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    and never sunk. Also the carrier had created psychological effect it play in both the United States and Imperial Japan due to many reasons. One way the USS Enterprise was important for the Americans during World War II was because it made the Doolittle Raid possible. The plan for this raid was…

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    The Factors Contributing to the Victory at Midway The Battle of Midway was key victory for the United States in the Pacific. This battle had many challenges, but a great amount of luck and good leadership and strategy contributed to the victory that destroyed a large number of Japanese military forces and weakened the Japanese Navy. This enabled the United States to island hop toward the Japanese mainland and enclose on their conquered empire, leading to a surrender and eventually the end of…

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    On September 1, 1939, WWII began after Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles by invading Poland as Adolf Hitler wanted to reclaim Poland land for the German people, since it once belonged to Germany prior to WWI. Within a matter of days, Great Britain responded by bombing Germany for their invasion of Poland. Over the course of the war Germany, Japan, and Italy had become axis to Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the U.S. Although the war began on September 1, 1939, the U.S. did not…

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    The issue I will discuss is spies by Lewis H. Lapham. My whole life I’ve wondered if there are people who live in the shadows that gather information on our country’s enemies and even spy on the average citizen. I think every person should be concerned with being spied on it’s an invasion of privacy and breaks the rights we have as humans. It bothers me that there is a group of people that knows everything yet we only get told what they want us to know. The two main articles I will discuss are…

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    Miss Spacek Essay

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    care about; letting go of pride and putting your family first. This story is filled with sacrifice, doing what it takes to succeed, and protecting your family. One of the reasons the story was expressed so well in this film is based on the James 9 performers and how they carry out the script. Talent is not short in this film as it stars Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones as well as many actors and actresses who contribute largely to the film (). A film review Janet Maslin of the New York Times…

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    Pearl Harbor Attack Essay

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    the Federal Government for the null responsiveness of its forces in the Pacific. A few days later, the governors of Georgia and South Carolina did the same. Roosevelt feared a motion of censure, so he decided a gamble: the bombing of Tokyo by Jimmy Doolittle. Fletcher aircraft carriers Lexington and Hornet, the latter with B-25 bombers, bombed Tokyo, Yokosuka and Nagoya to stifle criticism. The operation was a success propaganda, but damage hardly influenced the Japanese war production. Another…

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    3. Racial Prejudice 3.1 Result of Pearl Harbour Evidence suggests racial prejudices played a part in Truman’s decision as well. The event of Pearl Harbour on December 7th, 1941, had led many Americans to be bloodthirsty and bitter for revenge. The Japanese were not viewed as human compared to the white race as a result of racial prejudice, and many Americans agreed with these thoughts. Although in American society there were references to Germans as “krauts,” and Italians as “tonies” or…

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