Hook: World War 2 was the largest armed conflict in history, ranging over 6 continents and all of the oceans.
Backgrounder: This war had an estimated 50 million military and civilian deaths, including the 6 million Jews. World War 2 was the start of a nuclear war. Domestically, this war ended the Great Depression. At the same time, African Americans strived towards achieving their political, economic and social rights. The Axis powers, Germany, Italy, and Japan, against the Allies, United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.
Thesis: There were 3 major events in World War 2 that I will be talking about, Pearl Harbor, blitzkrieg, and nuclear war.
Topic Sentence: Although the war began with Nazi Germany’s attack on Poland …show more content…
The following day Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke to the shocked nation explaining how it will take some time to get through this predicated invasion but will win through absolute victory.
Concrete Detail: In 1941, General Hideki Tojo became the Japanese prime minister. According to the text, throughout the summer of 1941, “Japan and the United States attempted to negotiate an end to their disagreement, but with little success. According to the text, Japan was bent on further expansion, and the United States was firmly against it. Finally, in late November 1941, Cordell Hull, the U.S. Secretary of State, rejected Japan’s latest demands. By the beginning of December, he had made the decision to deliver a decisive first blow against the United States”.
Analysis: Japan decided to attack Pearl Harbor because of the United States decision to shut down Japan’s oil system and tried to take over the Pacific. As war broke out in Europe, the Japanese Empire continued to grow in China and began to move to Indochina. According to the text, President Roosevelt attempted to stop this expansion, in July of 1940, by placing an embargo on important naval and aviation supplies to Japan, such as oil, iron ore, fuel, steel, and rubber. After Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in 1940 with Germany and Italy, Roosevelt initiated a more extensive embargo. The embargo slowed down but did not stop, the Japanese still go their resources they needed with their new possessions. The attackers struck with devastating power, taking the Americans by
Backgrounder: This war had an estimated 50 million military and civilian deaths, including the 6 million Jews. World War 2 was the start of a nuclear war. Domestically, this war ended the Great Depression. At the same time, African Americans strived towards achieving their political, economic and social rights. The Axis powers, Germany, Italy, and Japan, against the Allies, United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.
Thesis: There were 3 major events in World War 2 that I will be talking about, Pearl Harbor, blitzkrieg, and nuclear war.
Topic Sentence: Although the war began with Nazi Germany’s attack on Poland …show more content…
The following day Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke to the shocked nation explaining how it will take some time to get through this predicated invasion but will win through absolute victory.
Concrete Detail: In 1941, General Hideki Tojo became the Japanese prime minister. According to the text, throughout the summer of 1941, “Japan and the United States attempted to negotiate an end to their disagreement, but with little success. According to the text, Japan was bent on further expansion, and the United States was firmly against it. Finally, in late November 1941, Cordell Hull, the U.S. Secretary of State, rejected Japan’s latest demands. By the beginning of December, he had made the decision to deliver a decisive first blow against the United States”.
Analysis: Japan decided to attack Pearl Harbor because of the United States decision to shut down Japan’s oil system and tried to take over the Pacific. As war broke out in Europe, the Japanese Empire continued to grow in China and began to move to Indochina. According to the text, President Roosevelt attempted to stop this expansion, in July of 1940, by placing an embargo on important naval and aviation supplies to Japan, such as oil, iron ore, fuel, steel, and rubber. After Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in 1940 with Germany and Italy, Roosevelt initiated a more extensive embargo. The embargo slowed down but did not stop, the Japanese still go their resources they needed with their new possessions. The attackers struck with devastating power, taking the Americans by