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Okinawa The Last Battle Of World War II By Robert Leckie

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World War II was devastating, termatic, violent, and harsh. It caused destruction, death and panic. It changed the landscapes and society. The war affect every single living life, even those who had no connection with the military. In the novel Okinawa the Last Battle of World War II, Robert Leckie explains how cultural revolutions can start through war by creating new industries, new people, new ideas, and new technology. World War II caused massive destruction of factories, homes, and businesses. The destruction caused society to have to rebuild and replan what the remains of the war had to become. Robert Leckie explains multiple examples of the devastation that occurred from the war, one example states “three-hundred-plane raids came …show more content…

A cultural revolution cannot happen without new people. Immigrants bring their culture with them when they immigrate into another country. During World War II, many people were moving across borders to escape and help with the war. The novel explains this by saying “Originally, Okinawans resembled Japanese, but an influx of Malay, Chinese, Mongol, and other races left them smaller and fuller than their new masters from the north” (5). Due to an influence of other cultures people left Okinawa to join other cultures. The war influenced people to leave making a difference in the spread of different cultures. The war also affected trading, making it extremely difficult for a country to export and receive goods. The text states, “Thereafter, Japan sank back into isolation. No one could leave the country under pain of death, an no foreigner enter under the same grim penalty. Nor were oceangoing ships allowed to be built” (24). Due to the fact that Japan was not allowed to build any ships, they needed new ideas and new ways to transport their goods for trading. In addition to this the death of commanders, soldiers, and civilians created space for new ideas as their replacements. The novel explains, “That day a Corporal John Fardy smothered a grenade with his life, as had Pfc. William Foster, Sergeant Elbert Kinser did it on May 4” (153). By risking their …show more content…

World War I was also one of the most termatic wars that the U.S. has ever been involved with. The United States faced manipulation by Germany with the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note. Along with the defiance and dishonesty with Germany during World War I it created four minute men to convince people to join the war and fight for their country. After World War I there was major racism and mistreatment of African-American people, but the mistreatment resulted in new ideas to be presented to the public. The culture aspect of the United States completely changed after World War I. After World War II the culture also

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