order to save themselves from falling apart so this may be one of the reasons they decided to attack the U.S. at Pearl Harbor. Americas decision to expand its naval ships in July 1941 worried Japan. The U.S. froze all Japanese assets and bank accounts. Tojo knew that the American army was going to be getting stronger over the next couple of years and knew that Japan needed to do something to stop them. The Japanese believed the U.S. wanted to stop Japan from expanding. Japan was
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1.Question: Were you involved in the war? Any family members involved in the war? Answer: He was not involved in the war because he was too young. However‚ his father worked as an electric engineer for the army and operated radars. He had two uncles who were also in the army and had another uncle in the navy. 2.Question: Were you active in civil defense‚ Red Cross‚ war industries‚ other volunteer activities? Answer: He was in the boy scouts and was extremely patriotic. He collected scraps of aluminum
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Odori Park since 1974‚ and 14 teams from various regions of the world participated in 2008. The subject of the statues varies and often features an event‚ famous building or person from the previous year. For example‚ in 2004‚ there were statues of Hideki Matsui‚ the famous baseball player who at that time played for the New York Yankees. A number of stages made out of snow are also constructed and some events including musical performances are held. Visitors also can enjoy a long snow and ice slides
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The Significance of International Sports International sporting events have become somewhat of a staple in today’s society‚ whether it be the Olympics‚ the World Cup‚ or exhibition games between the New York Yankees and the Tokyo Giants. These competitions generally bring out high spirits and intense enthusiasm. Most people envision sports as childhood pastimes‚ played for fun and recreation. However‚ in a lot of cases‚ international sporting events mean more than just the game or event themselves
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- Jan 1939: fission discovered (Hahn‚ Meitner‚ Frisch) - Sept 1939: War (Hitler‚ Mussolini‚ Tojo) o 1945: 2 bombs dropped Framed the introduction of fission to the world - 1940: Heavy water (Kowarski‚ Joliot-Curie‚ von Halban) o D2O = 1/7000 particles within H2O - 1941-42: George Laurence performed world’s first large-scale fission experiments in graphite o Not a full-scale nuclear reactor o Done before E Fermi built the first nuclear reactor in 1942 in Chicago - Aug 1942: CD Howe “minister
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I was able to picture the life of a child who was forced to go to a Caucasian school even though he is Chinese. At this school he was mentally and physically tortured by students named Chaz and Denny‚ and was tormented with harsh words like‚ “Hey‚ Tojo‚ you forgot to salute the flag” (Ford‚ 17). While reading the novel I was heartbroken by the fact that Henry was treated like this‚ but the interesting part of this scene is that Ford was able to have us feel like we were Henry in this situation. Not
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A Day Not Forgotten‚ the Attack on Pearl Harbor K. D. HIST 102 Instructor Amy Ware October 23‚ 2010 The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7‚ 1941 remains a clear memory for both nations. Everything seemed to have played in favor of the Empire of Japan; from planning‚ to gathering the necessary resources‚ the silent 3‚300 nautical mile journey of the task force and ultimately the attack itself. From a tactical standpoint the attack was one of the most ingenious naval
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much tension between the U.S. and Japan‚ as the Americans were allies of the Chinese. The U.S. demanded that Japan withdraw from China and Indochina (but would have settled for a token withdrawal and a promise not to take more territory). General Hideki set November 29 as the last day on which Japan would accept a settlement without war. His deadline‚ which was kept secret‚ meant that war was going to happen. So‚ because America’s and Japan’s terms collided‚ so did their expectations therefore causing
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Dower‚ John W. War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War. Pantheon Books‚ New York‚ 1986. In this seminal work on the Pacific war John Dower‚ Professor of History at the Michigan Institute of Technology and Pulitzer Prize winning author‚ discusses the effect had in the Allied war with Japan. It is the author’s opinion that racism and prejudiced attitudes played a role in the development of atrocious behaviors seen in the Pacific Theater. Dower supports his thesis by effectively and
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History notes CHAPTER 26 - WORLD WAR 1 SECTION 1 THE GREAT WAR BEGINS 1. Europe had been at peace for 100 years 2. Europe leaders became worried about a region called the Balkans 3. Most people in the Balkans are Slavic 4. “Triple alliance” was formed to protect each other from attack a) Germany b) Austria-hungry c) Italy d) Ottoman empire joins later 5. Triple Entente was formed as a response to the triple alliance a) great Britain b) France c) Russia 6. Great Britain is
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