At that time, imperialism was a trend around the world. America became an imperialist nation because of economic reasons, military interest, and cultural superiority. Foreign policy experts insisted that U.S leaders should set up a military presence out of the country. Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor became the naval base for the United States. It was a refueling station for American military and merchant ships headed to Asia.
By May 1942 the Japanese had succeeded beyond their wildest expectations. A vast new empire had fallen into their hands so quickly, and at so little cost, that they were tempted to go further. If their forces could move into the Solomon Islands and the southern coast of New Guinea, they could threaten Australia and cut the American line of communications to MacArthur's base there. If they could occupy Midway Island, only 1,000 miles from Honolulu, they could force the American fleet to pull back to the west coast. In Japanese overconfidence lay the seeds of Japan's first major
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States wanted in on the war. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s decision turned out to be just fine, as the Allies defeated the Axis once and for all in September 2, 1945, when the Japanese had to fight alone. The U.S. had justice done. The 1940’s was a decade where warfare and politics dominated the scene. The formation of the Allies and Axis was a major and crucial development in the second edition of World War, and the Allied powers ultimately prevailed as the stronger unit.
Japan during the Tokogawa Shogunate was a very resourceful and intelligent nation. They were advanced in every aspect of civilization. They had a strong government and military, as they found a way to end feudal warfare. Their technology was advanced and they took the ideas that seemed to work from prospering nations such as China and Korea. New religions formed and the economy boomed.
After multiple ideas along with deep thought, Truman along with the chiefs decided the most efficient, least costly and less bloody approach would to be dropping the atomic bombs on the Japanese home land. The essay states “evidence points to the conclusion that he acted for the reason he said he did: to end a bloody war that would have become even bloodier had invasion proved necessary” pg 175 Readings in United States History. The writer’s purpose of this essay is to educate the readers about the difficulty of this decision. I believe the writer did a fine job explaining the whole process. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing are two greatly important milestones in the United States history, and the essay “The Biggest Decision: Why We Had to Drop the Bomb,” by Robert James Maddox is a perfect essay to be read over and discussed in a class like this.
Eventually Western styles spread to Japan, but they did not adapt fully or completely change their culture. New western ideas fused with ancient Japanese traditions. The Meiji Restoration was a system of reforms that dramatically changed Japanese political and social makeup. The various features of the reforms simulated western style politics and innovations. The reforms accelerated Japanese industrialization, a process started by the Europeans.
Lifting its head from a century of isolationism and flexing its muscles against the Spanish, the US now transitioned to a vigorous role in world affairs. The war demonstrated a US move towards imperialism (the taking of colonies). In general, this shift in policy was quite surprising, since the US, once a colony itself, had generally opposed the European colonial habit. Before the Spanish-American War, Congress even passed the Teller Amendment promising that the US would leave Cuba independent; but during the war or just after, the US annexed Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. So the U.S can provide coaling stations for the US Navy throughout the world.
In order to fight the Cold War, President Harry S Truman oversaw a revolution in American foreign policy. Characterized by policies and institutions such as the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, and the Berlin airlift, the strategy of containment redefined liberal internationalism and involved the United States in the world as never before. Despite such programs, however, the Communists made gains in atomic weapons, propaganda, Europe, and China in the late 1940s. In 1950, NSC 68 — primarily and theoretically — and Korea secondarily and practically — confirmed for Truman what he already believed: In the end, the Cold War would be won or lost on moral grounds. But he could not turn to the United Nations for moral authority, since
Since 1941, when the Japanese made a surprise to Pearl Harbor, the forces of the United States ans the allies has been at war with Japan. The combined land, sea, and air forces of the Allies fought back until only Japan remained in Japanese control. When this happened, the Japanese military only held back Japan as hard as they could On July 26, President Harry S. Truman issued the Potsdam declaration, which demanded Japan's unconditional surrender and listed multiple peace terms. Truman was already aware of the successful detonation of the first atomic bomb at Alamogordo, New Mexico, ten days earlier. The Japanese were completely aware of the consequences of continued resistance by the terms of the Potsdam Declaration signed by President Truman of the United States, Prime Minister Attlee of the United Kingdom, and Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the National Government of China.
The Native Americans were probably the unluckiest groups in American history. The Europeans had developed into a much more advanced civilizations compared to the Native Americans. The discovery of the Americas had revolutionized the ways of life all over the world. The discovery of the New World lead to new opportunity for many Europeans. Christopher Columbus had believed that he could sail to East Asia by sailing west (American Civ to 1914, 8).