANTSThe Usa - China Soviet Union

GULF WAR - PARTICIPANTSCOALITION COUNTRIESIRAQ UNDER SADDAM HUSSEIN

WHICH COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED THE MOST IN THE THREE WARS?

THE USA

THE UK

FRANCE

THREE WARS, MANY REASONS TO HAPPENPolitical and Economical Reasons: WW II: Hitler wanted to dominate Europe (invasion of Poland in 1939) and to gain control of the agrarian resources to the east of Germany.

GULF WAR: Iraqs leader,Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation ofKuwaiton the grounds that Kuwait was part of Iraq, had the nations large oil reserves, and had intentionally depressed the world oil prices.

Social Reasons: WW II: the violation of the Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI caused tension between the people and the government; the Treaty made Germany the only ones at fault for the war. The population of Germany were desperate for revenge, and Hitler was right there to lead the people to it.

Ideologies, doctrines and philosophies:WWII: the fear of a violentCommunistrevolution; racism and ethnocentrism: Hitler's idea of the superiority of the "pure" German race; fascism as a form of government (Italy: Mussolini)

VIETNAM WAR: the struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of Vietnam under a communist government and the United States with the aid of the South Vietnamese attempting to prevent the spread of communism all over south-east Asia (DOMINO THEORY)

THE OUTCOMESPOLITICAL AND ECONOMICAL CONSEQUENCES: World War II: End of Imperial RuleFrance and England were forced to dismantle their colonial empires,Decolonization in Africa and Asia,Nazi leaders were tried for Crimes against Humanity at Nuremberg,Japan under U.S military rule.One Country, Two systems: Germany was divided into Eastern Germany, under a Communist system and Western Germany, on the hands of the Capitalist system.the rise of the US to superpower status and the expansion of the Soviet Union: the economy of the USA was stimulated by the war.

Vietnam War: South Vietnamese regime collapsed and Vietnam was united,

Gulf War: Kuwait became poor: losses in military equipment and its infrastructure as well, cleaning up the oil slicks, which cost about $ 700 million to clean.U.S. and British aircraft continued to patrol skies and ordered a no-fly zone over Iraq It restored American confidence in its position as the worlds superpowerHealth problemsContamination of water due to oils spills

SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES: Beginning of Nuclear Age: WW II: bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Beginning of Chemical wars: Vietnam war: American use of chemical warfare.

Health problems: contaminated water due to oil spills; air polluted with gases, rural areas polluted too. (Vietnam war, Gulf war)

Lots of civilians died: WW II, Vietnam War and Gulf War.

Emigration of people after the wars

The rise of nationalism and independence movements in America, Asia and Africa.

WORLD WAR II - LEADERSHIROHITOHITLERMUSSOLINITHE ALLIES

VIETNAM WAR - LEADERSHo Chi MinhNgo Dinh DiemKennedyNixon

GULF WAR - LEADERSGeorge BushSaddam Hussein

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