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    the time there was a lot of racism in America. Another reason for Japanese-Internment was that the Japanese as a country had bombed Pearl Harbor. The final reason was that the Americans were afraid that the Japanese Americans would take all of the production and money that came out of farming.The final reason was the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a ginormous blow to America because it killed 2‚335 people 1‚177 were from the USS Arizona. December 11‚ 1941‚ the Western Defense

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    the Japanese. It displayed the immense power of Japan and the threat they had upon many countries in the world. This battle involved both savage methods and ended with the atomic bombing on Hiroshima in August 1945. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Japan was able to pursue their other military objectives in the Pacific region‚ including Malaya and Singapore‚ without the potential interference of American armies. This brought about the invasion of Singapore by the Japanese as they were

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    intervening with international conflicts. Isolationism led to the passing of the Neutrality Acts‚ which outlawed the sale or loan of arms to nations at war. However‚ when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941‚ it was clear the American Isolationist debate was over. Not long after the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the United States was at war with the Axis Powers‚ made up of Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. To contribute to the war effort‚ Americans changed their lives economically‚ politically‚ and socially

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    The Impact of War on Society Women in Work At the start of the war‚ war production had to increase dramatically in a short amount of time. Auto factories were converted to build airplanes‚ shipyards were expanded‚ and new factories were built‚ and all these facilities needed workers. At first companies did not think that there would be a labour shortage so they did not take the idea of hiring women seriously. Eventually‚ women were needed because companies were signing large‚ lucrative contracts

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    the resolution of this conflict. The battle at Midway was the beginning of the end for Japan and was also considered “payback” for the events at Pearl Harbor. At Pearl Harbor‚ nearly the entire U.S. fleet in the Pacific was lost from the bombs dropped from the Japanese. This led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan. As the U.S. were closing in‚ the attack on Iwo Jima and Okinawa showed the resilience and honor that the Japanese troops upheld. This was the last effort of Japan. The Allies considered

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    know who the four hundred twenty second regimental combat team was?” How would you respond? The four hundred regimental combat team was made up of mostly Japanese Americans living in the United States during the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the bombing on Pearl Harbor all Japanese Americans were classified 4-c (known as enemy aliens) and weren’t allowed to enlist in the United States military. The United States thought that the Japanese were spying on us and was sent from japan just to

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    Hawaii deciphered Yamamoto’s orders. As a response‚ they sent the aircraft carriers‚ the Enterprise‚ the Hornet‚ and the Yorktown along with several other ships and cruisers. They tricked the Japanese forces to telling them where they were going to attack by sending out an uncoded radio signal saying that Midway’s desalination plant was down and they deciphered the Japanese into giving them where they were attacking. During the battle‚ the United States accomplished many things from shooting down

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    Theatre World War Two was a time of change. Weird alliances‚ lands of confusion‚ more efficient ways to kill‚ and most importantly‚ new ways to survive. The United States entry to World War two can be completely attributed to the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor. The United States had declared several neutrality acts throughout the course of Axis aggression in Europe and Asia. America first stated that they “did not recognize” Japan’s aggression when they invaded Manchuria in 1931. Then America “condemned”

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    On April 18th‚ 1942‚ James H. Doolittle planned and led the first air attack on Japanese after they attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. This was the most daring operations by the United States in the young Pacific war at this time and was known as the Doolittle Raid. The attack was launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet. Doolittle wired a Japanese piece medal he had received prior to the war to the first 500 pound bomb to be dropped on Tokyo. In order for the over loaded planes to take

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    sharpening my axe". Anyone can easily connect this quote to history. One particular event in history that this quote connects to is after the Japanese attack

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