Imperial Japanese Navy

from 1937-1940. In 1940, the U.S. imposed trade sanctions followed by an embargo to curb Japan’s military aggression in Asia(1). Japanese ambassadors continued to lie and operate…

Yokota Yutaka, a young Japanese man at the start of World War II, felt a calling to fight for his country. The government indoctrinated its citizens with a strong sense of nationalism from an early age. They instilled a sense of military supremacy that played a key role in how military men fought in World War II. Thousands of Japanese men alike lined up to enlist in the military, those selected were proud, while others felt that they were failures to their country. Yutaka, like many others,…

invasion were not permitted in Japan. In attempt to minimize exposure to foreign powers the shogun prevented any foreigners from entering Japan, as well as anyone leaving Japan (Bulliet, 728). In 1792, Russian and British ships were spotted off the Japanese coast. This is when Japan’s local lords realized the threat posed to their country, in result many local lords took control and began developing armies, arsenals, and shipyards…

not as strongly defended by the Japanese. The following events occurred: The attack on Pearl Harbor The Battle of Coral Sea The Battle of Midway The Battle of Guadalcanal The Battle of Leyte Gulf The Battle of Iwo Jima And, The Battle of Okinawa Matt: First up, the attack on Pearl Harbor.…

The sweat is dripping off of his face. His arms burn and his body feels like a great stone is pressing him down into the dirt. “Down. Up. Down. Up.” A voice yells above him. Lieutenant Commander Mooney towers over the cadet and the others struggling to do pushups. His voice rings out loud and clear. The message is simple, “Down, up, down, up.” There is nothing else for the cadet. The cadet glances around the field, eyes squinting. The sound of his heartbeat booms with each movement he…

increased periods while additional forces move to the area of concern using the GSS system. Increased Naval and Air investments in submarines, ships, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV’s) is critical. The Navy and Air Force allows us to project power to areas of the world…

A day before the Pearl Harbor attack FDR which was the president sent a letter for peace to the Empire of Japan. It was too late for that because since November 26th, of 1941, Japans navy left home port and headed to Hawaii. It was already planned out and there was no peace made. The event that dragged the United States into World War 2 is the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, of 1941. It’s brings sad memories and it was something that the U.S was expecting at that time. The attack was made…

The Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, is widely considered to begin with the Marco Polo Bridge incident of July 1937 and end with the Japanese surrender in September 1945. I would argue that to understand the motives as to why Japan invaded China, it is essential to grasp their previous history of conflicts and tensions, beginning with the Japanese claim of Taiwan from China’s Qing Dynasty after the First Sino-Japanese war in 1895, right through to the invasion of Manchuria in 1931. This…

The United States ship carriers fled the scene at Pearl Harbor and the Japanese navy followed for revenge. The naval commander of the Japanese fleet was Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, who wanted to destroy the United States naval fleet, which happened to take place near the Midway islands. The American naval commander that led the United States fleet was Admiral Chester Nimitz who was able to strategize the Japanese navies…

with relying more on the Americas for increased trade. The loss of the United States whom the British relied on heavily for cotton to maintain their dominant textile industry, would have spelled disaster for any other country. However, their dominant Navy helped them expand trade routes all around the world to reduce these economic blows to mere bumps in the…