United States Pacific Fleet

are problems that arise, such as the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean being in the way of us getting to the enemy. These bodies of water raise many logistical problems, for example how do we transport thousands of soldier with weaponry, food, fuel, and tanks all the way to the Pacific Islands and Europe? The answer is one that you don’t often learn about in your high school history class; the United States Merchant Marine was an invaluable part of the United States’ victory over the Axis forces…

World War II was a six year battle between Europe the United States against Japan and Germany. Many authors have written about the events of this war and in effort to help readers to understand the horrors of this conflict. Herman Wouk, a Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote several novels set during World War II including, War and Remembrance. Wouk, aiming to create a novel that was neither entirely fictional or historical stated that he wanted his readers to “remember what happened in the worst world…

dreaming of becoming a world power. However, Japan didn’t have the resources to meet its goals. In the 1930s Japan set out to get these resources by conquering its neighbors in Asia, and the Pacific. As Japan grew more and more powerful and conquered other countries, they were ready to take over South Pacific lands, including present day Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia,…

Channel and North Sea, and contribution in the Pacific. The Royal Canadian Navy played a huge role in the Allied Victory of WWII. The Royal Canadian Navy played a very important role during the Battle of Atlantic. The Royal Canadian Navy aided the allied forces towards…

Japan sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on a Sunday morning where the United States Naval Pacific Fleet was moored. The intent of the attack was to effectively knock out the fleet in an event that America was to be involved in the war. The attack was considered a success although all of American aircraft carriers where not in port at the time. Although there is no official…

the most debated conflicts in the international community located right off its coast. The South China Sea is a section of the Pacific Ocean that is semi isolated due to its proximately to the surrounding geographic areas, such as islands and peninsulas, making it a marginal sea. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary a marginal sea is one that, “waters adjacent to a state and under its jurisdiction and extending outward from the coast about 31⁄2statute miles,” however, whose jurisdiction does…

A plan was developed to disable the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor to allow time for Japan to get the resource areas it needed and make it to where taking them back would cost more lives than they thought Americans would be willing to give up. The Pearl Harbor attack plan was made by Isoroku Yamamoto, who was the commander in chief of the IJN. Yamamoto studied in the United States and he knew his nation didn't have the ability to defeat them in a fight because…

technology, how did the United States not get information about the attack?” Candidates Name- Da’Mya Puryear Candidate Number- Evolution of sources There are plenty of sources out there about the horrifying event that took place, but two sources really caught my attention the most. For instance, “History.com” has pictures and maps explaining the traumatic event that happened during the sneak attack on the United States. But be careful…

When the United States decided to join World War II, it impacts the citizens on the homefront by forcing them to work harder to aid the soldiers abroad, so that the the U.S. would have better chance of winning the war. The whole reason why the United States joined WWII was because they were deliberately attacked by the Empire of Japan. On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed the naval base in Pearl Harbor, with the intended goal to destroy the Pacific Fleet and other military supplies that was…

the decline of the Imperial Japanese Army’s aggression and morale between 1941-1945. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the president of the United States in 1941 gave his Infamy Speech on December 8, 1941. The speech was his response to the American people regarding the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Just hours after his Infamy Speech, the United States declared war on Japan. This attack struck America in the heart and made Americans realize that we are not invincible. Allen…