Coral Sea‚ located off the east coast of New Guinea and Australia. Japan wanted to continue to expand their empire further into the Pacific Ocean. They hoped to establish a base in the Solomon Islands and take Port Moresby‚ New Guinea at the same time. By taking Port Moresby the Japanese would get safety from attacks‚ have the freedom to attack Australia‚ and be able to cut sea connections between Australia and the United States. Japan planned to attack Midway after they conquered the Coral Sea and
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During the duration of WWII‚ air defense played a key role in border security along with overseas operations. At the start of the war in 1940‚ the Costal Artillery Corp was mostly comprised of gun battalions‚ automatic battalions and searchlight battalions. (Anderson‚ 2000) One major area of defense was along the coast of San Francisco‚ California. During 1940’s the Coastal Artillery Corps participated in many Army-Navy joint maneuvers. In November of 1940 1200 guardsman from the regiments left
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December 7‚ 1941 the United States entered World war II due to the attack of Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii by the Empire of Japan. War entrance was not the only result of this vicious attack that devastated Americans. On February 19‚ 1942 two months after the U.S. declared war on the Axis powers‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order no. 9066. This order gave the United states the right to designate areas from which persons may be excluded. Therefore‚ this made it legal to detain Japanese
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Comfort women were women and girls forced into a prostitution corps created by the Empire of Japan.[1] The name "comfort women" is a translation of a Japanese name ianfu (慰安婦).[2][3] Ianfu is a euphemism for shōfu (娼婦) whose meaning is "prostitute(s)".[4] The earliest reporting on the issue in South Korea stated it was not a voluntary force‚[5] and since 1989 a number of women have come forward testifying they were kidnapped by Imperial Japanese soldiers. Historians such as Lee Yeong-Hun[6] and
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Attack on Pearl Harbor How did the Attack on Pearl Harbor impact upon the course and outcomes of WW2 locally and globally? At 7:48am‚ on the 7th of December‚ 1941‚ 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft attacked the American base located on the south side of Hawaii. The unexpected attack on America‚ lasting for two hours‚ resulted in all eight U.S. Navy battleships damaged‚ with four sunk. More than 2‚000 American soldiers and civilians were killed‚ with more than 1‚000 others injured. The attack was intended
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India’s military aid and not other forms of financial‚ industrial or raw-material contribution. This investigation will also not discuss other factors (such as British leadership‚ or flawed Japanese planning) that may have contributed to the downfall of Japan after the Burmese Campaign. Most of the evidence is in the form of oral history and summary of events. Evidence is also provided in the form of primary documents which show India’s military stationing of troops during the campaign and documents
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From the onset of the 1800s and trailing into the early 1900s Japan and China had a series of advances and declines in their status of world powers. This time frame for Japan and China saw a series of treaties‚ technological advances‚ and a wide range of military operations influence the balance of powers in each nation. Japan with their ability to accept Western knowledge and technology allowed them to become a world power in line with European countries and the United States. On the flip side
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engagement between China and Japan led to a bloody conflict between the two nations. This conflict and Japan’s desire to control East Asia dominated Japanese strategies until 1940‚ when Japan declared the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere. This Co-prosperity Sphere promoted a “bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western Powers” (Dower‚ 262). The position of Japan was superior and all other nations in this “sphere” were seen as subordinate. It is clear that Japan had all intentions to
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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 and get deeply involved in World War II. On 7 December 1941 at 7:30 am army privates George Elliot and Joseph Lockard
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Tensions of Pearl Harbor The Details of How it All Began December 7‚ 1941 is considered one of the most fateful days in the history of the United States of America. For those not aware‚ this marks the date of the Japanese bombing of United States battleships in the United States’ biggest naval base in Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. Many people considered this barbaric attack on the United States a very random occurrence. And because of this attack‚ the United States had to go into world war two. But
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