bad as the troops under his command make him” General Douglas MacArthur‚ a five-star general‚ proved his own statement to be true. By the end of his career Douglas Macarthur was the most successful general of that time‚ the upbringing‚ personality and life events Douglas MacArthur resulted in the creation of an American legend. With his high sense of duty and responsibility the general was the military figure and hero America needed. MacArthur was what some people called an aggressive man who was
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the fact‚ NK declared war on SK. General Douglas MacArthur He wanted to defeat the Korean army However‚ the Korean army was too powerful for him to take head on. So‚ MacArthur ambushed the army from all sides‚ surrounding them while the U.N’s troops fought them head on. They proved as a good distraction. President Harry Truman He wanted China to stay out of the war and to keep the war as short as possible. However‚ his general MacArthur‚ had a plan that made his troops cross the Chinese
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during the war. When the Japanese invaded the Philippines in December 1941‚ the military force under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur carried out a delaying action at Bataan. Corregidor became the headquarters of the Allied forces and also the seat of the Philippine Commonwealth government. It was from Corregidor that Philippine President Manuel Quezon and General MacArthur left for Australia in February 1942‚ leaving behind Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright in command. Although Bataan fell
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Part 2 1. How did General Douglas MacArthur react to the events in Korea? What was his stance on the Korean War? ~ General MacArthur was the Army’s Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers‚ Commander in Chief of the United States Command and the Far East‚ and Commanding General of the U.S Army and the Far East. So basically he was top dog‚ and he was there for a reason. He supervised Japan’s transition into a modern‚ democratic nation in WWII; also‚ he called the orders for the counterattack on
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The General Douglas MacArthur Landing Memoria * An additional popular and first-rate tourist destination in Leyte that several travelers like to see is General Douglas MacArthur Landing Memorial. * Situated at Red Beach in Palo‚ the memorial functions statues depicting the historical and victorious return with the American Liberation Forces led by U.S. General Douglas MacArthur‚ which happened in 1944. * Folks can effortlessly see the statues within the province for these figures have
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This paper argues that Chapter 1 of “The Diplomatic History of Postwar Japan” is based on how in the 1940s‚ the Japanese government was able to use diplomacy to preserve its interests under occupation. This case will be structured in the following sections: 1) point‚ 2) reason‚ 3) evidence‚ and 4) conclusion. Point: The essence of this chapter is how the Japanese government used diplomacy to overcome challenging circumstances to fulfill its interests during the 1940s. To elaborate‚ the Japanese
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as the Pearl Harbor attack. The soldiers stationed in the Philippines were badly outnumbered and were being overrun on the Bataan peninsula. President Roosevelt commanded General Douglas MacArthur to flee. As General MacArthur was leaving‚ he made his famous vow saying: “I shall return.” Although General MacArthur fled‚ the GIs were left to fend for themselves. Without their general‚ they couldn’t last long. The American and Filipino soldiers defending the Philippines were forced to surrender
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always thought of as men and women early defending our country and our friends and family in the military. In the case of Douglas MacArthur‚ this is not the case. MacArthur was willing to sacrifice the welfare of those under his charge for his own selfish reasons; political gain and to spite his boss and many other superiors. Truman clearly made the right decision to fire MacArthur‚ although it was a very unpopular choice. He saw the traits that made the general unable to defend America selflessly and
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extraordinary speech emphasizes the motto of “Duty‚ Honor‚ Country” through the descriptions of duties‚ honor‚ sacrifice and tribute of every soldier fighting for the country they adore through the use of emotional appeals and parallelisms. General MacArthur gives tremendous respect and pride toward the cadets and soldiers who are serving the country with their extraordinary service. “He belongs to history as furnishing one of the greatest examples of successful patriotisms. He belongs to posterity as
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Regarded by many as one of Australia’s greatest Prime Ministers‚ John Curtin assumed office just six weeks before the bombing of Pearl Harbor and led Australia through the darkest hours of World War II. No prime minister has had a more profound effect on Australia and no man has given more in the service of his office. Curtin was born in the Victorian mining town of Creswick on January 8‚ 1885. His parents were Irish immigrants. His father worked first as a policeman‚ then as a publican‚ and the
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