1941

During coverage of an important world crisis, such as terrorism, warfare or assassinations, the media generally follow a system of conventions of objectivity to sound neutral, get the story across to their readers, and get their facts right. These conventions that they use are: using official sources, focusing on the president, avoiding indepth analysis and focusing on immediate events. Such conventions were found in Virginia’s The Free Lance-Star’s first three days of coverage of Pearl Harbor.…

success, with several victories in a row. In 1941, the reason the Soviets were struggling against the Germans was due to their lack of leadership, and preparedness. Leading up to this war, Stalin was told many times that the Germans were preparing for an attack against the Soviets. Stalin was dead set on the fact the Germans would not attack due to the fact that they had been at war with Britain and would not want to be at war on both fronts.…

America chose to be neutral when World War I and World War II began in Europe. With America’s positon on neutrality, each war presented their own dilemmas in addition to many similarities. America’s resolve to reframe from entering war, respectfully eroded into America’s decision to enter each war. The wars that were fought primarily overseas had a direct impact on the potential freedom of America and each war proved that they could not isolate themselves from foreign agenda.…

In the documentary the narrator first begins by stating that on December 7, 1941, japanese aircraft carriers were 30 miles east of Hawaii ready to embark its invasion to bomb Pearl Harbor. The Japanese air force relentlessly raided Pearl harbor leaving many casualties and injured. This attack not only made the United States of America very furious, but it also happened to become the entry into World war II. The U.S was determined to fight back and take all necessary actions to defeat the…

WW2 was, as we all know, one of the most infamous wars in history. With over 60 million deaths or injuries, it is definitely one of the wars with the most casualties. It is memorable because of its outcome, purpose, and many war heroes. It was the axis powers vs the allies in an all out war against each other. Nearly 21 years after WW1 the war officially began. After World War 1 a treaty called the Treaty of Versailles was signed, it stated that Germany would have to take responsibility…

World war two was the deadliest and global war that started from 1939 – 1945, although hand to hand combat started later in the years. This war included almost all the nations in the world, as well as all the “greatest nations”, eventually becoming two great sides forming the Axis and Allies. It’s been the biggest worldwide war in history. It involved more than one- hundred thousand people, including millions of civilians that died innocently in many occasions like the Holocaust (were about…

The Hawaiian Department had received a warning about the possibility of increased aggression, following the U.S. placed sanctions on Japan. The Navy, on October 16th, 1941, sent Admiral Kimmel the message; however, Washington disagreed with the Navy's alarm. Therefore, the War Department sent a supplementary message to General Douglas MacArthur and General Short that stated, "Tension between United States and Japan remains strained . . . no abrupt change in Japanese foreign policy appears…

The failure of Operation Barbarossa signaled a crucial turning point in the European War in 1941. Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union by the Nazi Germany 's in World War II, which began on 22 June 1941. The European War was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe, from Germany 's and the Soviet Union 's joint invasion of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the war with the Soviet Union conquering much of Europe. Prior to Operation Barbarossa,…

due to the invasion of the Germans in 1941 Roosevelt knew for sure now. Knowing this ran for a third term because he knew he was the man that could lead the nation through a crisis such as this. He went on to win the third term in 1940 and a fourth term in 1944. This goes to show FDR’s immense leadership qualities that were wanted by the American people because he is the only American president ever to serve more than two terms. (Frost, Bob) On December 7, 1941 was the bombing at Pearl Harbor.…

000 Japanese Americans served in the military with distinction. (April 10, 2015) Pearl Harbor Attack On December 7, 1941 there was a surprise attack in Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, in Hawaii by the Japanese. The unexpected strike had worsened the relations of Japan and the United States. Japan invaded China in 1937with the alliance of Axis powers in 1940, by the end of 1941 the United States had tied its relations with Japan. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, December 15, 2017)…