Connections

This semester, my history classes have been taken place during the same time period. My American History class is Development of America II which discusses World War I and II through to perspective of the Americans of course. I am also taking Russian History to 1917 which follows World War I and plus this class follows both World Wars. With the multiple point of views of these wars, I feel like I get a broader perspective of the wars and get a better sense of their meaning and effects. America had entered the war due to Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor. Russia has entered the war because of alliances that were made. However, with the Middle East they were facing internal conflicts. During World War I, the Middle East had begun their biggest issue: the Arab Israeli Conflict. This was the battlw for Israel. Arabs had it under their control but the Jews felt they were entitled to it and deserved a homeland. Their lack of homeland, they believed, was the cause of their treatment from others and caused them to be targets during World War II. These connections from one class to another has helped me understand more of issues that I have generally learned in the past. It had broaden my education on these issues and has allowed me to question it more and understand every perspective instead of just one, like in the past.