Notes 32.2 Japan’s Pacific Campaign (page 931) 1) Setting the Stage i) Japan‚ like Germany‚ sought to have an empire too‚ they took over Manchuria‚ and Northern China. ii) Then they went into the heartland of China and expected a quick victory‚ but when the resistance was stronger than they expected‚ and the war dragged on‚ their economy was under stress iii) They looked south toward European colonies of Southeast Asia 2) Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor
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can Australia claim to have made a decisive contribution to the war”. Firstly‚ the Australian troops played a significant part in the Tobruk campaign in North Africa. Tobruk is a small port on the coast of Libya and at the time its importance lay in the fact that its harbour was the only safe and accessible port for over 1600km. The Allied forces knew that if they were able to occupy this area‚ it would threaten the German advance into Cyrenaica. The fighting began on the 21st and 22nd of January
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Castro‚ Nazzi 1CA5 I. Introduction For a start‚ there’s disagreement on when the war started and two common dates for when it finished. In terms of Europe‚ Russia generally holds that the ’Great Patriotic War ’ began on June 22nd 1941 with Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of Russia) while Western Europe uses September 1st 1939‚ the German invasion of Poland. Both use the date of Germany ’s unconditional surrender as the end in Europe‚ but the Western Allies accepted the
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Bown (1995: 37) describes that the pandan tree grows as tall as 5 meters‚ with erect‚ small branches. Pandan is also known as Fragrant Screw Pine. Its trunk bears plenty of prop roots. Its leaves spirals the branches‚ and crowds at the end. Its male inflorescence emits a fragrant smell‚ and grows in length for up to 0.5 meters. The fruit of the pandan tree‚ which is usually about 20 centimeters long‚ are angular in shape‚ narrow in the end and the top is shortening. In various parts of the world
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In early 942‚ the Allies received notice of a planned Japanese attack on Port Moresby‚ and were able to station defenses at that location. Torpedo-plane and dive-bombers were able to sink the advancing Japanese ships and spare loss of Allied resources. If it were not for the advance warnings of attacks on key American naval ports‚ then Japan would have likely inflicted severe damage on much of the United States aircraft carriers and warships. The
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Geraldine Kalabai ID#: 5098 PG303 Community Development and Practices Topic: Community Empowerment Due Date: 30th March 2012 What is empowerment? Many use the term empowerment without understanding what it really means. A literature review resulted in no clear definition of the concept‚ especially one that could cross-disciplinary lines. This article defines empowerment as a multi-dimensional social process that helps people gain control over their own lives. It is a process that fosters power in
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To what extent is the ANZAC spirit relevant to life in Australia today? What can it teach us about the Australia we want for the future? To the perception of many Australians‚ the ANZAC spirit is a fundamental component to Australian identity but what is more it has been a moral example in which many Australians still commend on. The ANZAC spirit has presented itself in modern day Australia through its respected qualities such as pride and persistence and should manifest these values in the future
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World War II in the Pacific theater saw many new innovations from weaponry to tactics. Some of these new weapons and tactics were completely new warfare and some were refinements to age old infantry maneuvers that not only were adapted for amphibious warfare but changed depending on the particular island. One of the most import and decisive changes of doctrine for US forces was the use of the air power and the aircraft carrier. Prior to World War II the US Navy was in a sort of a civil war within
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Political Map of the World‚ January 2011 AUSTRALIA Bermuda Sicily / AZORES Independent state Dependency or area of special sovereignty Island / island group Capital 150 120 90 Alert 60 30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 ARCTIC OCEAN QUEEN ELIZABETH Ellesmere Island Qaanaaq (Thule) ARCTIC OCEAN Longyearbyen FRANZ JOSEF LAND SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA ARCTIC OCEAN NEW SIBERIAN ISLANDS Scale 1:35‚000‚000 Robinson Projection standard parallels 38°N and 38°S
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disease‚ and AIDS. Outsiders who have come to exploit their natural resources have had significant negative impacts to physical environment. Another change is the movement of people; people are leaving the countryside and moving to the city of Port Moresby. With movement of people it becomes impossible to sustain the traditional way of life. For young people the balance of old and new becomes the composite of what it will mean to be a Papua New Guinean student in the
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