On December 7, 1941, the Japanese led their first attack on American soil by bombing the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ... Despite this, he still faced criticism for increased government spending and unbalanced budgets. ... Following this, General Tojo Hideki became Japan's leader in mid-October of that same year. ... The first wave of the Japanese fleet had left behind only 6 aircraft carriers. ... When Saddam made it publicly clear that he was not going to leave, Bush immediately ordered the invasion of Iraq, called Operation Iraqi freedom, to look for nuclear weapons and to stabi...

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During World War II the Japanese military was involved in the trafficking of Asian women. ... Comfort women were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army. ... The Japanese authorities justify their actions by saying that such facilities would help soldiers from committing random sexual violence toward women of occupied territories. ... What is beyond belief is the fact that these camp-towns were condoned and established by not only the Korean government but by the American government as well. ... The majority of their earnings are given to the government. ...

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Then when Japan went to war with Russia over control of Manchuria and Korea in 1905, Roosevelt arbitrated the dispute. He secretly agreed to Japanese control of Korea; in return the Japanese promised to keep their hands off China, Hawaii, and the Philippines. ... The Hepburn Act gave the government power to set freight rates. ...

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Then when Japan went to war with Russia over control of Manchuria and Korea in 1905, Roosevelt arbitrated the dispute. He secretly agreed to Japanese control of Korea; in return the Japanese promised to keep their hands off China, Hawaii, and the Philippines. ... The Hepburn Act gave the government power to set freight rates. ...

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Their conviction that they were not equals with the United States in the Union was strengthened when the American government directly interfered with a revolution in Chile in 1891 and a trade dispute in Brazil in 1893. ... The company, which also had large interests in Cuba and Colombia, came to exert great influence upon the policies of the American government towards the so-called "banana republics" in Latin America. ... Perry opened Japan to American trade in 1853, American businessmen had taken an increasing interest in the commerce of the Pacific. ... But in 1889 the Germans, who also ...

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Between 1973-75 the United States supports Kurdish rebels in Iraq; in 1975 the governments of Iran and Iraq reach an agreement and seal the border, Iraq killed the Kurds and the United States denied them refuge. ... Détente, which was a peaceful however strained policy of coexistence with the USSR, was de-emphasized, and the United States foreign policy was against all government movements under soviet influence. ... After the Nicaraguan Revolution got rid of Anastasio Somoza, the United States accused the new government of aiding Marxist rebels in El Salvador. ... As a result of the Ir...

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Chief of State > as the text states, the framers combined the ceremonial head of the nation with the chief executive of government. In European countries this is always divided > in England the Queen is the ceremonial head of Britain (the Chief of State), but the Prime Minister is the chief executive of British government. ... Government. ... Executive Orders have part of our government ever since President Jefferson issued an executive order purchasing the French holding in North America (the Louisiana Purchase). ... Roosevelt used an executive order to send Japanese Americans to internme...

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At the time of the Great Depression, government intervention in the economy was higher than it had ever been and a special government agency had been set up specifically to prevent depressions and their associated problems, such as bank panics. ...

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Based in Geneva, the League proved useful in settling minor international disputes, but was unable to stop aggression by major powers, Japan's occupation of Manchuria (1931), Italy's conquest of Ethiopia (1935-36), and Germany's seizure of Austria (1938). ...

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After making the decision to end World War II by dropping to atomic bombs on Japan, Truman entered a period of time that he would not even out last. ... This was a huge problem for the anti-communist government of the United States. ...

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Examples of these tough choices and decisions are Abraham Lincoln abolishing slavery, Woodrow Wilson trying to get the United States to join the League of Nations, and Harry Truman dropping the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima Japan. ... The Declaration also says "the purpose of government is to secure rights." So why can we not allow illegal immigrants escape the immense poverty, disease, or cruel government of their country of origin and let them pursue the American dream that most of us take for granted. ... Former presidential candidate and Arizona senator John McCain says that Obama ...

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