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America's Invovlement in World War II Pacific Warfront America's involvement in WWII began with one of the Pacific Ocean Warfront Battles. On December 7, 1941, Japan invaded and bombed the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This battle was unexpected and destroyed many United States battleships, destroyers, and aircrafts. It also killed and wounded thousands of soldiers and even some civilians. The next day the United States declared war on Japan and entered WWII. Americans should learn of this event and the other Pacific warfront battles of WWII because there were effects that came from these battles that affect modern history. The Pacific Ocean Warfront battles affected history directly and changed America in a political way, …show more content…

When World War Two began, the Untied States declared their neutrality. Even though the Untied States were neutral they were giving ammo, guns, and other supplies and weapons to the Allied Powers. The Untied States also refused to give the Axis any supplies or weapons. Japan, as a declarion of war, bombed Pearl Harbor where the entire Untied States Pacific fleet was docked. The bombing killled many citizens and naval offiers. The untied states declared war on the Axis Powers and entered the war. The Untied States involvement in both warfronts changed the war completely. After Pearl Harbor, the japanese had many military triumps and successes. The Battle of Midway in june 1942 was a major turning point for the Allie powers in the war (World War II In The Pacific). Allied forces steadily gained naval and air supremacy as they liberated the islands that japan had conquered (World War II In The Pacific). The deadliest battle of the pacific warfront was the final battle of Okinawa after the european warfront had ended. The Okinawa battle was 82 days of ferocious warfare in appalling conditions. The loseses were tragic and major on both sides as many civilians joined the death

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Rahul Bagga Mr.Campbell US History, Period 0 16 December 2015 Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? One day that will always be remembered by America is the date of December 7, 1941, which changed American history forever. December 7, 1941 was the day the Japanese warplanes attacked Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) which stationed many of American ships and airfields. Immediately after the bombings, United States President Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan, leading to a direct involvement into World War ll. Japan had many reason to do so but Japan attacked Pearl harbor for three reasons which were that they had a plan for a new world order, United States were expanding their number of naval ships rapidly, and an oil embargo was placed upon Japan

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The attack on Pearl Harbor forced the United States into a state of immediate revenge, permanently erasing all ideas of isolationism from American thoughts on foreign policy forever. For the majority of American history all its citizens whether republic or democratic shared one belief, the aim of the United States was to keep America out of war unless America itself was attacked. Japan 's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was just the initiative that America needed to officially abandon isolationism and enter the dreaded war. The attack left 2,403 dead, a crippled Pacific Fleet that included 8 damaged or destroyed battleships, and 188 destroyed planes. In one attack this Japanese action silenced the heated debate that had divided Americans ever since the German defeat of France left England alone in the fight against the Germans.

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At the end of this battle, 200 japanese survived and 6,000 marines died the most in the pacific. 1 month later, the US made to Okinawa, the last island before the mainland. The japanese unleashed 1,900 kamikaze pilots. They went by bushido on all these islands, being

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The European and Pacific Theatre There were many battles in World War II, all of them being important and having different outcomes. Two main theaters we are focusing on are going to be the European Theatre where the Invasion of Normandy took place, along with the Pacific Theatre where the Attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. Both events had major impacts on the outcome of World War II, along with all the other battles we encountered. If ether of these battles turned out differently, America may not have become the amazing beautiful place it is today. The battle of Pearl Harbor occurred early morning in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

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The attack on Pearl Harbor was in fact a terrorist attack. The Imperial Japanese Navy against the US Naval base. This later led to the US to World War II. (Hanson, V.wnd) After 2 years of their conflict the US begins world war II. The war was belligerent.

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In conclusion, the Battle of Attu was one of the most important battles during the Pacific Campaign. This battle proved to the soldiers that the Japanese could be defeated on land. The battle was a huge morale boost for all other soldiers that were about to disembark on their own missions to take islands. The only battle that the Americans suffered more casualties in, was the Battle of Iwo Jima. This battle might have been fought over a deserted piece of volcanic island, but that island meant enough to americans that it sparked the beginning of the end for the Japanese in the

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The United States and Japan fought in World War II during 1941 to 1945. Japan planned to expand their land and gain resources- which led them to invade China whom was an ally of the U.S. In result, the United States cut off the supply of oil to Japan. On December 7th 1941, Japan’s air force did a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor because that is where their military base is located.

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In my opinion, the battle of Midway, as a decisive change of the sovereignty in the Pacific Theater, is a remarkable turning point during the Second World War, which even influenced on the whole worldwide battlefield in 1942. Primarily, Japanese navy lost heavily in carriers and airmen at Midway, which resulted in the vanishing of their superiority and initiative in the Pacific. Furthermore, after the battle, the Pacific Ocean was dominated by the US carriers due to its main opponent, Japan, was weaken seriously. The domination by the US was critically decisive at that time because it primarily ended the war in the Pacific Theater and also aided allied strategy. The last point is required to consider the military outlook across the world in 1942.

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World War II was a huge event in world history, and there were many factors within it that led to the outcome of the Allies’ victory in the war. One of these most considerable factors was the Allies’ victory during the Battle of Midway, which started during June 4 of 1942 and ended during June 7 of 1942, it was a major event is said to have impacted the whole war, a very significant battle it was. This battle has allowed the US to put a hole in the Japanese navy, and this decisive battle allowed US and its allies to move forward into an offensive position(from history.com). Though World War II consists of a lot of different major and important battles, the Battle of Midway stands out because of the role it played in the outcome of the war. This battle had major significance, and is remembered for possibly changing the whole course of the war with America’s triumph over Japan.

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Three days following the attack the Japanese declare themselves as allies to Germany. Italy also declared war on America. This confirmed America’s involvement in World War II. The Pearl Harbor attack was the final straw for America. It was an attack that

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The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles of World War Two. Iwo Jima had air stips that both the United States and the Japanese wanted to help them during World War Two. This battle did not end up going exactly as planned for either country. Both countries had their own strategy but neither succeeded. The Battle of Iwo Jima is an important battle to know about when discussing World War Two.

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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was the final action that brought the U.S. into WWII. When the U.S. joined the war, they sided with the Allies. The major Allies were the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. The Allies worked together to defeat the The attack changed many Americans opinion on whether or not the U.S. should become involved in the war. Many citizens now wanted to become involved in the war effort to help the Allies win the war.

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America in World War II was fighting a war with the Japanese and Natzi’s; the Americans fighting to protect their Nation from any further harm. Which was created by the Japanese, bombing and emerging fear from this within the nation. The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 being one of the reasons as to why the United States felt threatened and took action joining the war. Attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air, killing over two thousand American Naval soldiers. However, it brought problems for those who were Japanese people living in America because it caused American people to believe they had a relationship with Japan, making it dangerous to those that surrounded them.

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To what extent was the United States an influence on the defeat of Imperial Japan in World War II. World war II is a multi-nation included war that happened in the period from 1938 and 1945. The main nations that went against each other were Japan, Germany, and Italy going against the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. In this case, it will be focusing on one of the theaters of war in World War II called the pacific war. The Pacific war started on December 7th of 1941, when the Japanese raided Pearl Harbor, an American military base, with a sneak attack.

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America decided to sit on the sidelines while the war was fought because of the previous war that accomplished nothing at all and costed many american lives. After most of Europe was destroyed by germany, Japan decided it need to expand its territory. After launching a surprise attack on the us Pearl harbor naval base America entered the war against Japan and the Natzis. One of the many ways the major world war 2

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