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imposed embargoes on precious materials that proved critical to Japan’s economic state. The U.S. had forced Japan’s hand and it had no choice other than to give up or fight, thus the decisive and fateful decision to attack Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 was made. As Patrick J. Buchanan summed it up in Why Did Japan Attack Us?, “Had FDR met Prince Konoye, there might have been no Pearl Harbor, no Pacific war, no Hiroshima, no Nagasaki, no Korea, no Vietnam.” There were several ways the events…

As far as the colonized countries are concerned, the war have weakened the two big super powers France and Britain which gave the opportunity to these countries including Syria which was under the French mandate to seek its independence. Clashes in 1941 took place between the French forces led by General Dantz, loyal to the Vichy regime, and…

Album) From the Auschwitz Album: • Hungarian Jews arriving at Auschwitz-II (Birkenau) in German-occupied Poland, May 1944. Most were "selected" to go straight to the gas chambers. Location: • Nazi Germany and German-occupied territories Date: • 1941–1945; according to a broader definition, 1933–1945. Target: • European Jews; broader definitions include the Roma, disabled, ethnic Poles, Soviet POWs, homosexuals, and others. Attack type: • Genocide, ethnic cleansing • Deaths Around 6 million…

Born in 1941. Bernie Sanders started out his political career in the early 70’s but wouldn’t come to actually hold a political office until 1981 when he won mayoral race in Burlington, Vermont’s biggest city by a mere 10 votes. Bernie ran as an independent and winning the race was a big shock for many knocking off a six-term local mayor. I chose to do this paper on Bernie Sanders because, over the last 6 years I have become heavily interested in the political state of this country and world. The…

Irena Sendlerowa was a Polish nurse and social worker based in Warszawa . Throughout her life, she served in the Polish Underground State and worked in the Żegota, which was the codename for the Polska Rada Pomocy Żydom . ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? World War II broke out when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. This invasion led to Britain and France declared war on Germany in retaliation. Sided with Germany, the Soviet Union invaded and…

5)Italy invaded before Greece had a chance to answer, but Greece was able to push the Italians back to Albania. But it was not over for Greece. German and Italian soldiers would soon be back for more. The Battle of Greece truly started on April 6th, 1941 (New World Encyclopedia, ¶ 2). This is the day that the Axis Powers returned…

killing centers (also referred to as “extermination camps” or “death camps”) were almost exclusively death factories. The first killing center was “Chelmno” , which opened in the Warthegau (Part of Poland annexed to Germany) in December 1941. In 1941, the Nazi leadership decided to implement the “Final Solution,” The systematic mass murder of European Jewry. Once they had begun to methodically kill jews in specially constructed killing centers. So it really wasn't just always killing…

On November 26, 1941, Japan sends 6 aircraft carriers holding 408 aircraft. The carriers are sent to position themselves north west of Hawaii. Japan wanted to “broaden” the war by getting more participants in, so they chose to attack pearl harbor to get the United States actually involved. However, this would eventually lead up to the surrender of Japan by involving the US in the war. The United States was never actually in the war, they were just a neutral force until this event. The plan on…

Pearl Harbor is a harbour located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Today It is a United States Navy deep-water naval base, and also the headquarters of the United States Pacific fleet. Pearl Harbor was attacked on 7 December 1941, by Japanese fighter planes. This was a huge surprise. Japan is 4,000 miles away from Hawaii , so the Americans thought that Japan were going to attack a European colonie. But instead, their goal was to take down the the Pacific Fleet so the Americans would not be able to…

“December 7, 1941 a day that will live in infamy.” This quote was from Franklin Roosevelt’s speech after The Pearl Harbor Attack. This was a dark day for America. Bombs dropped on all 31 of the navy’s ships in Pearl Harbor and not to mention the around 2,000 American men that were killed during the attack. To this day, this date brings back emotion and melancholy to the nation, but with this critical event, it shall never be forgotten. This is a day triumphs many others in the American history.…