States’ Involvement in the Pacific Theatre during World War II On 1 September 1939 the country of Germany led by Adolf Hitler invaded Poland using blitzkrieg tactics or in other words “lightning war”. As Germany is capturing Europe one country at a time Japan is doing the same except with Asia and Japan is also preparing for the attack of the United States naval base on the island of Oahu called Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to declare war on Japan‚ break isolationism
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Assess the extent to which Japanese foreign policy led to the Pacific war Japans foreign policy was initially a response to western intimidation however it soon took on its own imperialistic traits that were backed heavily by new found nationalism. It was this nationalism that altered the balance of Japanese foreign policy and triggered the start of the Pacific War. It was this in conjunction with the instilled military dominance of political Japan and the string of disappointing foreign policy
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Operation Watchtower: the turning point in the Pacific theatre of World War II The small island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands held little strategic value prior to World War II. Operation Watchtower‚ also known as the Guadalcanal Campaign‚ was the military operation undertaken by Allied forces‚ predominantly American‚ between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 to deny the use of Guadalcanal by the Japanese in response to the threat to the supply and communication routes between the US‚ Australia
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Part 1HistoryIn 1946 two ex air force pilots Roy Farrell and Sydney de Kantzow founded Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong. Both of them contributed HK$1 so that their new found airline could be registered. Even though at first it was based in Shanghai‚ both founders shifted to Hong Kong where they established Cathay Pacific. According to Gavin (1988) 1960 was a good and prosperous year for the airline as they bought their rivals Hong Kong Airways. By 1964 it had more then a million customers. The and by
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GROUP 1: CEBU PACIFIC HISTORY In March 1996‚ Cebu Pacific entered the market with a promise to give "low fare‚ great value" to every Juan who wanted to fly. After offering low fares to domestic destinations‚ CEB launched its international operations on November 2001 and now fly to Bangkok‚ Busan‚ Guangzhou‚ Ho Chi Minh‚ Hong Kong‚ Jakarta‚ Kota Kinabalu‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Macau‚ Osaka‚ Seoul‚ Shanghai‚ Singapore and Taipei. In short‚ destinations‚ where one can go shopping and sightseeing! To get
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Opportunities * Threats 5. Corporate strategy P.10 - 11 6. Reason behind the corporate strategy P.12 - 13 7. Recommendations and rationale on its corporate strategy P.14 - 15 Company Profile Cathay Pacific is an international airline registered and based in Hong Kong‚ offering scheduled passenger and cargo services to 172 destinations in 39 countries and territories. The Company was founded in Hong Kong in 1946 and remains deeply committed to its
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Pacific was explored by some great navigators who sailed from different parts of the world like Captain James Cook who used navigation tools like sextant and radars to navigate the Pacific. On the other hand‚ Polynesia was explored around 1000 years ago by navigators who used the waves‚ stars‚ and the flights of birds to set their voyage and travel through the Pacific Ocean. “In hand-built‚ double-hulled canoes sixty feet long‚ the ancestors of today ’s Polynesians sailed across a vast ocean area
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PACIFIC THEATER 1 Japan was overcrowded and low on raw materials 1 Japan seeked to become an empire and that led to war 2 Japan attacked China and caused a strain on their resources.This caused them to look towards Southeast Asia. 3 In August 1940‚ American discovered Japan’s plan to attack southeast Asia and feared for their control over the Philippines and Guam 4 Roosevelt stopped oil shipments to Japan‚ so they decided to attack the U.S. by surprise. The US fleet in Hawaii was the main
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crazy over Cebu Pacific Airline’s "You say Dubai‚ I say Hello" advertisement. Who doesn’t love cheap airfares? I was so overjoyed! I told everyone at work about it‚ shared the ad on my Facebook Timeline and I even sent a message to my mom! – See more at: http://www.ladyandhersweetescapes.com/2013/04/cebu-pacific-you-say-dubai-i-say-hello.html#sthash.gbsJvnRM.dpuf I just love the slogan of Cebu Pacific – ‘It’s time everyone flies!’ And rightly so. I am very pleased that Cebu Pacific has joined the
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[pic] People‚ They make an airline. Cathay Pacific is an international flag carrier of Hong Kong. The airline was founded in 1946 and it’s located at Hong Kong International Airport. Its major shareholders are Swire Pacific and Air China. The airline’s operations include scheduled passenger and cargo services to 168 destinations in 42 countries worldwide. Cathay Pacific currently holds the title of the world’s fourth airline awards‚ measured in terms of satisfaction levels of business and
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