An empire that they thought was at peace attacked the United States. ... With an attack planned on the United States, the Japanese would hit America in the heart bringing them out of neutrality and taking matters into its own hands by entering World War Two. ... The United States was now a target for an attack led by the Japanese. ... The United States immediately answered back by bombing the heart of Japan as they did to America. ... America never wanted to actually go to war until the vicious attack from the Japanese. ...

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Words, posters, and films waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the American citizenry just as surely as military weapons engaged the enemy. ... During both wars, the United States was under attack. ... In World War II, the United States was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor crippled the American Navy The next day the United States declared war on Japan ...

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The success of Sputnik sent fear into the heart of America, as with it came the very real possibility of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile attack and mutually assured destruction. ... Laika captured the hearts of people the world over, and in the public eye the USSR had taken a seemingly unassailable lead in the "Space Race". ...

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This can be observed in the last lines of the book when Gene states, "All of them, all except Phineas, constructed at infinite cost to themselves these Maginot Lines against this enemy they thought they saw across the frontier, this enemy who never attacked that way -if he ever attacked at all; if he was indeed the enemy." ... When the doctor re-sets his twice-broken leg, some of the marrow in Finny's bone gets into his blood stream and stops his heart. ... This can be seen when he and Finny have a heart to heart talk on the beach one evening. ... It is interesting enough to hold the a...

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This can be observed in the last lines of the book when Gene states, "All of them, all except Phineas, constructed at infinite cost to themselves these Maginot Lines against this enemy they thought they saw across the frontier, this enemy who never attacked that way -if he ever attacked at all; if he was indeed the enemy." ... When the doctor re-sets his twice-broken leg, some of the marrow in Finny's bone gets into his blood stream and stops his heart. ... This can be seen when he and Finny have a heart to heart talk on the beach one evening. ... It is interesting enough to hold the a...

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Now that we are still dealing with the latest attacks on the World Trade Centers, I find myself almost indifferent. ... As American citizens we have the right to expect that our government will do all in their power to protect us from foreign and domestic attacks. ... With this in mind, part of America's counterterrorism is to fund those who are under the same attack as we are, for instance, Israel. ... Since the September 11th attacks, more Americans have felt the effects of terrorism in their hearts and are now more eager to support the government in stopping terrorism, whether it be...

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World War II's impact On the Homefront "Yesterday, December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy-The United States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval air forces of the Empire of Japan...I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Empire of Japan... No one had the heart to tell them about the hardships they would face when they lost it because of there gender. ...

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Yet somehow they still managed to have heart and faith in mankind and could not look the opponent in the eye and kill him. ... Now just why would a French blacksmith or a French shoemaker want to attack us? ... When the attack starts I will let myself fall into the water, with my face as deep in the mud as I can keep it without suffocating. ... During one scene, under a heavy attack Paul sees a petrified Himmelstoss who is crouching in a corner. ... Paul describes this during a front line attack. ...

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All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for the lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.... The power of language can change one's thought; however it can also control the inside of a person with their hearts and souls. Oceania uses torture languages to manipulate people's mind, hence changing their hearts and customizing their feelings at the same time to make part of the Party. Winston is totally converted to be part of Big Brother by O'Brien little experience: "we capture his inner mind, we reshape himwe bring him ...

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Yet, the French were only prepared for a defensive war and Britain had insufficient military equipment to aid the attack. ... A month after the British attack on Taranto harbor, Yamamoto decided that if war with the United States was unavoidable he would launch a carrier attack on Pearl Harbor. ... Yamamoto developed the following eight guidelines for the attack: (1) surprise was crucial, (2) American aircraft carriers there should be the primary targets, (3) U.S. aircraft there must be destroyed to prevent aerial opposition, (4) all Japanese aircraft carriers available should be used, (5) al...

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(History.com) After the September 11th attacks, it appears that a newfound sense of patriotism has swept across the country. ... On September 11, The United States government failed in its primary task: To protect citizens against foreign attack. ... Students must also stand and place their hand over their heart during its recitation. ... Perhaps unintentional, it is evident that the recent surge in "patriotic consumption" has focused the public's attention away from the realities and difficulties of the war effort, the likely increase of terrorist attacks and the government's ass...

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It had torn America with deep divisions in political circles, in social classes and above all in our hearts. ... They saw in their eyes US soldiers burning houses, killing innocent people, kids being scalded by napalm bombs, the US embassy being attacked at the center of Saigon, US soldiers dragging the bodies of comrades They were wondering how those violent acts could be allowed to happen, what US soldiers had been sacrificing for and how Americans would bring democracy to Vietnam. ... He also ordered a series of violent attacks; the most important attack was the invasion of Cambodia in 1970...

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Soon after the Americans joined the Allies in World War Two President Roosevelt meet with his chiefs of staff and they decided they would attack Germany before they would go after Japan. ... The decision of attacking Germany was made at the Eureka Conference. ... Stalin, the leader of the Russia agreed to attack Germany at the same time Britain, American, and Canada invaded France. ... For the most part the surprise attack went on as planned. ... But sadly a few days later he died of a heart attack. ...

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Hitler also wanted to push into the Urals, the industrial heart of the Soviet Army. ... Paulus requested permission from Hitler to attack back to link up with German troops, but he denied him. ... Two British infantry divisions were sent in to attack beaches code named Gold and Sword. ... After both, all German forces' major moves were in retreat with the exception of their counter attack in Belgium in December of 1944. ... One side attacks ground held by the enemy and stays on the offensive. ...

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Although the Viet Minh were crushed in the south and an unhappy compromise lashed out at them, this did not stop Ho and his party from gaining the hearts and minds of the peasants, which he would use to help build up the Viet Minh. ... Ho Chi Minh developed the ideologies that promoted Nationalism and would lead to Vietnamese resistance and The Viet Minh carried out the attacks using tactical guerrilla warfare. ... The second principle was to attack when the enemy least suspects it. This was an advantage that the Viet Minh had in the revolutionary war as it created not only a physical wa...

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This massive attack on Jews happened due to the assassination of a member of the German Embassy who was killed by a young Jew by the name of Herschel Grynszpan. During the attack synagogues, shops, and other Jewish buildings were burned, destroyed, or robbed. ... After all of the information was obtained they were given an injection of chloroform in the heart killing them. ...

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According to the Butt report's main findings prepared for Churchill stated that of the aircraft attacking their targets during strategic bombing one in three got within five miles, over the French ports two in three and over Germany as a whole one in four. ... During 1941 the RAF aircrews were not bombing the heart of Germany, which they were ordered to, but they were bombing the German countryside because they were afraid of being killed Third, the killing of civilians was an ineffective and reprehensible strategy. ... Approximately 600,000 German civilians were killed during bombing ...

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Von Toth attacked Boe, and Straub attacked Radmanovich, both Americans died. ... Inexperienced but big hearted chose to be a hero. ... Hitler attacked Moscow to gain more power. ... On December 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor using aerial attacks. ... The big hearted Jack saves Georg. ...

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Bismarck wanted to protect Austria-Hungary from possible Russian attacks which would eventually occur because Russia attacked Turkey. ... Two years later the Germans and Austro-Hungarians realized that Russia wouldn't attack them if they let Russia join their Alliance. ... A country hoped that the alliances formed would discourage any enemy attacks. In a case where the allied country was attacked, the member alliance of the alliance would aid in the battle. ... The treaty with Germany , in particular the "war guilt" clause left bitterness and hatred in the hearts if German people . ...

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Many have compared the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 to the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. They argue that both attacks were just as astonishing, unwarranted and unpredictable. ... The attacks are also similar in that, generally, those who lived through them divide time: time before the attack and time after. ... When analyzing the documents and accounts of the Pearl Harbor attack, historians are not able to avoid the fact that many warning signs of the approaching attack existed. ... The consequences of the attack were devastating. ...

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"December 7, 1941: A day that will live in infamy,"" went President Roosevelt's address to the nation following the terrible attack on Pearl Harbor. ... Hawaii served as America's midway point between the mainland and Japan, and although the Japanese attempted to wipe out much of those offenses in the Pearl Harbor attacks, the American naval fleet struck back with a vengeance. ... Still today, warnings of possible nuclear-based terrorist attacks, and of North Korea's development of a nuclear arsenal, strike fear into the hearts of free citizens of the world. ...

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A minority believed the United States should attack first and win the war swiftly and brutally, rather than prolonging the inevitable. ... Any attack would mean assured destruction in a matter of minutes. Americans would keep this little fact of mutually assured destruction close to their hearts to keep them sane as frenzy and Red Scare plagued the nation. ... Troops and supplies could be transported to vital areas in the case of attack, "making the US army more mobile than ever" (Document C). ...

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Wilson wanted to project good, healthy, liberal American values into the heart of world politics. ... This attack on the USA, brought them almost instantly out of isolation and left the US fearful of possible further attacks, angry at the way they were attacked and they felt vulnerable due to the dramatic loss of many of the US Navy's fleet. ...

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He asked for assistance from the same unit that operated China over the Hump but the reply to this from the American Air Transport officers was a big NO since they were already getting ready to attack in the China Campaign and didn't have any more aircraft or even men to spare for Wingate's operations. ... By now the British and Japanese were thinking and planning new strategies to attack either side. ... As for this attack 100 experienced pistols, 100 co-pilots, 100 C-47A planes Airplanes were delivered to Morrison Field located at West Palm Beach Florida. ... While Kohima was be...

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Although Stalingrad was not part of Germany's initial plan of attack on Russia, Hitler became obsessed with it. ... Then on the morning of November 19th, a large Russian counter-attack war launched. ... On Christmas Eve, when the 6th army was slowly being starved to death, a fake radio broadcast from the heart of battle was sent to the public. ...

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