"A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace." by Commodore George Dewey. On October 13‚ 1775 America’s Navy was born. The navy has contributed greatly to the United States‚ being involved in over ten prodigious wars and countless battles. Their efforts to bring peace‚ security‚ democracy‚ and prosperity to America is well recognized. They have helped America move forward through both action and revolution‚ and has been a helping hand to those in need internationally
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History of the Philippines: People first reached the Philippines about 30‚000 years ago‚ when the Negritos immigrated from Sumatra and Borneo via boats or land-bridges. They were followed by Malays‚ then Chinese beginning in the ninth century‚ and Spaniards in the sixteenth. Ferdinand Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain in 1521. During the next 300 years‚ Spanish Jesuit priests and conquistadors spread Catholicism and Spanish culture across the archipelago‚ with particular strength on the
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During World War II Roxas served in the pro-Japanese government of José Laurel by acquiring supplies of rice for the Japanese army. Although a court was established after the war to try collaborators‚ Roxas was defended by his friend General Douglas MacArthur. Roxas was elected president of the Commonwealth in 1946 as the nominee of the liberal wing of the Nacionalista Party (which became the Liberal Party)‚ and‚ when independence was declared on July 4‚ he became the first president of the new republic
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World War II started with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii‚ December 8‚ 1941 then the Philippines followed on the same day. The traditional simbang gabi or misa de gallo was suspended in year 1941. President Manuel Quezon and Gen. Douglas MacArthur said that they will return when they flee because of the war. The last province surrendered to the Japanese forces is Bataan that launched the heinous Death March that killed many Filipino supporters. The government then is controlled by the Japanese
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and ended on July 27th 1953( Doc C). What happened was the on June 25th‚ 1950 North Korea first invades South Korea ( Document C).North Korea was supported by Harry Truman and the Soviets and attacked South Korea which was supported by General Douglas MacArthur and help of the United Nations The war had caused 50‚000 American death and 2 million of others. China decided to help North Korea because they lacked the logistical support to supply any further pressure to the south ( Document C). The Korean
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bonuses. The marchers stayed in little shacks that they called hoovervilles‚ they lived on land right outside of Washington D.C.. The ‘army’ protested outside of the white house and other government official buildings. On July 28‚ General Douglas MacArthur and his troops attacked the bonus army‚ they burnt down their ‘hoovervilles’ and they killed men who tried to protect their ‘homes’. They were forced out of their houses and had to leave immediately. The army didn’t get their actual bonus until
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number projections‚ there was a consensus that there would be a catastrophic loss of life. A few of the studies estimated American casualties for just the first 30 days of Operation Torch‚ the mission to attack the southern island Kyushu. General MacArthur‚ the leader of the American forces‚ had a study done by his staff in June of 1945‚ estimated 23‚000 US casualties in the first 30 days. Another study by U.S. Army Chief of Staff George Marshall believed that the Americans would sustain 31‚000 casualties
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After the invasion the North’s soldiers would occupy most of the peninsula‚ Truman persuaded the United Nations Security Council to authorize an invasion to repel the North. American forces immediately got involved under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. The United States actually never declared war‚ but conducted what was seen as “police
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Vietnam War Summary The Vietnam War lasted about two decades. The United States was engulfed in a civil war between North and South Vietnam and wanted to assist the south with preventing a hostile takeover by North Vietnam under the Communism banner. The Vietnam War was not only America’s longest War‚ but also costliest and deadliest. We spent over $150 billion and suffered close to $58 thousand American deaths and nearly 300 thousand wounded. By the time we decided to withdraw from the war‚ North
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December 8‚ 1941‚ the Japanese invades the Philippines hours after bombing Pear Harbor in Hawaii. While the forces of Gen. Douglas MacArthur retreated to Bataan‚ the Commonwealth government of President Quezon moved to Corregidor Island. Manila was declared an open city to prevent further destruction. After the fall of Bataan on April 9‚ 1942 and Corregidor‚ In March 1942‚ MacArthur & Quezon fled the country and by invitation of President Roosevelt‚ the Commonwealth government went into exile to Washington
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