Men in the Philippines

How did the Attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941 turn the tide against the Japanese during the World War 2? On Sunday the 7th of December 1941 the Japanese began their unexpected attack on the US Pacific Fleet at 7:55am. This attack was not decided over night or over a period of a few days but according to Source B, the attacks had been slowly brewing for years. Once japan occupied Manchurian, conflict intensified. According to source B as Japanese aggression increased, its relations with the US…

In the twentieth century alone, it has been used in Panama, Kenya, the Philippines and China with varying levels of success. One prominent use of the technique was in the Philippines where the Tagumpay Bayan civil disobedience campaign to dispute a rigged election employed to reduce government power was a general boycott of paying for and using government run businesses and even…

hard to choose with his simple understanding that the American way of life does not fit into every culture. My second choice was Father Finian, a Catholic priest that uses his influential talents to build a relationship with nine local anticommunist men in the fight against communism. Choosing a third character was a bit…

Bananas: The Economy’s Favorite Fruit “Bananas are thought to have originated in the jungles of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines in Southeast Asia where many varieties of wild banana still grow. They were spread across Asia by travelers and brought to Africa by Arabs where they were given their present name, derived from the Arabic for finger (Fairtrade).” Bananas were first introduced to the United States in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of America where they were sold…

Nuclear warfare has not been used in most war scenarios but it has been used in a few desperate occasion. On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, which ended WWII shortly after. The decision to drop the bomb has been criticized even before it was ever dropped. The use of the atomic bomb was justified because the bomb was the quickest way to end the war and saved millions of American lives. Not only did the bomb save more lives but also a recovering economy. An…

war in Papa New Guinea. For the first two years of the Pacific war Japan fought against Brittan allied with the United States and also had the upper hand. During 1941 Japanese forces quickly and successfully occupied Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Guam…

The findings of this study will benefit program heads and teachers from the Physical Education Department, coaches, students, and future researchers as a basis for determining the difficulties of vertically challenged students in basketball or in any sport and developing strategies for their inclusion in the sport. Adjustments of Height According to the article Height and Social Adjustment: Are Extremes a Cause for Concern and Action? of (David E. Sandberg, PhD; William M. Bukowski, PhD§;…

The history portion of this project will focus on major events and dates for the Marine Corps. The United States Marine Corps was first established during the beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1775. Men ready and eager to battle were in high demand as the war against England was going to be a grueling one. A man called Samuel Nicholas began the recruiting process for the Marine Corps in 1775. Tun Tavern, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an old local brewery that is widely…

First Amelia was not the first individual to attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, that was Charles Lindbergh. Charles was not afraid of a challenge even when “by 1927, four men had died, three were seriously injured, and two others went missing in the attempt” to cross the Atlantic Ocean. (Reed). He paved the road for Amelia to be the first female aviator to do so. Therefore wouldn’t Charles be more qualified to take on this…

The United States long before its independence operated under a slave ran economy. The slaves were imported from Africa and brought to the southern part of the country to work as animals in crops for food and profit. The establishment of such society institutionalized the subservient economic practices as seen by the Three-Fifths Compromise. Similarly, Native Americans also suffered institutionalized racism because of the expansion of the United States. The nation aspired to build railroads , in…