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    Hank Wu Japan’s Goal for World War II: China If Japan can take China and control it‚ they’ll have all the resources they’ll need for the next 100 years. China is so big‚ and it’s so hard for Japan to control‚ that it takes way too many resources for Japan to actually control China. 1937: Japanese Invasion of China 1931: Pearl Harbor 1945: Hiroshima Japan’s Vicious Cycle: Japan invades China. In order to keep fighting in China‚ Japan needs more resources (food‚ ammunition‚ fuel‚ and

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    Laura Hillenbrand will be a name never forgotten. Her masterpiece‚ Unbroken‚ follows Louie Zamperini through the chaotic events of his life: qualifying for the olympics at 19‚ fighting for his life in a Prisoner of War (POW) camp‚ and struggling to conform to society after the monstrosities of war. Louie’s life is full of suspense‚ determination‚ and hope leaving the reader hanging onto every word. A thief grew up in the small town of Torrance‚ California. Running from trouble at a young age assisted

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    Despite the fact that the ’trigger’ to World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the war to end all wars or World War 1 was not preventable. Imperialism‚ alliances and militarism were the prime causes for WW1. Imperialism was the fierce competition between industrialized nations for resources. The competition from nations created tension and rivalries to gain colonies. The Alliances were needed to ’keep’ the peace between all nations and ensure protection from each other

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    being suppressed. A fascist supports this system. Weimar Republic – A period in German history when they were republic. First they had an emperor a Kaiser‚ abdicated because the War went bad. So they created a republic. They formally created it in the town of Weimar so the period was called Weimar Republic. Post-war Germany 1919-1933 Hyperinflation (in Germany)- Extreme inflation. Inflation is when money loses its value. 1921-1924. German workers had to be paid twice a day. Blackshirts – A fascist

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    World War II Invisibility and its resistance There were many difficulties immigrants from Japan faced‚ one of which is that they felt invisible and were sent to camps to protect the general population of caucasians. During World War II Louie and Miné were both people who felt the repercussions of racism. Many feel invisible or as if no one cares about their wellbeing. Louie felt this when he was abducted and held as a POW. Miné felt this when she became an internee and was forced away from the general

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    Unbroken Essay Unbroken is a non-fiction book written by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken is about Louie Zamperini‚ an Italian American that lives in Torrance‚ California‚ soon to be an Olympic miler and bombardier of the air force. He was born in January 26‚ 1917‚ at 5 years old‚ Louie would smoke cigarettes while walking to kindergarten‚ and at 8 years old he would start drinking. He had a very troublesome childhood; he would steal around his neighborhood and would eat anything that was edible

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    Hawaii was established with Sanford B. Dole as president. Following annexation (1898)‚ Hawaii became a U.S. territory in 1900. The Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7‚ 1941‚ was directly responsible for U.S. entry into World War II. Hawaii‚ 2‚397 mi west-southwest

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    died in Japan alone during World War II. One survivor named Louie Zamperini experienced unimaginable horrors‚ and faced death daily in a POW camp in Japan. He survived by refusing to let his captors deprive him of his humanity and make him “invisible.” Louie’s life could have been very different if he had never been captured. His experiences shaped him as a person and eventually made him a better man. In the book Unbroken‚ Laura Hillenbrand illuminates the theme that war and conflict have profound

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    WWII Special Forces Imagine going through the wilderness‚ running low on food and at the same time having bullets fly at you. That is the work of the Special Forces in World War II. The Special Forces did a bunch of work. They were split into groups that went to different places or were just better at fighting in different conditions. The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a group that served in desert climates. These people caused more damage than any other british force equal in strength. They

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    involvement in event of a war with members of the Triple Entente (Britain‚ France and Russia). The Italian Government introduced military conscription in 1907. However‚ only about 25 per cent of those eligible for conscription received training and by 1912 there were only 300‚000 men in the Italian Army. Over 5.2 million men served in the Italian Army during the First World War. Italy’s total wartime casualties was 420‚000 killed and almost 955‚000 wounded. After the war Benito Mussolini attacked

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