Empire of Japan

morning on December 7th everything was calm and quiet for now. After world war one the Japan was already with Germany. And the United States were just were trying to stay isolated from the rest of the war. America would help would help by giving some of the countries supplies. But when Japan invaded China the United States stepped in and sent troops to help China. And at that time the navy moved to Hawaii. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor mainly because of the embargo act, the fear of U.S navy expansion

Humanities). At the time Australian citizens were terrified for their safety, so Australia had to gain victory at the Battle of Kokoda. Australia and Japan fought for the control of Port Moresby as it held an important tactical position and it contained and airfield which could be used to move troops overseas to fight as well, since Australia won it forced Japan to use the Kokoda trail to advance on the city and make a base for attacking the Australian mainland. Having gained victory after the battle of

The Pacific War was a series of bloody battles, unlike any other in American history, that was fought in many obscure areas between Japan and The United States of America. It dated from 1941 to 1945. The theatre of war in the Pacific was significantly different compared to any battle in Europe during World War II. If given the choice, any soldier would prefer to battle in Europe, a less treacherous and foreign land, compared to the islands and unfamiliarity in the Pacific. Japanese territory consisted

neutral but as Japan dropped bombs over the island of Oahu on the US naval base the US was sent straight into war. Japan was upset and angry and the US for the things they have been doing lately so they finally got tired of it and they dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor. To begin with, one reason why Japan dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor was because the US froze all Japanese bank accounts and assets as stated in Document C. This happened in July 1941. When the US does this it means that Japan cannot withdrawal

1942 In December of 1941, Japan brought the United States into World War II by bombing Pearl Harbor. In response, the American government quickly enacted a number of evacuation orders that sent those of Japanese heritage living in the United States to internment camps. Fear was officially in the states and separating ourselves from the Japanese was our militaries best solution. The precautions brought about by the American government in response to these attacks from Japan can be identified in the

in Japan, and this led into the question, “To what extent was the trade embargo by the USA responsible for Japanese military actions in 1941?” Some historians claimed that the trade embargo had forced Japan to use their military to attack Pearl Harbor, but why? The embargo appointed Japan to felt threatened to performed their ideology, situated Japan in an untenable position since they’re intensely relied on US imports, and produced a panicking atmosphere for their country’s survival. Japan viewed

between the Americans and the Japanese. The Japanese were in the offensive takin up islands and land trough out the pacific and Asia. Japan was on the hunt to take midway since it was strategically located to ambush the Americans. Japan had Admiral Yamamoto’s plan Operation MI. His plan was the reduction of Midway and to make Admiral Nimitz to show his carriers. Japan was

to happen to Manchuria, the country that gave them easy transport with the Trans-Siberian Railway. However, as they feared, the Russo-Japanese War broke out in 1904, regarding the competition of the control of Manchuria and Korea between Russia and Japan. The Japanese fought tremendously

“Japanese were perceived as animals, reptiles, or insects (monkeys, baboons, gorillas, dogs, mice and rats, vipers and rattlesnakes, cockroaches, vermin- or, more indirectly “the Japanese herd” and the like)… at the simplest level, they dehumanized the Japanese and enlarged the chasm between ‘us’ and ‘them’ to the point where it was perceived to be virtually unbridgeable.”(Dower 81-82) John Dower, the writer of War Without Mercy, focused part of his book on the way the Japanese in American culture

Z Hamill 1 The Battle of Guadalcanal was one of the fiercest battles of World War II. About 1,600 Marines and soldiers from the US Army were killed and 4,700 were wounded. For the Japanese, it was an absolute bloodbath; 25,400 were killed. Additionally, both sides lost about 25 major warships. The high death toll caused the Japanese to evacuate Guadalcanal, and soon after the United States declared it was secure. The Americans captured only a handful of prisoners because the Japanese were trained