Interpreting Major Historical Events

In the country of Sudan, there is a region about the size of France called Darfur. In 1989, Omar al Bashir took control of the Sudanese government. When conflict between the African farmers in Darfur and the Arab nomads arose, the African farmers looked to their

Napoleon dominated the European battlefields during his pre-1809 reign as France’s emperor. The French military genius overwhelmed inferior military opponents with innovative maneuvers of mass armies, total war supported with French nationalism, and rapid decisive military victories. Following 1809, Napoleon’s military successes faded as he stubbornly applied French Revolution-era military strategies against present enemy forces of equal strength and tactical adeptness.

Napoleon’s 1812 invasion of Russia offers significant lessons for all levels of war. Prior to France’s 1812 march into the Russian frontier, the French Emperor experienced years of decisive victories, across numerous battlefields. Russia was not victorious in 1812 due to phenomenal planning, brilliant tactical execution, frigid weather, or Russian nationlism. Instead, Russia won the war because of Napoleon’s mistakes at tactical, operational, and the strategic levels. Napoleon lost the 1812 campaign due to his distorted view of the strategic environment and underestimating his own limitations and the capabilites of Russia and Tsar Alexander.

“What connects two thousand years of genocide? Too much power in too few hands.” (Simon Wiesenthal) Genocides have been going on for years and years to come, the murder, the starvation, the manipulation, and, the constant fear. During the time of the Holocaust, genocides were striking and seemed to never come to an end.

Edmund Burke once said, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it” (“History Quotes” par. 23). There is something to be said about a civilization that does not analyze its past flaws to correct it future mistakes. By not studying the past, both the laudable and the unmentionable, there is no way for a person, country, or race of people to avoid making similar errors as a result of ignorance. Examining history provides each generation with the tools for it to construct its own values, opinions, and solutions to essential humanitarian, political, economic, and social problems. However, sometimes analyzing history is not enough, especially whenever its warnings are largely ignored or underestimated.

In Darfur Sudan there is a genocide happening and the world is not reacting to it. In February 2003 The Comprehensive Peace Agreement made northern and southern Sudan have made peace with Northern and Southern Sudan and 2 group known as Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) decide to revolt Khartoum government before the Comprehensive Peace Agreement meeting. The 2 rebels groups are targeting non-Arab Muslim sedentary tribes, including the Fur and Zaghawa people. The Rebels killed over 400,000 people and displaced over millions. Wiesel informs us that “indifferent” is making people suffer and “the human being inhuman” is nearly one of

There have been many more genocides that many people do not know have occurred or are still taking place to this day. One of them being in 2003, the Darfur genocide. The government of Sudan responded to a rebellion by civilians and this resulted in the deaths of over 300,000 when he began a genocide. This genocide is still occurring  to this day. It was declared a genocide by the United States Secretary of State Colin Powell on 9 September 2004 and no genocidal policy has been pursued and implemented in Darfur by the Government authorities.

On June 22nd, 1941, the Germans invaded the Soviet Union under the codename, “Operation Barbarossa”. Operation Barbarossa is the second largest military conflict in the military history. In 1939, Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with Joseph Stalin, the Soviet Union’s dictator, in which they would have no military action for the next ten years. However not even two years later, Hitler ordered to invade the Soviet Union. This invasion was only suppose to last three to six months; instead it lasted for about three years.

Since the Holocaust there have been many more genocides with some even exceeding the death count of the Holocaust, but none have been more impactful on modern society as the

Genocides, the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular group or nation, has affected various countries. Genocide not only brings a war but also problems like decreasing economic affairs and social problems. When genocide starts, society overlooks economic affairs like their agriculture since they focus on the war. In the case of Rwanda, once the genocide had begun many farmers fled or were killed. "All was

A genocide is the the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation, the Holocaust and the Cambodian Genocide are examples of this. After the Holocaust, in 1945 the United Nations realized that genocides were a continuously happening. They realized they needed to prevent genocides and global conflict in general. The Holocaust began on January 30, 1933 when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany and ended May 8, 1945 when the war officially ended.

Description What is happening in Darfur you may ask? Ever since 2003, Darfur has been suffering from mass slaughter, starvation, and the destruction of villages. This is known as the Darfur genocide and it is the first genocide of the 21st century. This all began in the 1980s when Sudan’s (Darfur is the western region of Sudan) government, was dominated by Arabs.

George Santayana said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Studying history is necessary for people to avoid making the same mistakes. Whether it is about a country’s glory or personal misfortune. Analyzing the past provides valuable lessons for people. They can draw wisdom and adjust their present behaviors.

Napoleon invaded Russia on june 24th 1812 in hopes of taking control of the vast empire. He did not know what Russia’s winter had in store for him and his men. 200,010 men died. He was forced to retreat in december of 1812. Hitler did not learn form the mistakes of Napoleon.

The Holocaust is the deadliest recognized genocide in human history. It lasted from January 30,1933 – May 8,1945 and would result in the l1 million deaths. The causes of the Holocaust begin at the end of World War One with what Germans referred to as “the stab in the back”. This was a myth that claimed the German Army did not loose World War One but was betrayed by the Jewish population who gave up land and supplies to the Allies. As this spread anti-Semitism or hate for Jewish people grew in Germany as people viewed the Jewish population as deceptive and traitorous.