the Coral Sea at the Battle of Midway. The Battle began when the Japanese aircraft carriers sought out the few remaining American carriers that were able to escape Pearl Harbor. Japanese Commander‚ Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku‚ specifically took his fleet close to Pearl Harbor near Midway Island to draw out the U.S. Navy and pummel any counterattack. However‚ due to the Americans’ capability in decoding Japanese messages‚ Pacific fleet commander Chester Nimitz was well prepared to engage the Japanese
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company‚ however‚ were violated. The violation of American shipping rights by the change in German naval policy in 1917 in addition to America’s economic interests and allied propaganda brought the US into war in 1917 against Germany (Buchanan 10). Public opinion was crucial to getting the support that either side needed. The British had many advantages over the Germans in propaganda. Nothing sparks American public sympathy more than other American lives being lost (Young 138). When the Germans tried
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likely will always place a high value on American lives. In order to protect these lives and to insure that the world is safe for democracy‚ American leaders had to make a very tough decision‚ whether or not to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. This act would essentially be trading Japanese lives for American lives. The Japanese‚ who were the aggressors‚ much like the Germans‚ were not sympathized with. They were responsible for hundreds of thousands of American casualties in the Pacific‚ including the
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So you would think people would get over Germany’s defeat during WWII? Nope. At that time‚ there was a chance for a new leader‚ Adolf Hitler‚ and his part ( Nazi Party ). Hitler was a great speaker who grab anyone’s attention to be honest. Hitler promised a specific group of people a better life; those who weren’t Jewish or gypsies. The Nazi’s were appealing; in the elections for Reichstag elections‚ in November of 1932‚ the Nazi’s lost by a lot of votes from the elections in July. Nazi Germany had
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Germany and Japan formed an alliance to fight soviet communism Spanish Civil War A. started by a revolt led by Francisco Franco B. Mussolini and Hitler sent troups to help Franco C. Hitler viewed the Spanish Civil War as a dress rehearsal for WWII D. by 1939 Spain became a Fascist dictatorship German Aggression A. Germany annexes Austria B. Hitler wanted the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia to be given Autonomy C. Munich Conference 1. was a meeting held to decide what to
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During World War II‚ those not killed by the enemy would be taken in as Prisoners of war. These prisoners would be sent to camp where they would be forced to do different kinds of work. Depending on what country you got captured by‚ what would happen to you would differ. This essay will focus on three of the different kinds of camps‚ the Germans‚ the Japanese‚ and the Allies. In Germany‚ before being taken away to a camp‚ prisoners had to pass an interrogation. Because of the Geneva Convention
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The Second World War started for many reasons but the most important were: the treaty of Versailles and the negative impact it had upon Germany‚ the foreign policy of Adolf Hitler and what did the other countries do to stop Hitler’s actions. The treaty of Versailles was a very important factor for the break out of war. The treaty took away land from Germany and gave it to Poland‚ France and Britain. This land included the colonies that Germany had in Africa that was given to France and Britain.
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The effetc s of film on WWII propaganda Without the advent of the medium of film to wage a war of propaganda both the Axis and the Allies of World War II would have found it difficult to gather as much support for their causes as they did. Guns‚ tanks‚ and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II‚ but there were other‚ more subtle‚ forms of warfare as well. Words‚ posters‚ and films waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the masses of the world just as surely as
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and at home in hospitals as nurses. Before the war‚ women were supposed to stay at home‚ cook and take care of the children. WW II changed all that and the role of women evolved. The war also had a huge impact on African-Americans. During World War II‚ thousands of African-Americans served in a still segregated US military. Unfortunately‚ this participation did not gain them much talking about civil rights‚ and black soldiers were not used effectively for most of them. Rather than integrate them into
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Able: On July 24‚ 1944‚ 30‚000 US Marines landed on the beaches of Tinian. Eight days later‚ over 8‚000 of the 8‚800 Japanese soldiers on the island were dead (vs. 328 Marines)‚ and four months later the Seabees had built the busiest airfield of WWII - dubbed North Field - enabling B-29 Superfortresses to launch air attacks on the Philippines‚ Okinawa‚ and mainland Japan. Here’s an interesting pieace of WW II history. There are pictures displayed in the pit‚ now glass-enclosed. This one
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