Battle of Midway: The Battle of Midway was fought on Midway Island and the area surrounding the Island‚ from the 4th to the 7th June 1942. The Battle of Midway was fought by the Japanese as their commander Admiral Isoroku Yamamotoan wanted to draw the US Pacific Fleet into a battle where he could overwhelm and destroy it‚ unfortunately for him the Americans managed to break the Japanese code so they knew exactly where the Japanese were and where they were going to attack next. During the battle
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Report of Japanese Internment during ww2 After the Japanese’ entry to the war (Pearl Harbour) on December 7 1941 the Canadian government became more paranoid that Japanaese Canadians were spies and would guide Japanese naval ships through a shipping canal in Canada.(Sunahara) Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbour‚ 21 000 people of Japanese descent were ordered to move 160km inland from the west coast. They were first held in barns at Hasting Park‚ Vancouver’s Pacific National Exhibition grounds
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The Japanese Empire bombarded Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941 it was a surprise attack to the United States. This event caused the loss of many innocent people as well as material destruction to the country. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president during that time‚ his duty was to address both‚ the nation and the Congress to inform them about what had happened he did this through his speech “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation”. The speech was extremely important‚ not only because of how delicate
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According to (Bailey‚ 2008)‚ on December 7th‚ 1941 Japan attacked United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii and on December 18th‚ 1941 Japan attacked Hong Kong‚ killing 2000 Canadian soldiers. According to (Marsh‚ 2012)‚ in 1942 police were banging on doors at all hours of the day‚ ordering frightened occupants to gather up only what they
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itself‚ and knowledge of empathy of social injustices. It was a tragic event that deserves to be told to others. Almost 120‚000 American citizens were confined and scrutinized for their ancestry. It was a tragic event in history that was caused by the pearl bombing of the Japanese and the cruel unjust system with a lack of equality and too many stereotypes and jump fast
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Early in the 19th century‚ people in the west tried convincing the Japanese to open their ports. Countries tried to import supplies to Japan‚ but Japan refused. Then in 1853‚ Commodore Perry brought four ships into Tokyo Harbor‚ Japan was astounded by these ships. There was a letter along with the ships‚ the letter asked that the shogun allowed free trade between the United States and Japan. There was a threat along with the note‚ the threat was that come back in a year with a larger fleet to receive
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Western Europe became embroiled in World War II‚ Japan began to expand into the Southeast Asian colonies of the European powers. After the United States retaliated with economic sanctions‚ Japan planned a concerted attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii‚ and other Pacific and Asian targets. For a time Japan was master of the central and western Pacific and East Asia. Japanese Expansion and U.S. Response: 1940-41 Japan’s invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and its subsequent full- scale
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THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY (VERSION – 1) INTRODUCTION 1. By any ordinary standard‚ they were hopelessly outclassed. They had no battleships‚ the enemy eleven. They had eight cruisers‚ the enemy twenty-three. They had three carriers (one of them crippled)‚ the enemy had eight. Their shore defences included guns from the turn of the century. They knew little of war. None of the Navy pilots on one of the carriers had ever been in combat‚ nor had any of the army fliers of the marines. Seventeen
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Darwin Bombing – Liam Gist Draft “Australia and New Zealand are now threatened by the might of the Imperial Japanese forces‚ and both of them should know that any resistance is futile” – Hideki Tojo‚ General of the Imperial Japanese Army. World War 2 began in September 1939 and raged on until September 1945. During this period an almost entirely separate war was being waged‚ the war on the pacific. This war was the first time Australians had ever been attacked on Australian soil. The most devastating
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European Exploration: In 1543‚ shipwrecked Portuguese sailors washed up on the shores of southern Japan. Merchants soon followed them. Their intentions were to involve themselves in Japan’s trade with China and southeast Asia. They brought clocks‚ eyeglasses‚ tobacco‚ firearms and other unfamiliar items from Europe. Japanese purchased weapons and soon started their own production. Cannons especially had a huge impact on Japan’s warfare and living situations. They started to build fortified castles
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