On December 7, 1941, the Japanese led their first attack on American soil by bombing the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ... Pearl Harbor Context In the year of 1940 the United States had upset japan by placing an embargo act on them that would prohibit exports of steel, scrap iron, and aviation fuel (Pearl 1). ... He then secretly set November 29 as the last day in which Japan would accept a settlement without war (Pearl 1). ... A warning had been sent from Washington to Pearl Harbor, but it had arrived too late (Pearl 1). The attack on Pearl Harbor began on the morning of December 7th...

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I have always enjoyed the history of New York City; in particular that history which surrounds the Five Points in lower Manhattan. In this paper I will examine the class structure of the Five Points beginning with geographic and architectural significances that assisted in the class structuring; then I will examine the archeological evidence which further sheds light on the lives of those who resided in what became known as America's first slum. The Five Points, called so because of the five corners of streets that merged together within the ward; Mulberry Street, Anthony (now Worth Stre...

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"They wait for a problem to happen and then they pay attention." This was stated by Jennie Luitenn who was forced to witness a school shooting (Cloud 8). Being afraid you were going to be killed at school was practically unimaginable not long ago and now it has become a very clear reality in America...

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