Bradley 1 Unification of Italy There were at least two reasons why it was not easy to unify Italy. One of the reasons was internal to Italy while the other was external. The external reason was that there were foreign countries that had interests in the Italian peninsula. It was not simply a matter of getting various Italian states to agree to unify. Instead‚ there were the French and the Austrians to contend with. Both of these powers had interests in Italy and had to be dealt with in
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Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor? December 8th 1941 “with confidence in our armed forces – we will gain the inevitable triumph – so help us god” was said by Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Congress to engage in war against Japan. Pearl Harbors’ geographical location led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor initiated by Japan. How or why would a country much smaller than Texas attack the United States? Japan had created a sparked conflict with America at Pearl Harbor because of the Embargos‚ Immigration
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In order to accomplish its strategic objectives‚ Japan needed to destroy the Russian Far East Fleet before her forces would invade Korea and Manchuria. To this effort‚ Japan’s Admiral Yamamoto notified Admiral Togo of the Russian intentions and moves‚ which involved the collection of the whole fleet at Port Arthur in order to attract the Japanese forces‚ and from a position of advantage‚ force them to expend their strength. The Japanese also successfully anticipated the Russians use of Vladivostok
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On Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan launched a sneak attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor‚ destroying the peace of a beautiful Hawaiian morning and leaving much of the fleet broken and burning. The destruction and death that the Japanese military put upon Pearl Harbor that day was 18 naval vessels (including eight battleships) sunk or heavily damaged‚ 188 planes destroyed‚ over 2‚000 servicemen killed was exacerbated by the fact that American commanders in Hawaii were caught by surprise
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Let’s Face it! We are at war with the Nazi Germany. Today‚ we have listened with patience when the King was giving his speech on the radio to millions of listeners in the British Empire. Our country wanted to find a peaceful way out of the conflict with the enemies‚ but it is unbearable. According to the news‚ the Nazi Germany had already invaded Poland. The ambassador of our country had handed a final note to the government of Germany‚ informing them that a state of war would exist between us unless
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12/0257/1980 COURSE: HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE Introduction The movement to unite Italy into one cultural and political entity was known as the Risorgimento. Giuseppe Mazzini and his leading pupil‚ Giuseppe Garibaldi‚ failed in their attempt to create an Italy united by democracy. Garibaldi‚ supported by his legion of Red Shirts who was mostly young Italian democrats ‚who used the 1848 revolutions as a opportunity for
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Many problems began for Germany when World War II began‚ but by the end of the war Germany was a disaster waiting to happen. After WWII was over Germany found itself split between France‚ the United States‚ Britain‚ and the Soviet Union‚ each country controlling a part. Berlin‚ which was surrounded by the Soviet Union‚ was also divided into four sections. The Soviet Union was in control of half of Germany‚ and it happened to be the East half of the Germany. The Soviet Union made East Berlin the
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Before opening to the west Japan had a feudal political system‚ an inherited rigid social structure and a thriving economic system. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from 1603 until 1868‚ when it was abolished during the Meiji Restoration. The Meiji Restoration‚ was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868. The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan’s political and social structure‚ and spanned both the late Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Japanese Government
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Executive Summary Germany has a long history dated back to the Holy Roman Empire. It is the largest country in Central Europe and it borders to 9 or more countries. Germany is a constitutional‚ parliamentary democracy. Citizens choose their representatives periodically in free and fair multiparty elections. It has federations of 16 states and corresponds to their own district and unique cultures. Germany has been through many wars‚ by winning and losing some battles. These wars and government have
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over 1‚100 were injured. On this day‚ Japan launched a surprise‚ military‚ aerial attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The next day the United States declared war on Japan and eventually led to the country’s entry into World War II. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor for many reasons. One reason was because the embargo the U.S. put in place against Japan. This embargo blocked Japan from receiving steel and aviation fuel as well as other military supplies. Japan also feared the U.S. would stop them
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