Lee Acker Tora‚ Tora‚ Tora vs. Pearl Harbor Tora‚ Tora‚ Tora is a film from 1970 that retells the epic attack on Pearl Harbor. The title of the film is the Japanese codeword indicating that a complete surprise has been achieved. This film was a joint project between American and Japanese directors told from both points of view. The first part of the film details the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. A trade embargo set by the United States was imposed in August 1939‚ which deprived
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the German industrial production increased. The failure of the bombing offensive was due to high bomber casualties inflicted by the robust German air defenses and the lack of accuracy of the bombs. According to Overy‚ only twenty percent of bombs fell within five miles of their planned targets and only one fifth of all crews survived to the 25 mission point. At times the allies experienced bomber losses as high as 26 percent in one day‚ which equated to as many as 60 aircraft and 600 men. With
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Matz 1 Carly Matz Mrs. Kabboord AP Literature Period 6 5 February 2014 Catch-22: A Zeitgeist of World War II World War II was one of the most widespread wars ever conducted. Over 100 million people‚ coming from about 30 different countries‚ participated in total war (Connaughton 41). As the violent and passionate war went on‚ there was barely any distinction between civilians and soldiers as the war affected everyone so much. The airmen of World War II were treated unfairly and put through
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Al-Qaeda‚ there is evidence of Saddam helping other terrorist groups. It has been reported that Hussein would give money to the families of Palestinians killed in conflict. He was known to give up to $25‚000 to the families of suicide bomber‚ which many of these bombers were working for militants groups like Hamas. The United States could not let someone who was supporting terrorism stay in power. Second‚ the United States had to go to war with Iraq‚ to get Saddam Hussein out of power after the many
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What was the impact of World War II on Belfast. Northern Ireland was very important to the war effort. During World War 2‚ Northern Ireland was controlled by unionists and therefore was still a part of Britain. Belfast was a very important city in N. Ireland. Many things were manufactured in Belfast such as ships‚ planes‚ uniforms and soldiers . In the early years of the war‚ there were restrictions in place like there was in Britain. These included rationing‚ censorship and travel restrictions
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The bomb initially destroyed ninety percent of the city and killed more than eighty thousand people. Tens of thousands of people died in the further years from the impacts of radiation. The next atomic bomb was dropped by an American B-29 bomber on August 9th‚ 1945. The bomb was dropped on the Japanese city‚ Nagasaki‚ and it killed forty thousand people on impact. The Japanese emperor at the time‚ Hirohito‚ announced the surrender of Japan on August 15th‚ 1945. The bomb dropped on the city
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made a secret agreement with the Cuban premier Fidel Castro. The plan was to place Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba to prevent any attempted invasions. On September 4‚ 1962 during a surveillance flight‚ the U.S. intelligence discovered Soviet IL-28 bombers in Cuba. In order to protect the United States‚ Kennedy had to either invade Cuba or find a way to prevent an invasion in peace. On August 1962‚
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World War Two‚ a war that changed the entire world‚ began‚ ominously‚ with the German invasion of Poland. It was the most costly war‚ in terms of human lives lost. It is estimated that about 55 million people died in the European theater during World War II. Globally a total of over 60 million people died in WWII and of those 60 million‚ more were civilian than soldiers. The war lasted for more than five years‚ and more than seventy countries were involved in the war. The catalyst‚ however‚ was the
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December 7th‚ the Japanese surprise attacked the U.S. Navy Base at Pearl Harbor. This brought the U.S. into WW2. The Japanese attacked with 49 bombers‚ 40 torpedo planes‚ 51 dive-bombers‚ and 43 fighter aircrafts. After the first wave (6:00am- 7:55am) there was a second wave of attack until 9:45am. After the bombing‚ Japanese Americans were profiled for their race and put into camps. Janet Daijogo was born in California
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most of the Battle of Stalingrad‚ reducing the city to a mere “landscape of rubble and burnt ruins” with the infamous German Luftwaffe-4 air forces. The aerial bombardment began on August 23rd‚ 1942‚ destroying the serene‚ sunny day. The jet-black bomber planes soared through the city in succession‚ as if they were “on a conveyor belt‚ all the while with wailing sirens. The bombing went on through the night.” The Soviets were not able to effectively fight back until November 19th with the initiation
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