People of the War of the Pacific

only integral to part of the expansion, but they also used the railroad to migrate west and to form new immigrant settlements 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

Ocean to the East, the Pacific Ocean to the West and is bordered by two friendly nations, Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Attacks on United States soil have therefore been rare. The surprise attack by the Japanese in 1941 on the United States at Pearl Harbor resulted in a great loss of life and changed the course of history. Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States was an isolationist country and coming out of the Great Depression. There was a war raging in Europe in

During World War II the U.S. had three different aspects of the war going on. The home front, in which the U.S. had different plans and strategies to make armaments for the war in the war in the Pacific against Japanese and in Europe against the Nazi’s. On the home front, and important decision was made for factories to retool their machines. The making of airplanes, tanks, ships, ammunition and utensils took over the production line. The hiring of women to do men’s work on these machines

World War II, along with its numerous battles, brought great tension between two of the strongest countries during the 1940s: the United States and Japan. Conflict between these two countries started with Japan’s push past Chinese borders into Manchuria in search of the natural resources Japan lacks. At first, the United States avoided military action with Japan by waging economic warfare on them. This economic pressure included the passing of the Neutrality Act, which prohibited the sale of weapons

Douglas MacArthur was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II and was responsible for the successful Allied occupation of Japan and led United Nations forces in the Korean War. Through great leadership and much controversy, MacArthur changed the course of history for the U.S. and many other countries. He is considered one of the most important generals in the history of the U.S. because his way of being influenced generations of generals to come. From birth until death

battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 people were killed, this including civilians, and over 1,000 more were wounded. The day after the attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked congress to declare a war on Japan. Pearl Harbor is located on Oahu, Hawaii. It is positioned near the center of the Pacific Ocean. Roughly around 2,000 miles away from the United States mainland and 4,000 miles away from Japan. This caused people to believe that Japan would not attack

Nagasaki killing an estimated 40,000 more people. The Japanese Emperor announced Japan’s unconditional surrender on August 15, 1945. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was tragic, however, it was necessary to dissuade Japan from continuing war efforts and to accept unconditional surrender offered by the United States. By the time the U.S. had come to the conclusion to act on the decision of dropping the hydrogen bomb it had been at war in the Pacific theatre since 1942. Whereas the successful

won world war II. The Japanese attack, without the full backing of its nation’s power lead to a less than devastating effect on the American Naval forces. The declaration of war on Japan, lead to Germany declaring war on America, directly lead to America giving full support to the European war and further declining the Nazi power leading to its ultimate defeat. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a mistake in many ways by Japan. The United States was not intending to get involved in a war in the Pacific

The Mexican American war was a war over terrain. The Mexican government achieved its independence in 1821 so the country was very unstable and needed more money. Mexico was struggling to maintain control of the country. When mexico tried to maintain control they outlawed slavery. This caused outrage in the northern parts of mexico and a small part of mexico rebelled claiming it independence. This newly established country would become The Republic of Texas. Mexico did not however recognize Texas

extent did the United States of America commit war crimes against Japanese civilians and POWs during their Pacific campaign in World War II? This question is important because it raises present day controversy that the United States did not commit war crimes, when evidence may prove otherwise. The scope of this investigation focuses on the United States entry into World War II and the events during the war, specifically the war with Japan in the Pacific during 7 December 1941 – 2 September 1945. One