People of the War of the Pacific

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    Battle of Guadalcanal and Guam The Pacific War in World War two was the biggest struggle for the United States. It had shocked the Americas when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. It proved to President Roosevelt that the Axes powers were not afraid to attack U.S. territory. At the beginning of the Pacific War the allies were losing many men and ships, which caused them to always have the disadvantage going into the battle. The United States could not build ships and equipment fast enough to replenish

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    Us Involvement In Ww2

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    Since the beginning of WW2, the United States had avoided all direct involvement in the war. Until the day, 7 December 1941. On the morning of this day the Japanese Imperial Navy launched a surprise attack on the American Naval base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. The attack was lead by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, he had planned the attack which consisted of 353 aircraft that were sent to the US naval base in two waves to destroy as many Naval vessels as possible. The attack was said to be a huge success

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    The Pacific is a ten part series about life during WWII in the Pacific Theater. The characters in the show are based on real life war veterans and the plot is based on their stories. The characters in the show had fought in the Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa,peleliu, Cape Glouster. Iwo Jima is shown briefly in one episode of The Pacific and it comes close to the end due to the fact that it happened closer to the end of the was. Iwo Jima is said to have one of the largest casualties in the Pacific

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    facilitated western expansion, but they also used the railroad to migrate west and to form new immigrant settlements in western states and territories. In the early 19 century, United States expanded westward, across the Mississippi River and later to the Pacific Ocean. These western lands, either was purchased, won in battles, or seized outright from Indian tribes and other nations. For many years migrants came in search of wealth and better opportunities and very often clashed either with Mexicans or Indians

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    positive influence economically for the citizens. Many things that people are accustomed to today would not be available if the U.S. did not challenge what others believed and do what the government thought was right at that point in history. The purchase of Alaska in 1867 and the annexation of Hawaii in 1898 greatly benefited the U.S. on a worldly scale in many different aspects. The U.S. needed to solidify a strong position in the Pacific so they secured the territory of Alaska previously owned by

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    them. This bomb badly affected Japan. At least 140,000 Japanese people died, including 20,000 soldiers by December of 1945. At least 90% of the deceased were killed within two weeks of the bomb being dropped. 92% of 76,000 buildings were destroyed. (“Hiroshima Committee”) The decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the hardest decision for President Truman to make. He had the power right there in his hands to end the war but he would have to unleash the most powerful weapon known to

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    It was December 1941. A war had been raging in Europe for more than two years. Britain and France had joined forces and declared war on Nazi Germany after Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. Many other countries had also joined the fight. Some for Germany and some against. The United States was technically neutral, but did provide Britain with needed supplies after the approval of a lend-lease agreement in March 1941. That all changed on December 7, 1941 when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. American

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    This bomb badly affected Japan. At least 140,000 Japanese people died, including 20,000 soldiers by December of 1945. At least 90% of the deceased were killed within two weeks of the bomb being dropped. 92% of 76,000 buildings were destroyed. (“Hiroshima Committee”)     The decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the hardest decision for President Truman to make. He had the power right there in his hands to end the war but he would have to unleash the most powerful weapon known

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    harbor. They attacked when it was least unexpected they destroyed more than 200 ships, the bombing killed more than 2,400 people, and 2403 sailors and 1,000 wounded. franklin roosevelt called december 7, 1941, that day they will live in infamy and he declared war on japan. The attack on pearl harbor was a surprise, but japan and the united states have been waiting for the war to happen for years. The united states was unhappy with japanese because of their least unexpected attack, so the japanese

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    A-Question 2: Discuss the significance of the Sino-Soviet confrontation of 1960s–1980s for the Cold War dynamics in the Asia-Pacific. The Sino-Soviet confrontation of the 1960’s-1980’s had a significant impact on the Cold War dynamics of the Asia-Pacific through a number of factors. This period was a significant time of the twentieth century. The two largest communist states of the world, the PRC (Peoples Republic of China), led by Mao Zedong and the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), led by

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