Pacific War

Weston C. Hargis Dr. Brad Barry English 2010 30 November 2016 The Collapse of Easter Island Every year, hundreds of tourist travel across the Pacific Ocean to visit a small, barren grass island. They do not travel to see grass they travel such a far distance to get a closer look at the giant stone-heads, call moai. These mysterious moai made by the ancient Rapanuian people hold a similar fascination like the Stone Hinge in England. They beg the questions when, how, why, and who? History teaches…

of Leyte Gulf took place in the Philippines and pitted Japanese and the United States naval forces against one another for command and control of the western Pacific region during World War II. The Philippines, to the United States, was another stepping stone closer to striking at Japan’s home island and also a vital staging point to wage war against Japan’s merchant supply line of valuable resources such as oil and fuel. Japan was required to defend the Philippines in the interest of securing…

O'Higgins then became the dictator until 1823 and laid the foundations for a state with two parties and a central government. While other Latin American countries were facing social issues and civil war, Chile was being rather prosperous. In 1836-1839 while Diego Portales was dictator , Chile went to war with Peru and…

attempting to colonize the islands in 1885. Japan in other words claimed the island country in 1914, but after battles during World War II, the U.S. took hold of them from the Japanese. Months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the administrative center of the Japanese 16th Fleet Forces Service was Kwajalein Atoll. Their task was the defense of the Marshall Islands. In World War II, during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, the United States invaded and occupied the islands in 1944. The…

that had previously dominated the city. His knowledge of timber allowed him to begin designing planes and eventually, he founded the Boeing aircraft industry. The new company had become world class in aircraft design and manufacturing. During World War II, Boeing was responsible for the design of the B-17 and the B-29, the most important bombers of the…

had with other countries. the panama canal is like a station for ships and it all started to be a train canal were trains pick up people and take them were they are going to go to. The Panama Canal was a waterway that links into the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.…

Today I begin to discuss about Chinese cultural diet which is the one of the most different cultural diet compare to other types of the cultural diet countries. The main meals in China contains carbs and starch. Moreover, the food also like rice, noodles, fish and mantou are the main part of the Chinese cultural diet which are helpful in dieting and also aware from the diseases and infection. However, I’m going to research about Chinese cultural diet which contains some steps to look about the…

the Isthmus of Panama was just a slim land bridge separating the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In 1534, after no such passage across the Isthmus had been found Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, ordered a survey to determine if one could be built, but the surveyors eventually decided that construction…

The Island of Midway is located in Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,300 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii. Strategically, the island became a valuable asset to obtain during the Pacific War because of its location, as a half way point from Hawaii to Japan. Increased tensions between Japan and the United States came to a climax December 7, 1941; the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Six months later, the United States engaged the Japanese Imperial fleet in the Battle of Midway. The analysis of the events…

The attack on the Pacific Fleet (Pearl Harbor) was taking care of properly and the reaction from the US was rightful and justified. The lingering question is if the attack that US had on Japan was too far and did not fit the “crime”. Well indeed the answer to this question is that the US reacted properly and by entering WWII just to defeat and destroy Japan and its leaders was nothing but right. Even by defeating Japan, this was not enough to pay back the emotional toll the soldiers and families…