Richardson felt that the Japanese would realize the military disadvantages of being stationed at Pearl Harbor, and would be quick to act on the situation. ... He planned to immobilize the United States while he quickly conquered much of Southeast Asia and gathered their natural resources. ... Even though the band was interrupted in their song by Japanese planes, the crews did not move until the last note was sung. ...

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Something interesting to note is that not, in any of the meeting notes was there any mention of the committee's involvement in the decision to drop the bomb. ... "In his mind, the dropping of an atomic bomb was the quickest and easiest option" Strangely enough Stimson was quick to mention that the United States is known for fair play and humanitarianism and "sparing the civilian population should be applied as far as possible to the use of any new weapons." ...

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Again the undesirable, slightly unpleasant note is illustrated through the diction. ... The third line of this stanza, line eleven in the poem as a whole, begins to tell of how one soldier did not manage the operation quickly enough and was yelling for attention. ... I doubt whether anybody has the power to come to terms with a situation like that quickly enough to be able to make a difference and be able to sensibly think of all possible solutions efficiently. ...

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She hoped to find information about Stalin but when Prokopenko told her they had Hitler's skull, she quickly shifted her attention. ... The authors note that if the Goebbls" had not known for certain that Hitler was dead, then they would not have taken their children's lives as well as their own. ...

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American Foreign Policy: Where are We Today and How Did We Get Here? The typical American citizen knows very little about American foreign policy. I realize that is a very broad, general statement. Nevertheless, it is true. Its not that the typical American isn't capable of understanding American foreign policy, but rather that we choose not to. ...

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It was pushed forward extremely quickly; due to the fear that the Germans, had, at the time, also been researching atomic weapons, and the American government felt that they were very far behind. ... Seconds after the explosion came first the air blast pressing hard against the people, to be followed almost immediately by the strong, sustained awesome roar that warned of doomsday and made us feel we puny things were blasphemous to dare tamper with the forces heretofore reserved for the Almighty.2 It is amazing to note the speed of which the Americans first created the atomic bomb. ...

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Finny quickly replied that they were swimming in the river, something that is forbidden, right down to the last detail, and they got away with it. ... The next morning he wakes up and returns to his room to find a note on the door asking him to bring Finny's clothes and toilet articles to the infirmary, so he packs them and brings them to Finny. ...

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The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a relevant event in history because it caused the US to declare war on Japan and quickly prompted countries to pick sides during World War Two. ... The US army sent a last minute message to Lieutenant/General Walter Short and Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel about the note, which did not arrive to Hawaii until after hours of the assault on Pearl Harbor. ...

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Michael Cranston CHA3U Dr. Calverley 6 May 2003 History Essay: Final Draft The Foreign Policies of Woodrow Wilson: Why America Entered the First World War After Declaring Neutrality in 1914 The Great War was an incredible landmark in the history of mankind. The war brought about the ...

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Finny quickly replied that they were swimming in the river, something that is forbidden, right down to the last detail, and they got away with it. ... The next morning he wakes up and returns to his room to find a note on the door asking him to bring Finny's clothes and toilet articles to the infirmary, so he packs them and brings them to Finny. ...

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