The US forces would have to invade the island of Japan. ... There was no way to predict when the Japanese would surrender to the US. ... If the US didn't drop the bomb the Japanese would have kept fighting. ... The Kamikaze was a group of Japanese pilots that were called "suicide pilots." ... Some people say after the Sherman's March to the Sea of the American Civil War, which was the turning point in today's warfare, civilian population centers are also considered fair game to the military. ...

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America feared that her Philippine and Guam islands would soon fall into Japan conquest. ... The attack raised the morale of the American and Australia forces as Japan seemed invincible. Japan thought of a strategy to down America. ... By 1945, the American marines had taken control of the Jima; a Japanese island. ... Japanese on the other hand tried to hold on to their agenda but they could not resist the American power. ...

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One greatly argued reason that we should not have dropped the bomb is that prior to it's fall, a minimum if six American war leaders were having second thoughts about it's use (3). ... Thirdly, the Chief of Staff to President Truman himself felt that the bomb would be "of no material help", that Japan was "already defeated and ready to surrender" (7). ... In addition, the Secretary to the Japanese War Minister shared in an interview in 1963 that if the Americans had just made a second and possibly third attack on Japan, the small country would quickly run out of food, supplies, and w...

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In doing this, the Cubans would allow American investments to continue in the country and Spain would have no right to shut America out. ... Secondly, America's economy rested on foreign markets. ... Instead, "what brought the United States fully into war was the Japanese attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941." ... (Zinn, 411) China provided the U.S. with tin and rubber, and when Japan started to move into China America felt threatened. (Zinn, 410) As a result, the United States cut off Japan's supply of its resources, iron and oil, awa...

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American military Aviation in 1938 was able to produce only 1,800, 300 less than Germany, and 1,400 less than Japan. ... (Overy 277) For most of the 1930's the United States traded as openly with Germany and Japan, as it did with any other country. Japan relied on fuel oil and scrap iron until 1941. ... The Americans upon declaring its Neutrality gave additional encouragement to Japan and Germany to in a way take over the world. ... This also led Japan to confront the United States in 1941. ...

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In the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the aftereffects were far-reaching. ... Furthermore, helping a rebuilding process also instills valuable knowledge into the American government. ... They fear that after a certain number of natural disasters, the American economy will be severely weakened and the citizens will have to bear the consequences. ... Additionally, in Japan, as a result of the efforts to rebuild, a favorable opinion of the alliance was at an all-time high in both the US and Japan. ... Together, Japanese and American forces helped those in need, and solidified the friends...

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FDR points fingers full of fear at the Japanese Americans in the US. ... There were only signs of discrimination all throughout the United States towards Japanese Americans. ... " which shows Japanese Americans picking up a bar of TNT waiting for Japan to signal to fire it off in the United States. ... A good 62 percent were Japanese Americans who were likely born there. ... Executive Order 9066 violates the Japanese American's civil rights. ...

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The bomb quickly yielded the surrender of Japan and the end of the American involvement in World War II. ... Also the American soldiers were going through very harsh treatment by the Japanese. ... The Japanese would not surrender to the Americans, they would rather die than surrender. ... Also the American soldiers were going through very harsh treatment by the Japanese. ... The Japanese would not surrender to the Americans, they would rather die than surrender. ...

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Another way that Roosevelt improved foreign relations was by mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese war, which made him the first American president to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. He reached a Gentleman's Agreement with Japan by forcing San Francisco to end its segregation of Japanese school children in exchange for a curb on immigration of Japanese laborers to U.S. ... On July 2, 1945 Japan refused the opportunity given by Truman to surrender. ... Japan still refused to surrender. ... On August 14 Japan surrendered, formal surrender took place on September 2. ...

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This policy warned the Latin American nations to keep their affairs in order or face American intervention. ... The focus of the United States policies in the Far East was to prevent Japan, which was a dominant force in the far east, from invading the Philippines. ... Roosevelt mediated the conflicts between Russia and Japan to put an end to their war. The United States negotiated an agreement that recognized Japan's dominance over Korea in return for its promise not to invade the Philippines. 2. ... The protests involved American goods and money and Germany's submarine policy ...

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave the Pearl Harbor Address to the House of Representatives after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. ... He makes his speech so complex by adding all of these adjectives, on how the United States of America was "suddenly" and "deliberately" attacked. ... He talks about having peace with Japan and then saying our country was working on maintaining peace. ... Roosevelt also makes Japan to be this very large and powerful country, by calling them the "Empire of Japan". ... They led the United States of America to become a powerful and leading nation. ...

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The Strengths and Weakness of the American Presidency The American Presidency is a puzzling aspect to most Americans. ... I would like to offer a broad concept of the American constitutional system, which are the executive, legislative and judicial branches. ... The American presidency has a great deal of strength and weakness, which I will discuss in this paper. ... Truman authorized dropping an atomic bomb on Japan. ... A weakness that the American Presidency holds is that the president can be impeached. ...

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Good American strategy would be to help Moscow while it was still afloat. ... Because of this, Americans didn't want to stay neutral anymore. ... After the fall of France, Americans were confronted with a dilemma. ... Americans also wanted to stop Japan's conquests in the Far East. ... To prevent Japan from expanding, the US sought to cut off vital Japanese supplies, which could lead to a reaction form the Japanese. ...

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Throughout America's long history, there have been 42 great men who served as president of this nation. ... Abraham Lincoln served as the nation's 16th President during one of the bloodiest wars in American history, the Civil War. ... Roosevelt's support for the Allies increased and relations with the Japanese worsened. On the morning of December 8, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States was thrust into the war. ... They led the American people in times of change and helped America became the great nation that it is today. ...

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He became a Rough Rider during the Spanish-American War. ... Roosevelt wanted to assert American military power around the world. He showed his strength when he sent battleships to visit Japan in a muscle-flexing display of sea power. ... Roosevelt also used this to justify armed intervention in the internal affairs of Latin America. Another thing that Roosevelt did that proved him strong not only in America but over seas was that he mediated in the Russia-Japanese War. ...

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When Roosevelt became president America was in a state of hardship and depression. ... American businesses and labor were both in serious trouble. The American people were unable to help themselves so they turned to the government. ... It wasn't until the empire of Japan maliciously raided and attacked the United States that president Roosevelt felt we had to retaliate. Immediately following the Japanese attack on December 7th 1941 president Roosevelt asked the congress to declare a state of war....

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In Truman, David McCullough asks, "Was Harry Truman an ordinary provincial American sadly miscast in the presidency? ... Immediately being faced with the challenge of dropping the atomic bomb on Japan or not, Harry had to show his bravery, courage, and patriotism very early on. Truman made the decision to drop the bomb on Japan, rather then lose millions of American lives by invading Japan. ... And not too long after making the decision to drop the atomic bomb, Harry was faced with union strikes from the American People. ... Harry showed his decisive leadership skills and it caused the America...

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America does not care about us, they just use us. ... Who knows if these Americans are racial and sexist towards us all. ... Will we adapt and give in to the American way? ... But everyone notes the fact the we are proud U.S citizens of America. ... From what I heard Hilary Clinton has signed the papers mobilizing the relocation of the U.S Military in Okinawa, Japan. ...

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in the affairs of America. ... With those words a century of American internationalism was born; a century whose people, politics, and overall advancement was shaped by America's entanglements with the rest of the world. ... Following his reelection in 1940, President Roosevelt moved ahead with the dual policy of building up U.S. defenses while giving assistance to those countries resisting the aggression of Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... He was convinced that the security of the United States depended on the defeat of Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... In 1972 Nixon was forced to send...

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When President Truman declared that America and other United Nations countries would support South Korea on June 27 19501 American occupational forces stationed in Japan were the first units to be sent over. ... MacArthur had a saying when he was asked how far he would go in fighting the Japanese, he replied by saying that there was "no substitute for victory"6 President Truman seemed to have changed his mind about what that meant, to him a more limited, politically sensitive campaign was the only acceptable one. ... Though Americans were not fighting the Koreans or the Chinese in Vietnam, the...

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In 1942 a similar case was formed against eight Nazis who had been dropped off on America's coast and were planning to destroy weapon facilities in America. They had all lived in America and spoke perfect English. ... Roosevelt put Japanese-American citizens in camps with the court's approval. ... He is concerned with America's safety, and the new law will give Americans much more protection from terrorists. ... He said his objective was the "extinction of America" (Krauthammer, 104). ...

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Truman was a meticulous planner, so he planned every stop with mileage calculated which apparently would fuel Truman's belief that he and Bess could travel like any other American on vacation. ... Truman is the president who gave the order to drop the two nuclear bombs on Japan stating, "They never would have surrendered otherwise" (pg162)." The most disturbing statement in the whole book was when Truman said, "he never had any second thoughts about authorizing the use of nuclear weapons against the Japanese" (pg162), " but I guess it could be a matter of perspective but I would like to b...

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The typical American citizen knows very little about American foreign policy. ... Its not that the typical American isn't capable of understanding American foreign policy, but rather that we choose not to. The typical American takes a more domestic approach to life. ... We can even choose, as most Americans do, to ignore the role that American foreign policy plays in our ability to enjoy such freedoms. ... It has become obvious to many Americans that what is taking place on foreign soil has a very real impact upon what takes place on American soil. ...

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Congress is committed to working with the president to eliminate terrorist threats against America."" ... "In 1995, members of Aum Shinrikyo, a Japanese cult, released saran nerve gas into the Tokyo subway, killing 12 and wounding over 3,500 "the first recorded use of chemical weapons by terrorists. ... Americans over age 65 are much more likely than adults under age 65 to say that they are regular prescription drugs users (82% vs. 49%); that they take three or more prescription drugs regularly (55% vs. 17%); that they currently have more than five drugs in their medicine cabinet (40% ...

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The depression lasted over a decade, with hundreds of thousands of Americans losing their jobs, businesses failing, and financial institutions collapsing. ... The principal goal of the expedition was to locate such a route and survey its potential as a waterway for American westward expansion. ... The vicious murder of President Kennedy had various effects on America and on the world. ... The American Football League postponed its games. ... Truman opposed Stalin's policy and moved to unite Europe under American leadership. ...

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