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Spanish American War War With Spain
2,415 words... up du Lome was forced to resign over the matter, and tensions between the US and Spain increased. Six days after Hearst published the Lome letter, the USS Maine sailed into Havana harbor. The surprised Spanish, who had only been given a few hours notice that the Maine was coming, were quite upset. Although the Maine claimed to be on a friendly mission, it was a powerful warship. The Spanish authorities felt that the US was trying to intimidate them and was interfering with Spanish sovereignt...
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Eastern Yemeni Province Uss Cole World
552 wordsThursday FBI director Louis Freeh arrived in a far eastern Yemeni province and went directly into talks with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Freeh has praised Yemen for its cooperation in the investigation into the apparent terrorist bombing. The U. S. warship was attacked as it arrived to refuel a week ago, killing 17 sailors and injuring 39. Yemeni security officials said today that a search earlier this week of an Aden apartment where bomb-making equipment was found also yielded document...
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Goal For This Operation Uss Alabama Ramsey
363 wordsWhen Russia rebels gain control of nuclear weapons in the USSR, the United States retaliates by deploying the USS Alabama, a nuclear submarine. Which is commanded by Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman), a veteran solider and Naval Great. Ramsey selects Lt. Commander Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington), to be his right man on this mission; Hunter is a Harvard graduate and prefers to use his brains to weapons unlike his Commanding officer. The USS Alabama's mission was simple, it was to basically go in...
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The Spanish American War
900 wordsHi I'm doing my report on the Spanish American War. In the following pages I will be giving information on how and why the war started, major battles, and the results of the war. I will also include stories from people on the battleship Maine. Introduction The Spanish American War marked the emergence of the United States of America as a world power. The war which lasted only 10 weeks between April and August of 1898 took place over the liberation of Cuba. In the course of the war the U. S. won ...
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Submarines In The Revolutionary And Civil Wars
1,020 words... ve the submarine. This was a great risk because the submarine could easily collide with the torpedo as it was surfacing. To rectify the problem, the engineers attached a twenty-two foot battling ram to the front of the ship along with the torpedo on the end. When the torpedo hit the enemy ship and detonated the Pioneer III and the men would theoretically be unharmed and would only have to suffer a slight jolt from the explosion. The Confederate navy was still desperate to break the Union blo...
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December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor
1,048 wordsPearl Harbor is a very popular event in American History. There was a recent movie about it, and with the recent World Trade Center attacks, it is likely that Americans are going to compare the two. The Japanese attacked us with no forewarning and United States never seen in coming. The attack was right out of the blue. Americans were not pleased with the attack, thats for sure. On December 7, 1941 at approximately 7: 53 A. M. , Japanese bombers approached Pearl Harbor. There is a US Navy Bass b...
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World War Ii December 7 1941
581 wordsThe topic I want to research for this assignment is the attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Base. The Pearl Harbor Naval Base was attacked on December 7, 1941 in Oahu, Hawaii. I chose to research this topic because I am interested in learning what happened that day and why did it happen. Upon researching for this report, I hope to gather and learn as much as I can about the surprise attack by Japan. I feel this is a good topic to research because it is something everyone has learned about or at least h...
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Fresh Air Good Bye
1,414 wordsThe book "On the beach" by Nevil Shute tells about the time after the third world war, which was mostly fought between Russia, China and America. There were also some smaller countries involved. The first hydrogen bomb was dropped by Albania on Naples and other followed. The Russians sent bombers from Cairo to Washington and London. After that only a few statesmen were still alive. The war increased and a lot of hydrogen bombs were dropped. After some time the whole northern hemisphere was destr...
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The Uss Arizona In World War Ii
442 wordsOn December 7, 1941 the Hawaiian Islands were suddenly and deliberately attacked by Japanese aircraft just before 0800. The USS Arizona came under attack almost immediately, and received a hit by an 800 -kilogram bomb, gutting the forward part of the ship. The USS Arizona was completed March 16, 1914. The ship was launched June 19, 1915. Miss Esther Ross, from Prescott, christened the ship along with traditional champagne. The Arizona departed from New York for training off the Virginia capes; w...
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Greece And Turkey France And Britain
1,102 wordsFrom when World War II ended in 1945 all the way up to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Cold War dominated international affairs. It was a global struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the Cold War was sometimes fought on the battlefield, it involved everything from political rhetoric to sports. Overshadowing all was the threat of nuclear war. From an American perspective the Cold War was largely a war on communism this outlook by the US caused and sustain...
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Engine Room Men Died
710 wordsThe USS Indianapolis (CA- 35) was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 15 November 1932. The ship served with honor from Pearl Harbor through the last campaign of World War II, sinking in action two weeks before the end of the war. On 30 July 1945, while sailing from Guam to Leyte, Indianapolis was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I- 58. The ship capsized and sank in twelve minutes. Survivors were spotted by a patrol aircraft on 2 August. All air and surface units capable of rescue opera...
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Spanish American War Wikipedia N D
1,666 wordsUniversity: Lecturer: Course: Date: Yellow Journalism Every business has some basic, fundamental tenets that all players need to follow. In the media business, ethics play a very important role, since media services are often the only means by which the public can get informed about current events. Media services are supposed then to maintain factual news, without bias or partiality to anybody or any event. They are, in other words, supposed to tell it as it is. This requirement covers all sorts...
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Harry S Truman U S Military
854 wordsThe Navy pilot whose bombs killed six people in a training accident in Kuwait had received the go-ahead from a U. S. forward air controller who then called out abort, abort in a belated attempt to wave off the misplaced strike, defense officials said Tuesday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the controller, whose job is to direct a pilot to a ground target, said to the pilot as he approached, Cleared, hot, which is an unambiguous instruction to release the bombs. Seconds l...
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Core Values Taking Responsibility
713 wordsThe Fatal Voyage FATAL VOYAGE The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis by Dan Kurzman 8 September 200 The United States Navy's core values are based on Honor, Courage, and Commitment. These three basic principles have laid the foundation for the continued success of the Navy and has enabled us to meet and conquer every new challenge. Honor true faith and allegiance; conducting ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships with peers, superiors, and subordinates. Abide by an uncompromis...
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Spanish American War War Of Independence
2,578 wordsIn the early nineteenth century, Cuba took its place as one of the leading sugar producers in the world. The population on the island soared, and a new class of rich plantation owners came into existence. However, the people werent happy with the way their country was running. They grew unsatisfied with their colonial status to Spain and their want of independence was strengthened by the harsh Spanish rule that they were living under. The government was corrupt, there were unfair taxes, there wa...
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Ft Long James B
618 wordsIronclad ships were also a big part in the Civil War, two of the most famous ironclads were the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia a. k. a. Merrimack. The Monitor was built on Mar. 9, 1862 at Hamton Rds. VA. by John Ericsson they, for 4 hours the Monitor and the Merrimack battled. The Confederate ironclad was destroyed by its own crew to prevent it from being captured. The Confederates planned to build several ironclads that could challenge and defeat the wooden frigates and gunboats of the union....
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People To Feel Uss Eldridge Montauk
900 wordsOn Montauk Point Montauk Point On the South-easternmost tip of Long Island, lies the small fishing hamlet of Montauk Pt, NY. Quiet and sparsely inhabited during the cold winter months of the bare season, it sits alone. Each summer season the population swells with a wave a tourists, fisherman, and others who are fortunate to have residence during this beautiful season. The largest attraction, a seaside historic landmark, is the lighthouse. This extravagant structure, was commissioned by our Firs...
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Uss Greenville Troops Moral Mistakes
398 wordsUnited States Naval Accidents There have recently been two major accidents involving the US Navy; both involving citizens of foreign countries. The first incident involved the USS Greenville submarine and the second a US Navy Hornet. I have come to believe that that the combination of the two incidents will have a major effect on the performance in future military actions. With the commander of the USS Greenville given blame for the tragic accident and an investigation beginning of the recent ac...
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United States Government Panama Canal
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Pearl Harbor Attack Franklin D Roosevelt
2,471 wordsAdmiral Husband E. Kimmel, the Commander in Chief, of the United States Pacific Fleet, was looking forward to a relaxing 9 -hole round of golf. His match with General Walter Short was scheduled for 9: 30 A. M. Hawaii Time. One hour and 45 minutes before he was set to tee off, Kimmel received a phone call from Commander Vincent Murphy reporting the sighting of a Japanese submarine in the Pearl Harbor entry channel. Just as Kimmel was exiting his quarters, the USS Arizona burst into flames. The fi...
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