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    Make a copy of this doc.  Then...      Pearl Harbor Interactive Timeline Directions: Go to: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/pearl-harbor /?ar_a=1 and click on “Attack map”. Use the interactive map to answer the following questions. Please ensure you not only use the map but also read the “full Stories” and “I was there” segments. Attach this doc to edmodo when complete. Be sure your name is on it. 1. What is the exact date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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    Not many people go through a big portion of their life with one arm. To do this you have to be willing to try new things and take lots of risks. Bethany Hamilton took those risks. For my IRP I choose to read Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton. It is an autobiography about Bethany’s journey after a terrible shark attack. She wasn’t afraid of the challenges after the shark attack that would hit her when she got home. Bethany was a young girl growing up on the island of Kauai. She lived a normal life

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    Japanese Americans on the west coast were interned into camps for many reasons that violated their civil Liberties‚ some including the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ the president then declaring war on Japan‚ with that causing war hysteria. Japanese Americans should have been given a fair chance to bring down the accusations made by non Japanese Americans. War hysteria has been part of many wars‚ including WWII. In this particular war the Japanese Americans lived in fear of being interned because of war

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    The Australian prisoners of Japanese war camps‚ during WWII‚ were treated worse than the prisoners in German war camps. The 2nd World War started in 1939 when France and Britain declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. The leader of Germany was Adolf Hitler and the the leader of japan was Hidiki Jojo. The main topics will be How were the prisoners in German war camps treated?‚ How were the prisoners in Japanese war camps treated?‚ What is the difference between the camps? What were the

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    “A day which will live in infamy.” This quote was delivered by President Roosevelt after the attack that devastated the country. December 7th‚ 1941‚ the US Naval base called Pearl Harbor‚ was bombed by the Japanese. This attack had “awakened the sleeping giant” known as the United States. Pearl Harbor was a large turning point in WWI because it brought the US into war. Japan began to prepare for the attack. Japan was taking over countries‚ and the US didn’t like their growing power. The US sanctioned

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    Japanese-Canadians following post World War II suffered through the continued effects of the interment camps and were victims of racism. Hiromi Goto’s use of different form and structure throughout her book “Chorus of Mushrooms” emphasizes multicultural differences and applies deeper meaning to the context. Form is used to exemplify important parts of the story by bringing the focus into them. The author uses the bolded words “Mukashi‚ mukashi‚ omukashi” (Goto 18) before everyone of Obachans (Naoe)

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    “Date Which Will Live in Infamy‚” an article which was written by Stuart Thornton‚ illustrates the callous attack organized by Japan on the American naval base in Pearl Harbor and describes America’s vengeful retaliation in response to the attack. The article first explains how the attack on Pearl Harbor was conducted in two significant “waves” which were used to target the Pacific Fleet. The first wave included the use of 91 torpedo planes which were armed with torpedoes that could run in shallow

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    Pearl Harbor: A Story to Remember The attack on Pearl Harbor will be a day that will go down in America’s history forever. The Japanese were very deliberate in the planning stages of the attack‚ preparation and the execution of the attack. Despite the tragic story of America’s past that is Pearl Harbor‚it is important to remember the story on the attack because we will learn how to take the Japanese’s failure and use it to accomplish military goals in the future. The attack on Pearl Harbor was planned

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    To understand the importance of the Battle of Wounded Knee and its impact on the white population‚ it is essential to understand the attitudes and presumptions held by Native Americans and whites during this time. By the time that Wounded Knee took place there had been decades of hostility between Native Americans and Europeans. These feelings created deep prejudices and biases between whites and natives. Such deep biases were not easily forgotten which attests the importance of Wounded Knee. The

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    The attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in President Franklin D. Roosevelt issuing the Executive Order 9066‚ which placed all the Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants in internment camps. The United States government “believed that West Coast Japanese helped plan the attack on Pearl Harbor and hoped the internment would prevent further acts of disloyalty. Studies indicate‚ however‚ that anti-Japanese sentiment‚ which had been building on the West Coast since the late nineteenth century‚ played

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