World War II was a global war from 1939 to 1945. Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945‚ which brought the total victory of the Allies. Right before Japan’s surrender‚ the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and another one on Nagasaki. The atomic bombs caused great damage to Japan and killed estimated 129000 to 246000 people. However‚ the bombings helped to bring the war to an end. Whether President Truman should make the decision to drop the bombs is still a topic to debate. Due to the
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directly to the U.S entry into World War II. Most of the people in this Era are not really educated about WHY they attack us. So here are the reasons‚ On September 1940‚ Before the Attack‚ The U.S placed an embargo on Japan by prohibiting exports of steel‚ scrap iron‚ and Aviation fuel to Japan‚ due to Japan’s takeover of northern French Indochina. Also‚ The Japanese assumed that the United States would eventually enter the war‚ and they wanted to keep
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World War 2 was one of the biggest wars in history. Japan started WW2 for the US by attacking Pearl Harbor. There was many important battles that the United States had win in order to not lose the war. Two were Midway and D-Day. The Holocaust was a big issue in the war‚ which was started by Adolf Hitler. Japan got what they deserved by making the United States drop two atomic bombs. Pearl Harbor was an attack on a US naval base by Japan. On the morning of December 7‚ 1941‚ hundreds of Japanese fighter
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that the Empire of Japan was cut throat and without mercy. The United States was done with chance and probability‚ we knew that more harm could of followed if we did nothing. In the photo itself we can see that there are battleships exploding and fires raging. The whole docking
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Review 1. Reasons Japan Attacked at Pearl Harbor after General Tojo takes over Japan he starts to expand it across the pacific‚ including European colonies‚ so the U.S. puts an oil embargo on Japan. Japan attack because of this and Hawaii = in pacific. 2. Attack at Pearl harbor- created by Yamamoto- 12/7/41. 359 Jap planes‚ only 29 shot down. Pearl Harbor = shallow= special torpedo’s created. Sinks 8 U.S. battleships. U.S.S. Arizona= 1 3. War Production Board/War Labor Board- took over industry
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In 1924 the congress passed a new Immigration Act effectively ending all Japanese immigration to the U.S.‚ but this did not violate the right of the Japanese Americans in World War II. (Doc A) Document A‚ C‚ D‚ E‚ and F all support on why the U.S. government did not violate their rights. There were several causes of the internment but the main cause of the internment was that the “Japanese naval and air forces attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ bringing the U.S. into World
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Bryan Allen Mr . Paxton U.S. History 2 Period 3 17 November‚ 2014 In 1941‚ 18 days before Christmas just before 8 AM‚ the American way of life changed for 1365 days. When Japan Attacked pearl harbor many americans were not only shocked and angry‚ but really confused. Many americans asked “Why?” or “What were they thinking when they planned this?”. But the Japanese knew exactly what they were doing when they attacked pearl harbor. Admiral Yamamoto started planning the attack in the spring of 1941
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any effect on us not joining in yet. Plus‚ we were out of the war area‚ anyway. Everything going on in Europe had nothing to do with us. 2. Japan had been at war LONG before it broke out in Europe. They were trying to run the British and French out of Asia as well as take over China; their slogan was ’Asia for Asians.’ Thing was‚ they wanted Asia for Japan‚ not Asians. Their aggression prompted embargoes from the US that eventually led to Pearl Harbor and US entry into the war. Germany only approached
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Every war in history has at least one event that causes controversy. Vietnam was controversial because it wasn’t a declared war‚ WWI because of the Treaty of Versailles and WWII because of the use of the atomic bomb and Japanese internment. Two months after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ President Franklin Roosevelt issued order 9066; the order to relocate all Japanese Americans to the west coast. The order was extended to all people of Japanese descent‚ and often the relocated children were
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land reclamation have in the forming of feudalism in Japan? It led to not enough taxes being collected and the government not being able to supply the powerful exempted families with military protection. The leaders formed their own armies consisting of soon to be samurais. These often consolidated to huge estates under powerful military lord (Daimyo). Former owners managed former land for protection. 2. What caused feudalism to change in Japan? Two dominant families fought each other‚ and Minamoto
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