"The Sources of Soviet Conduct"

The article was posted in the journal called Foreign Affairs by George Kennan. He talks about the U.S. policy of containing the Soviets. He also says that this act of containment is not a threatening action towards the Soviets, but just an act needed to be taken by the U.S. Kennan feels that the Soviets and U.S. will not be on the same page and neither accepts the polices that the other has. Kennan states that the Soviets are that of lessser strength but still feels this policy of containment will last a long time.

The A-Bomb

Even though the after math of the event was so tragic, I feel the U.S. was justified to take drastic measures. The U.S. gave clear warning to the Japanese to surrender their army before many more lives needed to be taken; Japan refused. At this time Japan was on the losing side of fighting so surrendering would have been a reasonable choice. On the other hand, other steps could have been taken by the U.S. that wouls have been more humain. For example, the U.S. could have set up a blockade or tried more elusive ways to negoitate a treaty. In the end, people can point fingers at both side but the U.S. had an ultimatum and they had to choice.

Life in the 1940's

Daily life for an American was tough during the 1940's. With the draft in effect, many people had familiy members and friends shipped to war. Almost all Americans were affected by the war and many had to relocate and take military based jobs. These jobs included working on the bases or in military production factories. Everyone followed war news on the radio because it was the most important thing in their lives. i could not live during the 1940's with the draft in effect. Life would be hard because i would be in an unfamiliar element, fighting a war i would not want to be apart of.