Empire of Japan

opportunity to end the war as well as the American people to feel a sense of personal satisfaction that the Japanese had gotten what many Americans believed they deserved. It is likely Truman was influenced by the public to take a large action against Japan at the end of the war in order to deliver the message that one should not drag America into a war, lest they wanted destruction. America would avenge the deaths of their fallen soldiers and…

What if one day you had to move somewhere unfamiliar, was falsely accused of something you never did, and had to deal with race prejudice everyday? This was the injustice the Japanese Americans had to go through during WW II. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 12/071941, the United States reaction took a very effective part in american history. The FBI started arresting Japanese American known as community leaders and were taken away from their families. President Roosevelt signed the…

post-colonial context. The Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA)’s plight for their island’s independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG) is preceded by a frequent change in control of its island. Control of the Bougainville oscillated between Germany, Japan, and Australia before resting with the last following WWII. Ultimately, Bougainville was relegated to the dominion of PNG which achieved its independence in 1975. Bougainville’s own declaration of independence, which had been made prior, was…

The book “Day of Infamy”, was taken place in Pearl Harbor on a Naval Base. Japanese fired over to Pearl Harbor, deadly torpedoes on the soldiers, generals, and civilians of the Pacific fleet. All of these people felt shock, fear, and rage. With all the chaos, thousands of people’s personal stories came together, these were letters, diaries, and interviews. Walter Lord did not focus on the point of other people, but the people who experienced the attack first hand. From the musicians who insisted…

8, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his "Fame (for something bad) Speech" to American people (who lawfully live in a country, state, etc.), informing them that this happened even though the US was in the middle of talks to keep peace with Japan. That same day, with government-related approval, America entered into World War II. On the southern end of Oahu, Pearl Safe place (for boats) held a 22,000 (area of land about 200 feet X 220 feet) naval base. High-ranking navy officer Husband…

and Hiroshima of Japan, that destroyed those cities, is now a pathetic history.”¹ The bombing of Pearl harbor had a large worldwide impact in many aspects. It shocked a nation and altered the entire world. For example, it changed the relationships between countries such as altering states of war².It shifted the economy both in and…

belligerent is to be involved in conflict or war, as is Japan, United States, and the Al Qaeda's. Both U.S. and Japan were in conflict and were unhappy with each other and this caused them to be belligerent. The academic vocabulary that played a part in this lesson were words like economic sanctions and trade embargoes. They relate to this topic as a result of when the Unites States placed trade embargoes and economic sanctions after Japan declared war on China. A trade embargo is…

Pearl Harbor (or “Wai Momi” as it was referred to by the Hawaiians) was a naval base and the headquarter of the United States’ Pacific Fleet. Pearl Harbor was set in Oahu, Hawaii. On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese surprise attacked Pearl Harbor. The attacked lasted around 2 hours and about 2,000 Americans died while approximately another 1,000 were wounded. Only 55 Japanese soldiers died. The attack was set at an early time because the Japanese were hoping to catch the American soldiers…

The attacks on Pearl Harbor and 911 have many things in common, however, they also have some differences. First, some facts on Pearl Harbor: the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 was an attack lead by the Japanese. The Japanese flew planes called kamikazes into American battleships docked in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Next, some facts on 911: on September 11, 2001 a group of terrorist named the Al Qaeda flew passengers jets into the world trade centers in New York City, New York. Both of…

The extract from Pearl Harbor: A Rude Awakening is little more than just a simple footnote. This textbook was written by Bruce Robinson in 1970. It's original purpose was to educate students of the after war period about what really happened on the 7th of December 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The origin of this source is valuable due to the fact that Bruce Robinson eye witnessed the attack, thus it is a first-hand account of the event. Moreover, the purpose of this source is also…