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commanding the Southwest Pacific forces and his primary focus was to move north into the Philippines as Admiral Nimitz approached from the east with his Central Pacific force. With weight of the United States Pacific force approaching the Philippines, Japan needed to hold its defensive line and make its stand, but they did not know where it would come within the island chain. Japanese Admiral Toyoda in a post war interview explained the need for the Japanese to stop the United States at the…

To further advance the human race. “War is one of the great agencies by which human process is effected.” (Rear Admiral S. B. Luce, 672) Many of the major changes in the structure of countries has been through the act of war. In history, war has taken the divided and combined people, but also has taken the combined and divided by the thoughts and action that were already…

The Battle of Midway: Lessons Learned In the months following the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan, the United States found itself embroiled in conflict in two theaters of war; in Europe, North Africa, and the Atlantic as well as in the Pacific. Through the preceding years, the United States cautiously escalated its support for the Allied countries in the European theater with Anglo-American partnership programs such as the Lend-Lease Act and Destroyers…

Hugo Hernandez Ms.Ragno Practical Writing M2 2 May 2016 Pearl Harbor The attack of Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack by the Japanese and caused a lot of casualties during the attack. How and when the Japanese started the attack and the things that happened soon after the attack with the people of americans changed the attitudes of the people. Many things changed after the war, the American views on giving money to the war effort were damaged. Pearl Harbor affected the U.S. by bringing it…

declared that they may not return unless they signed an agreement saying that they would never sell opium in China again. The merchants refused to sign his agreement and were forced to move to Hong Kong, where they ran out of food and water. A British Admiral tried to get food to the merchants and there was fighting between the British and several Chinese…

victory in the history of the United States Navy (USN). The United States had been planning for a war with Japan for years, but when the time came, Japan was second in priority to Germany. The Japanese leadership of Admiral Yamamoto, Commander of Japanese Combined Fleet, and Vice Admiral Nagumo, commanding officer of the carriers, wanted to take charge in the Pacific by putting all of their power into taking a small island in the Pacific. The United States Navy was in shambles with the losses at…

Many events and people played a role in the Spanish American War. One was Remember the Maine because of the explosion of the Maine and how it led to the declaration of war. Another was Teddy Roosevelt because he sent Admiral Dewey with his fleet to Manila Bay instead of Cuba. A third was Platt Amendment because it outlines for the U.S. to withdraw from Cuba, but with “strings attached”. The Spanish American War (was or was not) an example of American Imperialism. One of the many events that…

not be infringed”. It has proved most valuable during World War II. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto warned his superiors, "You cannot invade the mainland of the United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass". He knew that Americans were armed and ready to not only stand up for our military but fight for what is theirs. "I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve". Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s response upon learning of the success of the…

General Johnston did not explicitly define the command structure at Fort Donelson, and command devolved to General Floyd. After driving off Admiral Foote’s ironclads, the decision was made to force the Union’s right flank back to allow the Confederate forces to withdraw from Fort Donelson. The initial breakout was to take place on February 14, but was cancelled by General Pillow at the last…

The British, French , and Spanish governments had policies that prohibited trade between territories owned by different countries. The laws forced all island plantation produce to be sent to Europe.The laws limited the amount of product coming in to areas that needed them, and forced people to smuggle them in, and also were a lot cheaper than the products sold by people such as the English. While smuggling was beneficial economically toward areas that needed them, they negatively affected legal…