U.S. Military Forces as a Political Instrument Since World War II

Barry M. Blechman; Stephen S. Kaplan

doi:10.2307/2149847

Tinggalan Perang Dunia II Dan Konseptualisasi Museum di Morotai

Kapata Arkeologi ◽

10.24832/kapata.v9i1.195 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Syahruddin Mansyur

Keyword(s):

World War Ii ◽

Actual Condition ◽

Field Observations ◽

Archaeological Remains ◽

World War ◽

Literature Study ◽

Military Forces ◽

Geographical Position

Morotai Island is one of the locations which left many traces of World War II in Indonesia. This suggests that Morotai Island has a strategic geographical position for the two military forces involved at the time. In this context, the legacy of World War II in Morotai has important historical value to be preserved, one of them through the establishment of a museum. This study aimed to develop appropriate thematic concept for presentation of the museum. Literature study and field observations conducted to obtain data related to the historical and archaeological remains exist in the study area. The results of this study, obtained information about the actual condition of archaeological remains exist in Morotai, as well as the formulation of the concept of thematic presentation of the exhibition. Thus, early studies of this thematic concepts can provide the storyline, so as to give weight to the information of the existing archaeological remains in the Morotai.Pulau Morotai merupakan salah satu lokasi yang banyak meninggalkan jejak Perang Dunia II di Indonesia. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa Pulau Morotai memiliki posisi geografis yang strategis bagi dua kekuatan militer yang terlibat saat itu. Dalam konteks inilah, peninggalan Perang Dunia II yang ada di Morotai memiliki nilai sejarah yang penting untuk dilestarikan, salah satunya melalui pendirian sebuah museum. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menyusun konsep tematik yang tepat bagi penyajian museum. Studi pustaka dan observasi lapangan dilakukan untuk memperoleh data terkait dengan sejarah dan tinggalan arkeologi yang ada di lokasi penelitian. Hasil kajian ini, diperoleh informasi tentang kondisi aktual tinggalan arkeologi yang ada di Morotai, serta rumusan tentang konsep tematik penyajian pameran. Dengan demikian, studi awal konsep tematik ini dapat memberikan alur cerita atau storyline, sehingga mampu memberikan bobot informasi tinggalan arkeologi yang ada di Morotai.

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She Also Served: Bringing to Light the Contributions of the Canadian Jewish Servicewomen of World War II

Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes ◽

10.25071/1916-0925.40016 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Saundra Lipton

Keyword(s):

World War Ii ◽

Second World War ◽

Canadian Forces ◽

Jewish Women ◽

World War ◽

Military Experience ◽

Women In The Military ◽

Military Forces ◽

The Military ◽

Second World

Writing on Jews in the Canadian forces focuses on the contributions of Jewish men with little or no acknowledgement of the service of Jewish women. Similarly, scholarship on Canadian women in the military forces of the Second World War is virtually silent on Jewish women’s contributions, and anthologies of servicewomen’s experiences rarely include the accounts of Jewish servicewomen. This article gives voice to the important role played by Jewish women in the Canadian Second World War forces and highlights how the military experience of these Jewish women was uniquely shaped by their gender and ethnicity.

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Soviet – Afghan Relations From Cooperation to Occupation

International Journal of Middle East Studies ◽

10.1017/s002074380003213x ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 107-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alam Payind

Keyword(s):

World War Ii ◽

International Relations ◽

Regional Security ◽

Military Power ◽

World War ◽

Territorial Expansion ◽

Soviet Occupation ◽

Military Forces ◽

Foreign Policies ◽

Direct Use

In the field of international relations, the 1979 Soviet occupation of Afghanistan has raised major issues concerning regional security and superpower relations. By introducing Soviet military forces in a traditionally nonaligned country, the Kremlin initiated a more aggressive pattern in its foreign policies. This occupation was the Soviet Union's first territorial expansion by direct use of military power since World War II.

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The reception of penicillin in Portugal during World War II: cooperation with Brazil and the United States of America

Debater a Europa ◽

10.14195/1647-6336_13_9 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 143-157

Author(s):

Victoria Bell ◽

Ana Leonor Pereira ◽

João Rui Pita

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

World War Ii ◽

United States Of America ◽

The United States ◽

Red Cross ◽

World Production ◽

World War ◽

Military Forces ◽

Starting Point ◽

The Usa

The discovery of penicillin in 1928 and its introduction as therapeutic agent in the 1940’s significantly altered the prognosis of infectious diseases and represented the starting point for research that led to the discovery of other antibiotics. Portugal was one of the first European countries, non-participant in the II World War, to obtain penicillin for civilian use. World production of the antibiotic was scarce and military forces and government appointed research centers absorbed the limited amount available. Good diplomatic relations between Portugal, Brazil and the United States of America (USA) were decisive in attaining penicillin for our country. In May of 1944, the Brazilian government offered Portugal 12 vials of penicillin. During the summer of 1944, as the Portuguese and American governments negotiated the use of the Lages military base in the Azores, they also discussed the terms regarding a regular supply of penicillin for Portugal. In order to import penicillin from the USA, Portugal was obliged to establish a controlling committee to oversee the allocation and distribution of the antibiotic. The Portuguese Red Cross played a major role in this event, on July 26, 1944 the humanitarian institution appointed the Junta Consultiva para a Distribuição de Penicilina em Portugal (JCDPP) to act as a controlling committee. The first allotment of 700 vials, each containing 100 000 units of penicillin, arrived at Lisbon airport on September 8, 1944. In January 1945, the US government increased the monthly allotment to 1000 vials and in March 1945 to 1500 vials. As world production of penicillin increased, controlling committees were no longer necessary. In June 1945, the Portuguese Red Cross terminated the JCDPP and the Portuguese pharmaceutical industry began to import the antibiotic. Cooperation with Brazil and the USA was vital for Portugal to attain penicillin. It enabled the antibiotic to become available to the Portuguese civilian population when its use was still restricted to the military forces. The in advanced acquisition of penicillin in Portugal that resulted from nation cooperation saved many lives to and initiated a new era in the treatment of infectious diseases.http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/1647-6336_13_9

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