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How Did Rachel Carson Influence Pearl Harbor

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1. Pearl Harbor, on December 4th, 1941, Japan attacked U.S naval base in hopes to weaken the United States. The Japanese saw the United States as a military force to be reckon with, and they did not want them interfering in Southeast Asia. This is the day that marks the official entrance of the United States into World War Two. Up until that day the United States had refrained from involving themselves in World War Two. Although the United States was supplying military weapons to the Allied Powers. The attack set into motion a large-scale involvement of the United States military and bringing about a swift demise to the Axis Powers. The Japanese military strike on Pearl Harbor is an important event in history due to the attack nearly destroying …show more content…

Rachel Carson a social revolutionary for protecting the environment and its inhabitants. Carson was a leading figure in bringing about environmental changes, how the people viewed earth and its inhabitants, and brought about questions many had chosen to ignore or not even though of. Carson brought upon a global environmental movement today that would not be possible had she not defied the "status quo" of her time and informed the public of the dangers of improper chemical usage. The books she wrote came as a threat to corporate companies that had profited out of using chemicals, such as DDT, but once given to the attention of the President came the changes she had longed for. Rachel Carson is an important figure in history and the catalyst of events she set into motion had long since benefit us and continue to do so. Were it not for her, the policies set upon by the Government to protect our health and the environment would not be in place. We owe our gratitude to her determination and perseverance to her, for Rachel Carson did not have it easy. Rachel Carson, Jane Addams, and Alice Paul are among some of the greatest women to have sought changes in our lives they believe would be for the better. All three wonderful ladies caused a shift in the "status quo." The events each lady have created brought upon social changes, educational changes, and environmental changes that have shaped the way we

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