Empire of Japan

In the year 1949 the Chinese Empire ruled over most of the east of Asia and the empire was considered to be the most powerful human society in the world. Mao Zedong announced the founding of the People’s Republic of China in that same year. In 1950 China was completely in shambles due to the years of war against Japan that had destroyed all its infrastructure, farms and factories which left many people without jobs and food. While the Chinese Communist Party was in its first six years of power…

The fall of Singapore had 3 impacts on the state of Australia’s immediate security: Firstly, the fall of Singapore created a lack of immediate military security in Australia, leaving it mostly defenseless from the Japanese Imperial Army that conquered Malaya and Singapore, as Australia was still reliant on Great Britain for defenses. Secondly, the Fall of Singapore facilitated the movement from reliance on Britain to reliance on America. Finally, the Fall of Singapore created a climate of fear…

and the Japanese Empire meant that Japan needed to be ready for war. They attacked Pearl Harbor because many U.S. ships were harbored there, giving them the opportunity to destroy or at least damage a large portion of America’s navy (Why). In the end, the surprise attack lead to the incapacitation of several ships and hundreds of planes. Nearly two and a half thousand lives were lost, and there were about a thousand more people injured (Pearl). Unfortunately for the Japanese Empire, however, the…

was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." This is the first sentence of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s (FDR) speech, the Pearl Harbor Address; he spoke the day after hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. The next day, FRD declared war on Japan. Three days later, Japanese allies Germany and Italy also declared…

Both times the government declared war soon after the attacks. FDR delivered the “Day of Infamy” speech and Congress declared war on the Empire of Japan all in the day after the Pearl Harbor attacks. George Bush launched the War on Terror and invaded Afghanistan a month after the attack. Both times there was a failure of intelligence about the attacks. For Pearl Harbor the Japanese declaration…

During the mid 1900’s, Japan was growing into a powerful empire. The Japanese started to take over the Chinese mainland, Manchuria, around the late 1930’s. When many Japanese immigrated to America, primarily West Coast, many were found living in the states. As World War Two was a started to rise, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii happened by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. In February 19, 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt, on his third term, authorized Executive Order 9066 where anyone of…

December 7, 1941, the Japanese Empire raided the entire pacific region, but the most critical attack was of Oahu Island’s Pearl Harbor. On the morning of this day, the surprise attack caused significant casualties and loses to the US Pacific Fleet. President FDR immediately addressed the profound eight-minute-speech on the second day toward the Congress, the citizens, and the world, asking a formal declaration of war, restating the strength and glory of the United States, and rallying the nation…

Introduction Alfred Thayer Mahan recognized the existence of the intermediate field of study and practice between naval policy, strategy and tactics. His theories created a foundation for modern operational art and operational warfare while analyzing contributing factors of politics, social and economic conditions while keeping maritime interests at the forefront of his beliefs. As classical naval theoretician, he shaped the service culture and military doctrine for a multiplicity of navies on a…

target. On 25 May, 1944, Task force 58 set sail from Hawaii to begin preparations for the assault. Strategic organization and Overview The United States became involved in the Pacific theatre of operations in 1941, after declaring war on the Japanese empire following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. World War II had raged across Europe since 1939, and the Japanese…

Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor!!!!! Dateline, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. Today, warplanes of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Naval Station at Pearl Harbor. While the losses are not yet known in detail, estimates say that 2,400 service members were killed. Four battleships have been sunk with one of them, the Arizona, apparently damaged beyond hope of restoring her to service. The attack involved hundreds of airplanes and came in two, possible three organized…