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    operators. 10. At 0733 a message arrives in Honolulu‚ what happened that led Roosevelt to believe there may be an attack? A decoded japanese message. 11. According to Japanese pilot Haruo Yoshino‚ how did they judge how high to fly? If the spray from the torpedo hit the wings 12. When the attack started what had the Japanese hoped to see‚ and didn’t? aircraft carriers 13. How did Warren Jones know that this was not a drill? 0755 He heard guns firing from his side of defense 14. What mistake on the part of

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    110‚000 tons of gas were used during the war and resulting a casualty of 500‚000 person. Germany sank 5‚554 Allied and neutral ships but only lost 175 U-boat of 400 that were in build. One their victim was the RMS Lusitania. A German U-boat fired a torpedo at Lusitania. After Lusitania was torpedoed shell broke and began to sink‚ then in only 15 mins 1‚198 on board were dead in clouding 128 Americans. This action has made America joint the war which led to the bloodiest war the Hundred Day Offensive

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    The Raft This essay is based on the short story ’The Raft’ by Peter Orner written in 2000. I will be focusing on analysing and interpreting the text in general‚ as well as the psychological effects that war has to its attendees as well as their descendents. The short story is about our soon-to-be 13 year-old narrator and his grandfather Seymour‚ who was a captain on a Destroyer in the South Pacific during World War II. Seymour who suffers from short-term memory has a story to tell his grandson

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    (U)In this essay you will understand the North Korea military structure and how they operate. Also what equipment they use and their main chain of command. I will explain briefly the 5 branches of the North Korea military structure which they are; The ground Force‚ The Korean’s People’s Navy‚ The Korean’s People Army Air Force‚ The Strategic Rocket Force‚ and The Special Operations Force. After reading this essay you will have a good knowledge about North Korea Military Structure. (U)Also known as

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    The declaration of Independence is a monumental event in the U.S history since it becomes foundation of the establishment of United States. There is another event which tremendously influenced U.S‚ World War 1. After the war‚ U.S rises as the one of the dominant nations in the world. When World War 1 had broken out in 1914‚ the president of United States of America‚ Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation of neutrality and recommended the public to be neutral in their actions and thoughts. One of Wilson’s

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    war-history but rather an elucidation of men battling and attempting to survive the sea. The USS Indianapolis incident occurs in the Pacific after the ship delivers a mysterious cargo in the Pacific island of Tinian. On its way to Guam‚ a suicide torpedo launched from a submarine sinks the ship. Characters in Narrative At this point‚ the author places focus on the survival of the men in the pacific waters. Stanton is able to present a compelling narrative as he draws the information from interviews

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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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    The American Civil War has been described as the first "modern war."  Assess. The American Civil War is almost undoubtedly the most important event in the life of the nation. There are many reasons it is entitled to this account‚ mainly regarding to a better future for America‚ “a new birth of freedom”1. Through horrific measures‚ “It was the watershed of a new political and economic order‚ and the beginning of big industry‚ big business‚ big government… for Americans‚ the costliest‚ yielding

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    How effective are the techniques in the film “Jaws” The film ‘Jaws’ is about a shark that goes about eating some people on the beach. The director of the movie is Steven Spielberg. The film is about a great white shark that goes about terrorising the town Amity Islands. A lot of people go out to kill the shark but the only people who succeed are Quint‚ Brody‚ and Hooper. In the movie Steven Spielberg uses different techniques in his direction of the movie camera angles‚ lighting‚ sound effects

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    It happens to be “South Pacific”‚ which was a highly popular Broadway musical and a popular movie. STUDEBAKER: many times throughout the music video‚ we can see a Studebaker car. Studebaker was a popular car in 1950. They styling consisted of a torpedo front end and read window. Many people thought that the car looked like it was going backwards. In 1966‚ the company went out of business. TELEVISION: during this time‚ the television became popular. In the music video we can observe that back then

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