Pearl Harbor

During World War two (1939-1941) Australia’s participation in war increased as they were threatened by Japan which caused a significant change in the Australian foreign policy from 1941. In 1939 was when it was announced that Australia will be contributing in World War Two (WWII) when Germany, Japan and Italy launched a series of war-like actions between 1931 and 1939. This can be seen through the way Australia’s foreign policy changed from the beginning to the end of the war, the impact the…

It is worthy to mention China’s reaction to the shift in United States policy after the Cold War, which became deeply embroiled in historical polemics when public discourse framed the Massacre in a solely political, rather than moral, fabric of analysis. By excluding Beijing from the peace settlement with Japan and by encouraging Japan to remilitarise, the US now appeared to be in close collusion with its own former enemy and posed a direct threat to the new government in China. What transpires…

Falcon Field, This historic part of Arizona was built in Mesa in 1941 with many factors contributing to its construction (Arizona Aircraft Wrecks). The Construction of Falcon Field started with Mesa’s Major George N. Goodman talking with local military officers and saying that construction of this airfield would cost the city of Mesa $50000 dollars to build (BREAK GROUND). While at Falcon Field there would be a large building housing the kitchen and the mess hall, and to the right of it was the…

Written in 1981, Obasan explores the negative treatment Japanese-Canadians experienced in the internment camps during World War Two. Kogawa uses three women (Obasan, Aunt Emily, and Naomi) to illustrate the perspectives that the different generations have in regards to Canadian multiculturalism and how it relates to Japanese-Canadians. In the article “Joy Kogawa’s Obasan: Canadian multiculturalism and Japanese-Canadian Internment”, the author Laura K. Davis examines Obasan through a lens…

In 1942, Australia and PNG were involved in the battle of Kokoda against the Japanese. The involvement of Australia in the Kokoda campaign was significant as the threat the Japanese imposed, the hardships the Australian endured and the characteristics the troops displayed all held impact on the nation of Australia. The tactics of the Japanese Aggressive Foreign Policy was a threat to Australia with its plans of invasion or isolation to gain Australia's resources. Australia's involvement in the…

Japanese Canadians lived in British Columbia before the start of WW II and three quarters of them were born in Canada. In 1941, Japanese Canadians were forced to register with the government, thus declaring them as enemy aliens. After the bombing of Pearl Harbour and attack of Hong Kong, the Canadian government confiscated their property, deprived them of rights and revoked their citizenship. Despite the RCMP and the Canadian Army and Navy stating there were no evidence of military threat and…

Wesley Koch Mrs. Hammon Language Arts April 27, 2016 The Lady Elgin Shipwreck There were many shipwrecks in the Great Lakes including the Lady Elgin. The Lady Elgin was a strong ship. She had her last moments a few miles of the shore of Winnetka Illinois. She left Chicago and was heading to Milwaukee with an overload of people. The leading man was Captain Jack Wilson. On September 8, 1860, there was a very stormy night. However,…

Page 1. *video playing in background with volume* *volume fades out* *like Houdini the narrator appears* Narrator: The Battle for the Solomon Islands, it was harsh battle against the Japanese, and a big turning point for the allies on the way to winning the Second World War. It all started on August 7th, 1942 when the first American troops landed on the shores of the Guadalcanal which was captured by the Japanese who were allied with the Nazis. Japanese infantry were building air bases on the…

World World Two was the most significant turning point for the prevail of Vietnamese Nationalism, because it allowed nationalists to fight for their independence. The French corrupted the Vietnamese sovereignty by colonizing and dividing the nation. Vietnamese Nationalists fought endlessly to try to catch France’s weaknesses and challenge them with every opportunity they got. They were the…

“To find and catch the storytelling moment” was Alfred Eisenstaedt’s goal when taking photographs. Alfred Eisenstaedt was born on December 6, 1898 and died August 23, 1995. He was a German-American photojournalist for Life magazine. All the work he published in this magazine made him one of the most important photographers and journalists. During his early life he served in World War I, and later moved to the United States. He covered the rise of Adolf Hitler and other tyrants. Although he…