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This investigation evaluates to what extent did the embargo set on Japan by the United States during 1940 and 1941 evoke Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor is often regarded by many American’s as a ‘surprise’ attack that was gratuitous, while historical documents from principal figures on both the Japanese side and the side of the U.S, but there has been evidence and research to the contrary. Pearl Harbor is one of the most memorable events in World War II from U.S perspective. While one

Book Review Author: Jung Chang Title: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Publication: Simon and Schuster, London, 1991 1. Main Thesis In Wild Swans, Jung Chang describes the life of three generations of woman in her family. Beginning in the year 1909 and ending in present time, it gives an insight into almost eighty years of the cultural history of China. Jung Chang has said in a interview that her intention in writing Wild Swans was to show how the Chinese people, and in particular the women

WWII will go down as one of the worst tragedies in the world. WWII started because Adolf Hitler wanted power so the Nazi Party and Hitler took over the office; at that point of time Germany was in a crisis, so the people of Germany looked for someone who could provide answers and make an efficient plan. Adolf Hitler punished Jews and all other non Germans, he put them in a place that they called concentration camps. In the concentration camps, people were gassed, shot, starved to death, committed

In history, there are often decisions made that spark a lot of controversy. Such decisions include the policy of appeasement used when Hitler started taking over Europe in the 1930s, the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War II, the Dieppe Raid in 1942, and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. One decision that also deserves to be included is the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered, ending World War II in Europe. May 8, 1945

World War II, WWII or WW2, otherwise called the Second World War (after the late Great War), was a worldwide war that kept going from 1939 to 1945, however related clashes started before. It included the larger part of the world's countries—including the greater part of the considerable forces—in the long run shaping two restricting military partnerships: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most across the board war ever, and straightforwardly included more than 100 million individuals from more

The Holocaust became possible when the Allies’ neglected to prevent Germany’s manslaughter. Both America and Britain sat idle as Germany committed genocide, with only their own interests in mind. The United States adopted Isolationism in hope of fixing their own dilemma instead of aiding the suffering. Britain handed over millions of lives to save the lives of their own people. Their abandonment of the Holocaust victims led to the ability to lead out the mass murder of millions of innocent people

The Great depression was not the main reason that the league of nation was a failure. The league of nation was already a failure before the great depression started. So, the league of nation was not failing because of the great depression. There was other reason that the league of nation was failing. So, the great depression was not significant to the league of nation all. The reason that the league of nation was failure is because they were not stronger and they didn’t have their own army. They

The largest project in the world is the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China is the longest wall the in the world. “The "Long Wall" has a long history — more than 2,300 years. It was built in different areas by different states/dynasties to protect different territorial borders. It stretches about 1,500 miles from Bo Hai off the Yellow Sea in the East to the Gansu province in the West and it also took over 10 years to build.” (Kelly). The wall was very long it reached over 4 places. “The

The Rape of Nanking is an historical event in China’s history that explains some of the tension between Chinese and Japanese relations today. This is an event that the Japanese, U.S, and Chinese governments tried to erase for various political reasons. It wasn’t until after World War II that the Rape of Nanking was brought to the surface. It is estimated that the number of deaths were between 250,000 and 350,000 people, many were woman and children. The number of women raped was around 20,000. The

I. Introduction The history of Sino-Soviet relations can be traced back hundreds of years, starting with the initial Mongol invasion and devastation of the Kievan Rus’ principalities in the mid-thirteenth century. With time, the rise of the Russian Empire and Czarist rule reversed the infrastructural and cultural destruction caused by the Mongol hordes; by the advent of the twentieth century, the reformed Russian state had begun encroaching on Chinese territory while holding a very strong, influential