Pearl Harbor The American reaction from Pearl Harbor ranged from anger to fear. Many Americans were scared and angry at the Japanese for the bombings of Pearl Harbor and sought revenge. The attack was "behind the back" many people said. Americans awoke to an attack on December 7th, 1941. A massive attack by the Japanese was unleashed upon the U.S. in the Hawaiian

Pearl Harbor A Deep Dark Secret On 7 December 1941 the greatest humiliation and disaster in United States Navy, Army, and Government history occurred. Truly this was and is, “’A date which will live in infamy.’”(Costello 1), but not for the bombing of Pearl Harbor, rather for the deception, the misguidance, and the trickery used by the Government and Franklin D. Roosevelt. In a purel

Pearl Harbor And The A-bombing Pearl Harbor and Retaliation On Dec. 7th, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. To retaliate to this act of war, the U.S. dropped A-bombs on Japan. The attack on Pearl harbor was a greater wrong than the A- bombing on Japan. The sneak attack by the Japanese violated core democratic values such as Public/Common Good and The Rule of Law. On the other s

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an inlet of the island of Oahu, Hawaii, six miles west of Honolulu and the site of one of the principal naval bases of the United States. At first the United States obtained exclusive use of the harbor. Early in the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan) Japanese submarines and carrier-based planes attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbo

Pelloponesian Vs Napoleonic Wars The Peloponnesian wars have been called a template for all wars. This series of conflicts between Athens and Sparta shows textbook examples of key facets of war, including battles of unified vs. divided interests, battles of land powers vs. sea powers, and the importance controlling prime strategic real estate (be it land or sea). As we will see, this d

Peter The Great April 28, 1999 Peter the Great; His life as Czar Since the beginning, Russia has seen its share of rulers. History books will show that some were good and some were bad. However, one Czar is remembered for doing a great number of things for the country. Such as setting a standard for education, religion and even changing the social scene. He is most popular for buil

Pharoahs Of Middle Kingdom Summary of Pharaohs Video (Number Two) During the class period of September 25, 2001 we viewed a film in which they went through the late old kingdom and middle kingdom pharaohs and some of their accomplishments. The following is a summation of the high points the video pointed out. First, the video described the kingship of the pharaoh Menkareh. They de

Phillip II Of Macedon Phillip II of Macedon The year was 359 BC. Greece, though weary from constant internal struggling still had supreme power over the Hellenistic world. Persia, though it had suffered large setback in the Persian Wars more then a century before was still a menacing force. The Barbarian State of Macedon was led by warrior kings who aspired to be Greek, yet ruled ove

Phillip The 2nd Phillip the 2nd’s Mistakes “Leadership determines the fate of a country.” There has never been a truer quote. For a country depends on it’s leaders for guidance and decision making. Phillip the 2nd showed a perfect example of how a terrible leader can royally screw up a country. Phillip the 2nd was the ruler of Spain from 1556 to 1598 and had the opportunities to be

Bubonic Plague The bubonic plague is known in history as having killed almost one third the population of Europe. It is known as the pestilence, the black plague, or most vividly the Black Death. The black plague is looked upon is having no bright spots; no one can seem to find anything good that has come out of it. To the contrary, the incredible hardship and suffering caused by the bu

Akhenaton’s Hymn to the Aton The New Kingdom’s Eighteenth Dynasty (1540-1293 B.C.), was an era for expansion of religious reform (Noble et al 28). “It was a time of opportunities and of conflict” (Noble et al 30). The passage “Akhenaton’s Hymn to the Aton,” written in Ancient writing was translated by John L. Foster with permission from the Biblical Society of Literature in 1995 Press. I

Progressivism And Imperialism Over the years many historians have shown ties between progressivism and imperialism. Indeed these two are related. They both deal with the same topics. To what extent though' They are similar up until a certain point. It all boils down to whether the expansion in imperialism is for the better good or not. When the acquisition of land does no

Poland (land Of Communism) Land Of Communism Poland is a country of many changes. From 1945 to 1989 Poland was under communist rule. Since 1989 Poland has declared itself a communist-free country. Poland has many interesting aspects but of particular interest, the type of government, the historical events, and the significant people all have great impact on the country. The governme

International trade in the post-WWII era International trade in the post-WWII era. More of this Feature • International Trade • Trade/Environment • Trade/Environment Links Related Resources • Environment/WTO • Tuna/Dolphins • Shrimp/Turtles • NAFTA/Environment Following the end of WWII, the allies decided that a prosperous and lasting peace depended not o

Political Parties Political party is an organized group of people who control or seek to control a government. In democratic countries, political parties compete against one another in elections to keep or gain control of a government. In the United States and Canada, political parties are active on the national, state or provincial, and local levels. Political parties are absolutely

Political Socialization The English Renaissance The term renaissance is a French word meaning “ rebirth” The English renaissance marked changes in people’s values, beliefs, and behavior. The English Renaissance changed the way people think about life and culture. There were five reasons why it changed the way people think is “humanism, trade and exploration, scientific devel

Post Revolutionary Times In The US And Mexico The Mexican and United States had very similar revolutions and because of this many of the mistakes and triumphs of each revolution are also the same, but there were many differences in the revolutions as well. They were different with regards to both social and economic structures. Each faced a tyranny across an ocean trying to govern them

POW Prisoners of War: Living With Uncertainty Is it possible that people can live in such horrible conditions and live to tell about it' In regards to World War II and people who were taken as prisoners of the war, the answer is yes, but only for a few. A prisoner of war, or POW, is a term for a member of the armed forces who is captured and confined during war. The Gen

Pyrmamid Of Giza The Great Pyramid of Giza The pyramid of Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World to still exist and is the only one that has no arguments on its appearance, size, and shape. The Great pyramid is the oldest of all the wonders. It is located in the city of Giza, which was a necropolis of ancient Memphis, and is part of greater Cairo, Egypt, today. N

Pyramids Of Egypt The Egyptian pyramids have been the subjects of many outlandish claims and construction theories for centuries. The Great Pyramid for example has been associated with pyramid power, curses, Atlantis, the Bermuda Triangle, Biblical prophecy, Martian faces, advanced civilizations, space aliens,

Pyramids In Ancient Egypt there were very few things that provided the Egyptians with a variety of different resources. One of them was its pyramids. They served as protection for pharaohs, an act of faith, and they also showed the pharaohs how much respect the people had for them. Egyptians put many years of effort and hard work to construct the pyramids and they mattered so much to

Proclamation Line Proclamation of 1763 The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies, for it removed several ominous barriers and opened up a host of new opportunities for the colonists. The French had effectively hemmed in the British settlers and had, from the perspective of the settlers, played the "Indians" against them. The first thi

Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was a time of change and new ideas for the Europeans. The renaissance values of humanism and secularism stimulated widespread criticism of the Catholic Church. Around 1500, enlightened and educated Europeans began to call for a reformation. In Germany, this urge was so strong that it eventually led to a split in the church that produced a

Queen Elizabeth 1 What sank the Mary Rose' The story of the Mary Rose was a real disaster for Henry VIII, especially as wooden ships don’t normally sink. This ship was his favourite ship – but just how did it sink' It was built in 1547, and sunk in battle with the French navy; it was recently raised from the seabed in 1982. There are 6 theories to this story THEORY 1 Did the

Queen Elizabeth 1 Queen Elizabeth 1 Elizabeth I was born on on September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace, London, England, an estate of her Father, King Henry VIII. Elizabeth's mother was Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth became Queen of England in 1558 and reigned until her death in 1603. Her reign is often called the Golden Age of England or Elizabethan Age because it was a

Queen Hatshepsut Queen Hatshepsut During the 18th Dynasty the third Queen of regent came to power, her name was Ma’at-ka-Ra Hatshepsut. Ma’at-ka-Ra means ‘Truth/Order/Balance is the Spirit/Double of Ra’, and Hatshepsut meaning ‘Foremost of Noble Women’. She wasn’t the only female ruler of Egypt, but is one of the best known. When her father, Thutmosis I, died, the throne was pas

Questions Of Our Current Human Condition Raised From The Study Of Slavery Upon my completion of reading The Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, The African many questions swam through my mind about the institution of slavery, Christianity as well as our current human condition. Many of those questions being relevant today in the wake of our current social crisis with race, class

Rasputin Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin is known as the Siberian Mystic Healer, whose life has been retold numerous of times and almost each time it is told it is retold in a different way. Since Rasputin lived in a civilization not that advanced, little is know of his first forty years of life. So most information on the man are normally from stories families have passed on. Some say he is

Alexander the Great Introduction Some time in the history of the universe, no one is quite sure when, there was born a man. This man would eventually be the first to found a monotheistic religion. The name of this man is Zoroaster; the name is actually a corruption of Zarathushtra. Zoroaster's birth date, along with whether his religion is actually monotheistic, is a subject of great deb

Rational Disadvantages Of The Ten-hour Workday The employers should be able to control the number of their workers hours. Labourer should be free to decide for him- or herself how long they want to work, and if they are not happy with the conditions of their workplace they can always go to another employer. The government should not step in and limit the free forces of the labour market,