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    Emperor of Japan Hirohito‚ during world war two gained enormous amount of land‚ Having advancing at a very rapid pace invading almost all of southeast asia in a time span of less than 10 years. The US played an essential role in the advancement of military for the Japanese as the trade between US provided them with oil. However‚ July 26‚ in 1941‚ The US President‚ Roosevelt started seeing the Japanese as a threat and decided to sign an Executive Order freezing all Japanese assets held in the

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    I’ve had‚ World History II sticks out the most to me. When I was struggling you were always willing to help me and didn’t give up on me when things still were not quite clicking. You believed in me and helped me to relax when everything seemed so stressful.You taught me not to stress myself out by worrying about all of the small details and to just do my best. I’ll be honest with you‚ I don’t remember a lot from my previous classes but I remember a lot of what we studied in World History II. Your passion

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    War At Sea (world War 1)

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    Throughout the war the British fleets were superior. This was probably due to its large empire. 1914 The first naval battle was on August 28 when the British raided Heligoland Bight. British destroyers entered this German naval base and fired torpedoes but the Germans sent out cruiser ships‚ which were bigger and stronger. The destroyers retreated to open sea whilst being chased by the Germans and shot at by Battle ships. In September‚ submarine warfare began when German submarine U-9‚ sank 3 British

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    imprisonment‚ the use of the Atomic Bomb and the United States obligation to help rebuild the world after war. Since United States was already at war‚ fear lead many Americans to believe that people of Japanese decent would start working as spies or saboteurs for the Japanese government. This assumption ultimately ended up with over 127‚000 Japanese-Americans detained and in concentration camps for the duration of war. Although this is looked upon as a harsh punishment for being Japanese‚ it has protected

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    pursuit of happiness changed throughout the war. As the war changed so did the thoughts behind what Nazi Germany wanted in the end. They didn’t expect to lose the war so why change what the end result is? At the start of WWII Nazi Germany wanted to be the power house in the world. They wanted revenge from WWI when they got defeated and had to pay for the war. Germany was not happy so they needed a man to make them happy again‚ Adolf Hitler. At the start of the war Germany wanted Epicureanism happiness

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    There have been many wars throughout the history of the world. WWII could easily be called one of the most devastating wars; solely because of the introduction of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons have taken away the lives of innocent civilians‚ are very expensive to make or contain‚ have caused devastating amounts of damage‚ and have long-lasting effects. They also violate human rights. During WWII America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima; an army base in Japan. Years later‚ John Hersey wrote

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    At‚ the time of World War 2 the best leader was Adolf Hitler. Hitler was not only a very powerful man‚ but also acquired a massive following of people. His influence with the people of Germany helped him succeed in millions of brutal killings and almost led to the takeover of the world itself. There are many reasons why Adolf Hitler was the most powerful leader of world war 2. To start off‚ Hitler wrote a famous book called Mein Kampf or “My struggle.” The book includes many of Hitler’s youth days

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    During World War 2‚ many leaders emerged from chaos and destruction that it had caused‚ either helping their people for goods or to find a way to suit their own personal needs. Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ the then Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces‚ helped the United States tremendously with the war effort by becoming the main commander of their armed forces. He led the attack in North Africa known as Operation Torch‚ and orchestrated the infamous D-Day on June 6‚ 1944. He was also known to be the

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    Oil Drilling in the Arctic

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    The Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge is one of America’s last great wilderness areas. It is home to many animals such as polar bears‚ wolves‚ and grizzly bears‚ caribou herds‚ snow geese‚ musk oxen‚ and dozens of other species. If your oil companies keep drilling in the Arctic‚ most of these beautiful creatures will die‚ and some will become extinct. The Coastal Plain is home to these animals. Annually‚ a herd of 129‚000 caribou gather on the Coastal Plain to bear and nurse their young. Polar

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    superpowers ruled on opposite sides fought with similar ideas but ironically tried destroying one another. These groups were the USSR Communists of Russia and Nazi Germans of Germany. The Nazis and Communists battled over the Eastern front during World War 2 due to their political and mission goal. However‚ these groups shared a common evil and execution of their ideas. The Communist Russians and Nazi Germans fought for the same main reason to defend their homeland and prove their country as the

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