Bataan

This happened after the 3 month Battle of Bataan. The POWs were weakened by disease and hunger before they ever started the 65 mile march. On the trek, they were treated harshly. They were hunted for sport. They were beaten and dragged behind trucks with a rope tied around their neck. They were…

Me llamo es Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y De Acha III pero me conocen como Desi Arnaz . Yo nací el 2 de Marzo del 1917 en la ciudad de Santiago Cuba, Cuba con padres rico.Yo morí para cáncer de pulmón el 2 de Diciembre del 1986 a los 69 años en la ciudad Del Mar, CA. Fui actor, músico y productor. Después de las revolución Cubana toda mi familia se traslada para Miami, Florida, en donde atendí una secundaria católica. When I moved to the United States I was doing many odd jobs to support my family…

1. Battle of San Juan Hill • The Battle of San Juan Hill is issued on July 1, 1898. It is one of the biggest battle ever to be known. This took place in Cuba, where Lt. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt leads his “Rough Riders” to San Juan Heights to help fire weapons and end the Spanish American War. Cuba is then freed and the U.S. rewards Puerto Rico and Guam. This incident made my top number one event because I feel that our kids will take hold of an idea about Latin America’s history and understand…

President Truman made the decision to drop an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, hoping to end the war faster and to save lives. The war in the Pacific, including Iwo Jima was extremely bloody and cost many lives. A lot of things led to the bomb in Hiroshima including Manhattan project which was the making of the bomb and the bombing of the first bomb in Alamogordo. Many people suggested the atomic bomb with hopes of ending the war sooner and to save lives. However, many people…

John Hersey, an American writer and journalist wrote a popular non-fiction book named, Hiroshima. A book written to reveal, specifically to Americans the horrific disaster the first atomic bomb used in human history, brought to its victim, Hiroshima, Japan. As an non-fiction book, Hersey had the responsibility of remaining an unbiased narrator. Creating a great debation whether or not, Hersey effectively pursued a flat style of writing throughout the writing of Hiroshima. After reading the book…

at the time was serving as the commanding general of all U.S. and Filipino forces, had only just heard about Pearl Harbor when his base was struck. A few days later, Japanese forces landed in the Philippines while American forces retreated to the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island in Manila Bay. MacArthur and his men fought valiantly against overwhelming forces, until the president ordered MacArthur to Australia to begin the rebuilding of U.S. forces in the Pacific. Although the Americans…

In order to ensure success, military officials must conduct thorough analysis on a country and its culture to maximize their efforts and increase their chances of success. Culture can be defined as “the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations” ("Culture | Definition of Culture by Merriam-Webster," 2016.) The components that create a culture are: symbols; language; norms; values;…

The use of the Atomic Bomb was both necessary and justified as it immediately ended World War II, solidified the United States as a superpower, and contained the germinating powers of Japan and Russia. The use of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki immediately ended World War II and stopped the continuation of catastrophic and widespread violence in Japan. The Japanese had an audacious outlook on their offense throughout the duration of the war. It was suggested by Admiral William E.…

his election to for presidency in 1965, he planned numerous projects that would definitely boost our economy. He is very ambitious in proposing projects; he even planned to build a nuclear power plant in Bataan. During his regime he had built 20 power plants around the country which was in Bataan, Leyte, tiwi, Makiling-Banahaw, Calaca, Cebu, Pilinpon, and Pantabangan etc. Marcos had also built many major bridges that became very useful for the commuters. One example is the San Juanico Bridge…

During World war two many people were captured and put into prison camps under brutal and evil conditions. Everyone feared their lives and were constantly beaten and abused. Conditions in concentration camps consisted of little sleep and packed rooms as well as unsanitary conditions which led to sickness and disease. Standing in lines for an hour and a beating for being too weak to work were normal conditions in prison camps. Hitler’s racial seniority killed millions and the Japanese were feared…