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World War Ii War In The Pacific
1,828 words... has Asia and that Britain would declare war the next day. Roosevelt responded that he would go before Congress the following day to ask for a declaration of war against Japan. Churchill wrote: "To have the United States at our side was to me the greatest joy. Now at this very moment I knew the United States was in the war, up to the neck and in to the death. So we had won after all! ... Hitler's fate was sealed. Mussolini's fate was sealed. As for the Japanese, they would be ground to powder...
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War In The Pacific Aircraft Carriers
1,189 wordsThe Second World War engaged the energies of the American people for almost four years and was fought on a scale not even conceived by prewar observers. The war in the Pacific was long and arduous due to the fact the Japanese were never willing to surrender. At the beginning of the war most battles were fought between aircraft carriers and their planes. The most significant of these was the Battle of Midway. This island was barren, but a strategically important outpost guarding the western appro...
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World War Ii U S Army
1,939 wordsPolitical Advantages of Weapons in World War II International politics can get very complicated. When the use of force is threatened each nation must think of the defense of their borders as well as the safety of their civilians. With this in mind the ability to possess the best and most modern weapons because its a key factor. Hands down the nation that possesses these weapons have a distinct advantage. This advantage not only comes on the battlefield but at the negotiation table as well. This ...
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War In The Pacific Allied Forces
297 wordsThe island of Truk was 800 square miles of sheltered lagoons and strong defensive capabilities. (1) In 1944 the island became vulnerable to allied attacks. (2) All of the warships were subsequently moved away from the island leaving all the forces on the island without warship protection. Truk was still considered one of Japan? s greatest naval bases. Vice Adm. Church Hara was in command of the forces on the island. At this point in the war the allied forces were just moping up the Japanese as t...
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Type Atomic Bomb First Atomic Bomb
1,920 wordsOn Little Boy Little Boy On the morning of August 6, 1945, a B- 29 bomber named Enola Gay flew over the industrial city of Hiroshima, Japan and dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in war. The city went up in flames caused by the immense power equal to about 20, 000 tons of TNT. The project was a success. Hundreds of thousands died and still more were wounded. This was the final triumph that finally brought Japan to surrender. The effects of the bomb are still being seen but there is no doubt...
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