The naval base was attacked by 353 imperial Japanese fighter planes‚ bombers and torpedo planes in two waves in the two waves 8 navy battleships were damaged and 10 other warships were destroyed. 188 airplanes were destroyed‚ and 159 damaged. 2400 people were killed. In the two-hour attack there were many different ways that the Japanese
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Prior to the formation of kamikaze units‚ deliberate crashes had been used as a last resort when a pilot’s plane was severely damaged and he did not want to risk being captured‚ or he wanted to do as much damage to the enemy as possible since he was crashing anyway; this was the case in both the Japanese and Allied air forces. According to Axell & Kase‚ these suicides "were individual‚ impromptu decisions by men who were mentally prepared to die."[2] In most cases‚ there is little evidence that these
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Hammerhead Sharks Marine Science/ Per. 1 Sharks are one of the most feared sea animals. They live in oceans across the world but are most common in tropical waters. There are over three hundred fifty species of sharks. They can be broadly categorized into the following four groups: Squalomorphii‚ Squatinomorphii‚ Batoidea‚ and Galeomorphii. The shark family Sphyrnidae that includes the Hammerheads are part of the Galeomorphic classification. They are probably the most easily recognizable
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APUSH American Pageant 14th edition Chapter 34 Notes (21 terms) 1. London economic conference (1933): a 16 nation economic conference organized to stabilize international currency rates. Franklin Roosevelt’s decision to revoke American participation contributed to a deepening world economic crisis. 2. Good neighbor policy: a departure from the Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe doctrine‚ the good neighbor policy stressed nonintervention in Latin America. It was begun by Herbert Hoover but associated
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their minds other than their body and sex such as school‚ friends‚ and family; but these other points are completely absent from the story. The girl explains that her new barbie was “who [she] wanted to be”‚ with the idealistic figure of having “torpedo breasts‚ the wasp waist‚ [and the] tall-drink-of-water-legs”. The bodies of dolls are negatively impacting young girls to make the wrong decisions regarding their bodies; this is where eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia originate. Despite
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The Battle of Singapore‚ otherwise known as The Fall of Singapore‚ was fought during the Second World War and is known as one of Britain’s largest losses in history. Singapore epitomized what the British Empire was all about – an essential military base that protected Britain’s Commonwealth possessions in the Far East. During October 1941‚ the Japanese had completed their plans for the war. Their prime objective was Malaya‚ due to it’s rich natural resources of rubber. However‚ in order to take
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Jane couldn’t believe that she had ended up in a situation like this. Only yesterday‚ she had embarked on a cruise that was supposed to be “the single girl’s dream‚” and now she was desperately clutching the life ring as the boat sank. Jane tried to push aside thoughts of the sharks that were known to inhabit these waters. Her thoughts speed angrily to the dark and scary places . Suddenly‚ as the rain pelted down around her‚ she felt something scrape against her leg. She knew what it was so
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Pine Cones : What adaptations do the pine trees have? Pines trees live in very windy and cold places where insects not well adjusted to the extreme weather. Pine leaves are needled like‚ very long‚ thin‚ and not good to consume. They have the ability to shed snow during winter season. How do these adaptations assist their growth and reproduction? These adaptations help them grow and reproduce. The female cone which is larger in size than the male cones has hard protective bracts that cover the
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The U.S. decision to enter World War II was not one which was hastily made. World War I had been simmering for some time‚ over two years in fact‚ prior to the U.S. entrance into this bloody affair. Endless debate had occurred at all levels of our government‚ and even among the general population‚ to the appropriate role of the U.S. in this war. As one factor after another combined to make U.S. involvement more of a probability‚ one factor in particular would prove to be the final straw which would
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THE COLD WAR NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF THE 1980 ’S The pope quickly organized a meeting to prepare the world for a weapon that would destroy all life on earth. "Pope Innocent II organized the conference in 11391" because of a crossbow. Approximately 800 years from this conference‚ the Cold War has begun. The potential of mass destruction could occur at any moment. More efforts for mining and technology went toward constructing nuclear weapons. Missiles‚ such as‚ the Tomahawk® Cruise Missile and
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