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Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
December 8th 1941 “with confidence in our armed forces – we will gain the inevitable triumph – so help us god” was said by Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Congress to engage in war against Japan. Pearl Harbors’ geographical location led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor initiated by Japan. How or why would a…
Haig Fully Deserves His Reputation as ‘Bungler and Butcher of the Somme’
Battle
Conflict
International Relations
World War I
Haig, a divisive figure of both World War One and the twentieth century, elicits differing viewpoints. Some view him as a nationalistic champion, while others question his effectiveness as a leader. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that he led 60,000 soldiers to their deaths in the early stages of the Somme battle – a startling…
What Was Life Like for Fighting Men on the Western Front?
Life
Trench warfare
The trench systems were built during World War I along the confrontation line between the Germans and the Allies they were fighting. This style of fighting developed really because of the developments in weapons and explosives, particularly the machine gun and high explosive shells, that made it impossible to win a battle in the same…
The battle against fast food begins in the home
Battle
Fast Food
Home
“You’re all here for the same reason—because you appreciate the power that food can have in our lives.” – Michelle Obama. Food is essential for a human to survive, but too much can cause obesity. The number of people that have obesity in America is the reason why America is the second fattest country in…
The Cold War as a Historical Period
Cold War
Marshall Plan
Roosevelt met with Stalin and Churchill at Yalta to work out the future of Germany and Poland. They agreed on the division of Germany into American, British, French, and Soviet occupation zones. The League of Nations, founded at after WW1, had failed largely because the United States refused to join. This time, policymakers got congressional…
The Deadly Military Strike on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
With confidence in our armed forces we will gain the Nineveh Table triumph so help us god” said Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Congress to get involved in war against Japan. Pearl Harbors location led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan. W why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Japan had started a conflict…
The Origins of the Cold War
Cold War
Cold WarIn the post World War II era, a war arose between the Soviet Union and theUnited States, but in reality there was never really any documented fighting between thetwo nations, thus spawning the catch phrase Cold War. Even though both countrieswere ready to go to war at the blink of an eye and almost…
The First Vietnam War 1946-1954
Vietnam War
In every battle, there is always the victor and the vanquished. One party will emerge as the winner, while the other party will be the defeated. There are reasons behind the outcome of every war. It is the advantages and disadvantages of each party which prove to be the deciding factor on which party…
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Sample
Atomic Bomb
Hiroshima
Public sentiment is still divided over the grounds and the necessity to use the freshly developed atomic bomb against Japan at the stopping point of World War II. The ground provided at the clip was that it would salvage over one million lives. many of which would be Americans. Using that concluding as a standalone…
Levels of Analysis in Iraq War
Iraq War
Nuclear weapon
Levels of Analysis in Iraq WarIntroductionFrom argumentative statements in tracking the historical and rational explanation for the war in Iraq towards the issues on terrorist threats, fears of an Iraqi nuclear weapons capability, or the permissive condition created by the collapse of Soviet power and end of the Cold War over a decade earlier fall…