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    World War II knew, about the possibility of an attack on Pearl Harbor, but he did nothing to prevent it. Instead he provoked the Japanese army to attack first so the U.S could join the war against them, Germany, and Italy. Pearl Harbor sustained a lot of damage such as eighteen vessels sunk or heavily damaged ,many planes destroyed , and over 2,000 service men killed do to FDR’s plan idea to go to war against Germany. Roosevelt's plan was to let Japan attack first so the U.S could join the war…

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    Terrorist attack happens? Why not just tell the truth? One problem with the official 9/11/2001 report is how Saudi Arabians couldn’t leave the United States after the attack. The United States Government wouldn’t let them leave because they had absolutely no trust in Saudi Arabians. Another problem with the 9/11 official report could be the United States military was not informed right away, in fact they didn’t know about the attack till after it happened. The military could have stopped the…

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    Why should the United State’s Terrorist Attack List be eliminated? Introduction The Terrorist Attack List was created shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attack to create an opportunity to collect and share information on known or appropriate suspected terrorists with law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community. Although the list may prevent potential terrorists from harming United States citizens, it also effects much of the innocent in very negative ways. The list uses mechanisms to…

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    Trade Center located in New York City. One of the four planes, United Airlines Flight 77, flew into the Pentagon located in Washington D.C. The final plane, which was United Airlines Flight 93, crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attack on the Twin Towers took place on a tranquil Tuesday morning at exactly 8:45 AM on September 11, 2001. The first plane, United Airlines Flight 11, hit the north tower. The plane was carrying 20,000 gallons of highly flammable…

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    (1) Discuss the Aum Shinrikyo attack. What made the attack successful? Why were the casualties relatively low? March 20, 1995 a major subway line in Tokyo, Japan was attacked by the Aum Shinrikyo cult. Apparently, this was a rush job after the cult found out that the police were going to raid their facilities. Some cult members were assigned to put liquid sarin into plastic bags and drop them off in different cars on the busy Kasumigaseki subway line. Afterwards, they were to puncture these…

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    planned terror attack of September 11, 2001 occurred, the United States was not prepared for the emotional devastation or destruction that attack would have on so many people. The damage it created cost the United States billions of dollars in damage repair, relief aid, and debris cleanup after the incident occurred. The fact of the matter is the United States was unprepared and thus, this paper will discuss and analyze the response between the World Trade Center attack, as well as the attack…

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    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a complete surprise. Even after prior sightings of strange movement in the fleet, military personnel failed to conclude that a surprise attack might occur. By 8:00 am, Battleships were destroyed and heavy smoke filled the air. The Japanese attacked twice, the first was for aircraft and the second wave attack was for battleships and ship facilities. At 8:10 am, 1,800-pound bomb smashed through the deck of the battleship USS Arizona, causing the battleship USS…

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    The September 11th attacks in 2001 marked one of the toughest tragedies that the United States has faced. Following these attacks the United States has increased its security tremendously over the years to better protect the country from future attacks such as the one faced on that day 13 years ago. However, regardless of their attempts to strengthen the countries security, we’re still at high risk for a weapon of mass destruction attack. A weapon of mass destruction is ultimately defined as any…

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    national security. This executive order forced hundreds of thousands of American citizens with Japanese descent into internment camps in the central regions of the United States. The executive order served as a security mechanism after the japanese attacks on pearl harbor. A Lot of Japanese Americans believed this order infringed upon their constitutional rights. This was the grounds Fred Korematsu was petitioning the United States government on. While the United States government argued…

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    combatant in one of the bloodiest wars in human history, World War Two. If America had not entered this conflict, the outcome may have been completely different, and the world significantly different than from what it is now. It may have been the attack on Pearl Harbor that officially marked America’s entrance into the war, but the reason actually stems back about 90 years ago, when Commodore Mathew Perry forced Japan open to trade. It was Commodore Perry who encountered Japan after 90 long…

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