Provincetown Harbor

Question 1 1.1 The effects of Pearl Harbour on America The Japanese attack on Pearl harbour (or harbor, as it is called in the United States), on the 7th of December in the year of 1941 had several noticeable effects on all of America. This attack did not just change the attitude of the American government towards the war, but the attitude of many of the citizens of America as well. Of course, one of the first of many effects it had was causing the American President (Who, at the time was Mr.…

submarines so they could attack the U.S.. Then they tried to bomb the U.S. by using fighter planes because the Japanese thought that the U.S. would surrender after they used multiple try at doing that they failed. Leading up to the attack of Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto planned sticking the U.S. with fighters, dive-bombers, and torpedoes because he wanted the U.S. to surrender before the war started. Midget submarines were the perfect choice for this mission because they were hard too see…

The accuracy of historical events is their quality of being correct or precise. In Persepolis, a story based on the writer Marjane Satrapi’s childhood memory, impacted many people’s points of view on the Iranian society. To Satrapi, the purpose of this book was to inform the outsiders about the events that have actually happened instead of the story they heard based on the few extremists. In the chapter “The F-14s”, Satrapi provided many accurate pieces of information such as Iraqi migs have…

Introduction The Battle of Midway was between America’s and Japan’s Navy. It started on June 3, 1942 and ended on June 7, 1942 with America winning. Battle of Midway was one of America’s most decisive victories of the war. The American Intelligence was able to decode Japan’s naval code. With the naval code America was able to anticipate a surprise attack. The U.S. Naval forces were able to recognized the attack against the Alaska Islands and were able to mass the Japanese forces around Midway.…

chosen Lieutenant Colonel James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle, United States Army Air Forces as my charismatic leader. He was the planner and leader for the "Doolittle raid" aka "Japan raid". The raid was the United States response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Doolittle came out of retirement when approached with the offer to lead the raid. I believe that for someone to ask for your services and help in such a high level mission, it means they have a high opinion of you. That person possess…

When Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941 by Japan, a clear enemy against the United States was established and America joined the war. However the fighting wasn't limited to the front in Europe, hundreds of American-Japanese individuals were persecuted and rounded into…

Between 1942 and 1946, more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated to concentration camps with the justification of military necessity after the Japanese launched the devastating attack on pearl harbor in 1941. However, it is of debate to which extent was the degree posed by Japanese-American equivalent to the treatment of Internment they received from the US government. Orthodox Historians who regard the internment decision to be wrong, suggests that the degree of threat posed…

Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain decided to choose the equipment the English troops had to protect England, he did not want to protect Australia from the invasion of the Japanese. John Curtin heard about this news and decided to call America for help. Older Australians who were loyal to Britain were devastated about how this new allegiance was formed. Later many American troops started to arrive in Australia to fight in the war in the pacific. In 1943 a little amount of Australians…

Laura Hillenbrand's biographical book Unbroken describes the thrilling true story of Olympian and World War II prisoner of war survivor Louis Zamperini. Zamperini was from Torrance, California, where he was known for being a troublemaker. His brother introduced him to the sport of running. Zamperini quickly became beloved by the sport and eventually left out his troubled life behind and went on to become an Olympian. Zamperini had gone to the Berlin games and was prepared to run, but was not…

The early 1940’s presented to be a harsh and terrifying time for any Japanese American living on the Pacific coast. The attack at Pearl Harbor brought forth a future so disheartening for Japanese Americans that many have called a nightmare, even ones who had pledged their loyalty to the United States were not spared. During a time such as this it didn’t matter where a Japanese heart lied, all the Americans looked for was the cold face they displayed to the world. Japanese Americans were treated…