Douglas MacArthur

The 38th parallel is the line that distinguishes north from south Korea WAR IN KOREA Standoff at the 38th parallel Douglas MacArthur is a General for the Unites States After the war, Korea divided between the 38th parallel and became north and south korea War soon breaks out in vietnam The road to war leads us down the path of the early 90 with france owning southeast asia Ho Chi Minh worked as a cook on a french ship and when he docked in America he learned about american culture and went to…

was in a blank state. For the first time since beginning Japan was occupied by a foreign power. The occupation ended at 28 April 1952. During this period Japan was changed to a democratic state. The occupation was led by the American general Douglas MacArthur. The five-star general helped Japan to rebuild its state and eradicate militarism. At this point Japan meets same destiny like at the 1853 when American commodore Matthew Perry arrived with his steamed “black ships”. At that time all…

During World War II, Japan suffered an onslaught of air raids, fire bombs, and atomic bombs leaving the nation all but destroyed. Despite this widespread devastation, Japan was able to reconstruct itself in order to become one of today’s leading industrialized economic superpowers. In class, we briefly discussed the United States’ occupancy in Japan between the years 1945 and 1952 as well as the economic miracle that took place during and after the Korean War, which helped launch the country…

This campaign was called “island hopping” or “Operation Cartwheel” and it was made to “isolate the Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain” (www.thoughtco.com). General Douglas MacArthur oversaw this campaign over all Allied forces. They drove naval forces through the Solomon Islands and once the Allies landed on Guadalcanal, which was claimed by Japan and this was the first negative encounter with the island-hopping campaign…

Japans main classification of change in the 1930s was political, and in order to understand the sudden causation of these changes, one must first recognise the aspects that drove these changes at an earlier period. The Meiji restoration was a major contributor as it allowed the military to obtain political influence. The Great Depression arguably drove the Kwangtung Army to intervene and invade Manchuria, independent of the government. Nationalist sentiments intensified and a new group - the…

General George S Patton It was a tragedy. The losses, the deaths. World War 2 was the great depression. As an American General Douglas Macarthur once said ¨ Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” (History.com Staff). All american soldiers that were involved in the war were and still are amazing, but one soldier that really stole my attention was General George S Patton. George Smith Patton Jr was a great man, he did many things to save the people in World War 2 that were being hurt,…

what you tell them to do. Therefore, veterans deserve the utmost respect because they gave us the same respect. We do this because they sacrificed their lives for us and how loyal they are to us so it would be nice of us to show it right back. Douglas MacArthur once said, “The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war” (Brainyquotes.com). This quote means that the soldier sacrifices his life and innocents to…

#1 World war II began on the third of september 1939. World war II officially began when the prime minister Winston Churchill of great britain declared war on on germany. #2 The United States entered world war II after the bombing of pearl on december seventh 1941. The United states officially entered the war on december 8th 1941 when all but one member of congress passed the motion to enter world war II. #3 There were many reasons for the outbreak of the second world war. Primarily the rise…

In the 1960s, the movement against US involvement in Vietnam began with a group of peace activists and intellectuals on college campuses. It gained national attention in 1965, when the US started bombing North Vietnam even more. The vast majority of the American people still supported the US involvement in the Vietnam war, but by the end of 1965, a small, outspoken, liberal minority was making its voice heard within the US. Most of this minority included college students, members of the hippie…

1) The origins of the Cold war are most directly linked to the relations between the Soviet Union and the allies of Great Britain, France, and the United states in WW2. At the end of WW2 only the united states and Russia stood as world powers, due to the catastrophic damages done in Germany, Japan, France, and Britain. Tensions between the Soviet Union and the US came forth in the Yalta and Potsdam conferences due to FDR and Truman wanted to ensure democratic elections and self-determination in…