During the Vietnam War, millions of aircrafts flew above Vietnam dropping bombs or spraying defoliants on the land below. What was being dropped from these aircrafts? Several different types of defoliants the most powerful and most commonly used one, however, was Agent Orange. Agent Orange was used by the U.S. against the Vietnamese as it served many purposes. Agent Orange was a riot control agent also known as a RCA.
Most whites had a racist attitude towards them during the 1900’s. The Afghan immigrants settled in South Australia, they were not treated poorly to the same extant but they were forced to live on the borders of towns, which were known as “Ghan Towns”. The Pacific Islanders immigrated to Queensland. These immigrants were treated very poorly; they faced backbreaking labour and scorching hot weather conditions. With these hard conditions they would only earn 2 shillings a week and had 3 years of work.
The two raids killed at least 243 people and between 300 and 400 were wounded. Twenty military aircraft were destroyed, eight ships at anchor in the harbour were sunk, and most civil and military facilities in Darwin were destroyed (source 1).” This text is very relevant to the issue because it provides a very detailed outline of the horrific damage caused by the bombing of Darwin. It is believed that the bombing of Darwin was the one of the largest Japanese attack since Pearl Harbour. The Japanese inflicted very heavy losses upon Darwin, seeing as the town was poorly defended. The raids also caused urban areas of Darwin to suffer some damage, and there were a number of civilian casualties.
Narrative intervention The Aftermath Boys of Blood and Bone The physical demands of farm life were a job, but it takes Bob’s mind off the crude memories he endured during the war with Andy and Darcy. While cleaning out the septic tank, the smell reminded Bob of being stuck in the trenches under heavy fire for weeks surrounded by decaying bodies. Since being back from the war, Bob has been sleep deprived due to nightmares of the horrific bloodshed he had faced. Now he always kept a gun under his pillow. Every morning at exactly 0400 hours he would get dressed and pray for Andy and the men lost in that battle.
Many of their men were starving and could no longer withstand the cold winter weather. A lot of their men had died because they were too weak for the long journey ahead of them. In the General History of Virginia, John Smith recalls that “Scarce ten among them could neither go or well stand such extreme weakness and sickness oppressed them“. Once John and William arrived to their destinations, they searched all over land to set up camp and look for clues of previous life. They and their men slowly recovered back to health by living off of corn and beans, but the December weather
The terrain, the vegetation, the humidity, the rain, the heat, the disease, and the cold at the high altitudes were unbearable conditions for the Australian soldiers to fight in, let alone be in. After the war concluded the Australians, Americans and Japanese studied how long it took for their troops to stay well and fit enough for battle at Papua. They all concluded
The first wave, consisting of 134 bombers/fighters, was twenty-five minutes long and did much more damage than the second wave of flights. Overall, the Japanese only lost 29 planes. On the other hand, Pearl Harbor was “the worst naval disaster in U.S history”(article 7). The United States lost more than two thousand casualties, dozens of aircrafts, and 21 ships either damaged or completely destroyed (article 7). The purpose of this attack was to disable the United States fleet making
Pearl Harbor: An Attack on Freedom Pearl Harbor was an attack on the United States by Japan on December 7th,1941 at 7:55 a.m.(U.S-History 1) This day was a day that will live in infamy as said by Franklin Roosevelt. (Buzzle 1)This attack killed more than 2,300 Americans. (Americas library 1) Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest tragedies ever to Americans. This attack drug the U.S into a world war they had no intention being in. The day of the incident two waves of planes attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The Conscription Referenda today I will be talking about the Conscription Referenda issue between 1916 to 1917 during WWI. About 96 years ago, Australia was facing an unavoidable crisis as Australian troops suffered heavy casualties against the Germans. The AIF- Australia Imperial Force was made up of entirely volunteers and as more Australians gradually discover the fatal, dreadful conditions at war, their enthusiasm fell, and it became apparent that Australia was short on military fighting capacity. Despite a resolute campaign from the government, enlistment continued to decrease. Soldiers at War were left helpless as pessimism increases.
The official image of the Australian soldier is one of nobility and just, however this image is somewhat ill-informed. ANZAC’s were not always disciplined and clean, quite the opposite. At Gallipoli the conditions were very poor and the fighting was extremely difficult. However, the attitude of ANZAC soldiers to the war was one of determination and sometimes humour. These ideals shaped all the writings and articles about the ANZAC’s and created the ANZAC spirit.