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troops defended Singapore, and then later in 1941 Australia contributed by sending over 15,000 men. However the mistake that the British made was that they were prepared and almost certain that the Japanese would attack from the sea. But on February 8th 1942, the Japanese marched on through down Malaya and surprised Singapore at the north entry and then used precise air attacks to cause widespread panic and unnerve their enemy. Singapore was overtaken in 7 days and the British surrendered on 15th February

DC Comics.[2] The character is a founding member of the Justice League, goddess, and Ambassador-at-Large of the Amazon people. The character first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in October 1941 and first cover-dated on Sensation Comics #1, January 1942. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira, her official title is Princess Diana of Themyscira, Daughter of Hippolyta. When blending into the society outside of her homeland, she adopts her civilian identity Diana Prince. TheWonder Woman is

mankind into the 21st century, the same values have remained. Humans cling to things that throughout the generations have influenced our everyday lives. As an audience in 1942 to today’s audience, three things have remained the same; the love of a good romance, war time issues, and loyalties. This essay will compare what the audience in 1942 saw in these cultural norms to the audience today within the movie Casablanca. “Love is patient, love is kind.” - 1 Corinthians 13:4 (1 Corinthians 13:4). Love is

Singapore which lasted from 8th-15th February 1942, which resulted in the surrender of all British and Empire forces in Singapore. This horrific event caused many Australians to fear for the safety of the nation. A well-known newspaper at the time wrote: “Australia sent her best men and some of her equipment now sorely needed at home to relieve British needs elsewhere … the United Kingdom turned deaf ears to every plea.” (‘The Fall of Singapore’ 1942, The Canberra Times) This article indicates Britain

total of 12,209,238 military personnel apart of the war effort (including the Army, Navy, Marines, and the Coast Guard) Women’s Army (Auxiliary) Corps (WAAC or WAC) • “Established by Congress on May 14, 1942” • When it was created it members were not granted military status • “On May 15 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the compromise bill; An Act to Establish the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps that became Public Law (PL) 77-554” o “Authorized the Army to enroll 150000 officers and

Imagine what it would be like to be told at a moment’s notice that you must pack up and be relocated from your home all because of your ethnic background? It doesn’t seem possible that it happened, but it did. And it is still happening to specific ethnic groups. During World War Two and the bombing of Pearl Harbor the United States Government, President Roosevelt and many American citizens did not trust the Japanese. They needed to be in internment camps like the one at Newell California that is

these fears resulting from war, Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadian citizens were forced into internment camps, resulting in a heightened sense of tension upon arrival home and finally the compensations of both US and Canadian governments By 1942, the tensions of war had drastically impacted both American and Canadian communities. The spread of xenophobia, the fear of espionage and sabotage, had gripped both nations, bringing with it Anti-Japanese propaganda. The threat of internal security

fantasizes about him as well. She thinks he will not confess his love to her because he is shy and instead dates other girls. At this point, Anne and her family also go into hiding at the secret annex for safety. Diary entries, July 11, 1942 to October 9, 1942 describe how the Franks and their company, the Van Daans have to get used to living in the Annex. Margot (Anne’s sister), Edith (Anne’s mom), and Otto cannot get used to the sound of the clock in the annex because of its constant ringing.

during the World War II. After the bombing of the Pearl Harbor in the Pacific Ocean by Japan’s military against the United States and the United States entry to World War II. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued an executive order on February 19, 1942, the Executive Order 9066 gave authorization to the Secretary of War and the United States as military areas. The issue ,mainly applied to one-third of the land area of the United States and was used against those with “Foreign Enemy Ancestry” which

In 1942, Clifford Shaw and Henry D. McKay produced Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas, which aimed to explain crime in urban communities using social disorganization theory. Elliot and Merrill (1934) define social disorganization as “a breakdown in the equilibrium of forces, a decay in the social structure, so that old habits and forms of social control no longer function effectively” (p.20). Using this definition and the ecological approach, Shaw and McKay argue that low economic status, ethnic