Isoroku Yamamoto

precisely what was expected of them and what level of risk was acceptable. Admiral Nimitz's strategic planning for battle vastly contrasted with Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Both leaders had the same objective: to sink the enemy's aircraft carriers. However, their approaches are vastly different. While Admiral Yamamoto chose to exercise his command from…

there were a couple less deaths the country became weaker as a whole. The US and the fact that there are so many firearms strengthens the country and scares enemies away. An example of how armed citizens provide protect was is in “WW II Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto advised his country’s leaders against invading the U.S., supposedly saying You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass."(Gun Control). Australia has little to no of that scare ability that…

The Pacific War was between the Japanese and Allies that lasted for three years resulting in the surrender of Japan. On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States. Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack injured over 1,000 Americans that resulted in over 2,000 American casualties. Japan also invaded Thailand and British possessions. This was a turning point in World War II and Japan’s defeat was…

A Miraculous Plant The tobacco cigarette in its modern form is so ubiquitous, so seemingly organic, that it is hard to imagine a world without it. However, throughout the course of human existence, the tobacco plant was relatively unknown and unused. In fact, the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum, was only indigenous to central and south America, and was initially harvested for ceremonial or medicinal practices(1). The earliest evidence for the use of tobacco in the Americas dates back to around…

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, on 7 December 1941, killing thousands of American soldiers. At the same time, American diplomats were meeting with Japan’s military commander Isoroku Yamamoto, in an effort to maintain peace. Although Japan did not formally declare war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the attack as Japan declaring war on America. As a precaution, FDR orders the government to place Japanese-Americans in internment camps. Japanese-Americans were stripped of their rights as citizens;…

The brutal surprise of the attack on the Naval base at Hawaii left a big imprint on American history. The attack resulted in an unwanted entry into the Second World War. Although the Americans tried their best to avoid involvement into the war, one devastating attack woke the United States from their neutrality. The attack on Pearl Harbor was only part of Japan 's big plan to take over island nations in the Pacific Ocean. The attack instilled an array of emotions into the American people.…