<http://singaporeevacuation1942.blogspot.com.au/>. The fall of Singapore is the biggest military defeat in British and Australian history. 80‚000 Allied troops surrendered to the Japanese army on the 15th of February 19421 when Japan attacked Singapore. When the Japanese defeated the British Empire and took 80‚000 Allied troops prisoner1‚ it
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was seen as a massive success in some people’s eyes‚ but in others it was seen as a massive failure. There were a few goals that japan were trying to get out of Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor was an attempt to try and scare the Americans. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in hopes that is would destroy the US pacific fleet. They thought that the defeat at Pearl Harbor would be so devastating that they would give up strait away. The Japanese thought that once
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infamy-- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made this famous speech that changed the tide of the Second World War. President Roosevelt made this speech after a sudden attack on an American naval base called Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This attack was carefully planned by Japan and the admiral of Japan’s Navy and Commander of the Combined Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto. Mitsuo Fuchida‚ a captain
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December 8‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the American Congress‚ and the nation‚ to detail the attack. The attack took place before any formal declaration of war was made by Japan‚ but this was not Admiral Yamamoto’s intention which he thought that the attack should not commence until thirty minutes after Japan had informed the United States that peace negotiations were at an end. It was intended to neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet‚ and hence protect Japan’s advance into Malaya and the Dutch
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air-sea battle in history. Neither side could see each other. Instead‚ they relied on planes launched from their aircraft carriers. Conflict in the Coral Sea began early in 1942‚ when Japan decided to block the Allies from setting up bases in Australia. Japan did this in order to strengthen their growing empire in the South Pacific. Under Operation MO‚ the Japanese
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and European cultures. The Japanese people in Canada are proud of their culture. Their past‚ though‚ was very rough because their country‚ along with Germany‚ was part of World War II‚ playing as the enemies. Both countries wanted to build great empires‚ so they started to attack many countries in Europe and Asia‚ expanding their territory‚ and that’s how the war started. During this war‚ Japanese people living in Canada‚ also known as Japanese Canadians‚ were treated badly because other Canadians
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Open door notes - a concept in foreign affairs‚ which usually refers to the policy in 1898 allowing multiple Imperial powers access to China‚ with none of them in control of that country. Lily Foot – or “foot binding”‚ was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth. The practice likely originated among court dancers in the early Song dynasty‚ but spread to upper class families and eventually became common among all classes. The tiny narrow feet were
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of the occupation of Japan. Hirohito met with MacArthur‚ accepted responsibility for Japan’s entry into World War II‚ and offered to abdicate. Feeling that Hirohito was the only individual who could keep the occupation peaceful‚ MacArthur refused his offer. Hirohito became the only major Axis leader to keep his prewar position (go.galegroup.com). Also following Japan’s surrender‚ Germany followed as well. World War 2 ended by the surrender of the Axis powers‚ Germany‚ Japan‚ Italy. With the ending
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ended all debate and eventually led to the United States entrance into World War II. During the war the Japanese Empire continued to grow in China and bean to move into Indochina. In July of 1940‚ President Roosevelt tried to stop this expansion by placing a natural resource embargo on important naval and aviation supplies to Japan‚ such as oil‚ fuel‚ steel‚ and rubber. After Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in 1940 with Germany and Italy‚ Roosevelt instituted a more extensive embargo. These attempts
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casualties. The attack on Pearl Harbor was the reason for the end of the Great Depression and it united the country. Instead of arguing over equality‚ all races teamed up against Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. The rescue efforts used at Pearly Harbor were very similar to tactics used after the 9/11 attacks on the Empire State Buildings. Sailors had been trapped in the sunken ships. Rescuers drilled through the walls of the ships to salvage the sailors. The Japanese were unable to destroy the morale of America
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