Peattie‚ Edward J. Drea‚ Hans J. van de Ven‚ eds. The Battle for China: Essays on the Military History of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. Stanford: Stanford University Press‚ 2010. Illustrations‚ maps. 664 pp. $65.00 (cloth)‚ ISBN 978-0-8047-6206-9. Reviewed by Roger H. Brown (Saitama University) Published on H-War (December‚ 2012) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey The Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45 was immense both in its scale and consequences. Nevertheless‚ Western military histories of World
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Date: March 10‚ 2017 To: Prof. Jeffery Higgins From: Isebor Frank Subject: Research Proposal on Japanese- American Internment Introduction Most Americans know the story of Anne Frank; the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust who posthumously gained prominence through the publication of The Dairy of a young Girl‚ her experience in hiding during the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany in World War II. It is one of the world’s most widely known books and has been the basis for several
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Keith Salenski Jen Stauss History 201 May 31‚ 2005 Japanese Internment Camps in WWII For over a century‚ the United States has been one of the most powerful and influential states on the globe. However‚ every nation has made mistakes in its past. Throughout our country’s history‚ certain groups have had to endure horrible injustices: the enslavement of African-Americans‚ the removal of Native Americans‚ and discrimination against immigrants‚ women‚ homosexuals‚ and every other minority.
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Japanese proverb‚ “Deru kui wa utareru” literally means “The stake that sticks up gets hammered down”. In other words‚ you should not stand out within the community in Japan. This proverb seems to imply Japanese collectivist society which is very different from Western countries’ more individualistic society. Japan has its own unique cultural history. Japan is an island nation and had been chosen to isolate themselves‚ even going so far as to shut their borders for any international trade and communication
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To what extent was Japanese military mentality responsible for the Nanking massacres? The aggressive Japanese military mentality was the largest contributor towards the brutal nature of the 1937 Nanking massacre. Both long term Japanese military personalities formulated over the years combined with the short term circumstances such as the Battle of Shanghai and the First Sino Japanese War exacerbated the extent (of the Japanese military mentality.) The Nanking massacre‚ also commonly known as the
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Historical Background The Americans returned in 1945. Filipinos rejoiced and guerrillas who fled to the mountain joined the liberating American Army. On July 4‚ 1946‚ the Philippines regained is freedom and the Filipino flag waved joyously alone. The chains were broken. Palanca awards Another inspiration for writers in Filipino was the launching of the Palanca Memorial Awards for literature headed by Carlos Palanca Sr. in 1950. (Until now‚ the awards are still being given although the man
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Women are represented in Japanese Pop Art as a reflection of how they are represented in other forms of media- sexual objects‚ hyper-feminine‚ and unthreatening. One contemporary pop artist‚ Takashi Murakami‚ represents women as sexual objects‚ often with a Western look. However‚ Yoshitomo Nara represents women differently in his works. They are represented as sometimes violent and full of defiant attitude; yet‚ often with a vacant stare that suggest they have no substance. In this paper I will
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PHILIPPINE LITERATURE The Japanese Period (1941 – 1945) The Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred between 1941 and 1945‚ when the Empire of Japan occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II. The invasion of the Philippines started on December 8‚ 1941‚ ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. As at Pearl Harbor‚ the American aircraft were severely damaged in the initial Japanese attack. Lacking air cover‚ the American Asiatic Fleet in the Philippines withdrew to
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year 1941‚ this was a reality for Japanese Americans. During world war 2‚ in the year 1941‚ Japan bombed a place called Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. After this event occurred‚ the U.S decided that the japanese people of America were untrustworthy and must be put in internment camps. This essay will cover different reasons why japanese internment camps in the West Coast were unnecessary and should not have occurred in our country’s past. One reason why Japanese internment camps were unnecessary
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Alexandria Davis Japanese Internment Camps United States‚ Africa and World CHIS-202-02 10/27/2011 The purpose of this paper is to discuss the internment of Japanese Americans on the West coast of the United States. On going tension between the United States and Japan rose in the 1930’s due to Japan’s increasing power and because of this tension the bombing at Pearl Harbor occurred. This event then led the United States to join World War II. However it was the Executive Order of 9066
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