world war ii affects
answer the following questions:
How did World War II affect the way the U.S. prepares for and conducts war today?
What were the major technological innovations of World War II? Which ones had the greatest long-term impacts? Consider joint cooperation and the effect of “American Exceptionalism. “Do you agree with this statement? “Nevertheless, we continued to focus on the decisive use of lethal firepower. As a nation we continue to believe the military element of national power can bend nations or adversaries to our will, even though our country has experienced the many challenges posed by our involvement in Vietnam, Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, Afghanistan, and Iraq.â€
– Why a Europe first policy? What is the influence of common culture?
– Consider economy of force in strategy.
– What are the conditions at the end of war and how they will impact Marshall’s and MacArthur’s post war reconstruction plans?
– WWII as a reference for war in American zeitgeist. What is the impact of WWII as a standard for warfare in other limited objective wars or operations such as stability / COIN operations?
Consider WWII post war as case studies. How significant were the Marshal Plan and McCarthur’s reconstruction of Japan in sustained peace?
-Are their lessons for future post war stabilization?
