Category: American History

The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor in Darryl Zanuck’s Tora! Tora! Tora! Released in 1970, Tora! Tora! Tora! depicts the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. From its conception, it was intended to be as unbiased and historically accurate as a film adaptation of history can be. Drawing material from two books…

George Washington Research Paper By the late 1760s, Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed on American colonists by the British and came to believe that it was in the best interests of the colonists to declare independence from England. Washington served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774…

Has America Lived up to the Ideals of Declaration of Independence: Argumentative Essay Everyone knows that America is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, and you might expect it to have one of the best healthcare systems in the world. Unfortunately, thats not the case. With this being said, you could probably conclude…

Analysis of Vietnam War: DBQ Essay Historiography of the Vietnam War: The traditional historical view of the Vietnam War, espoused by orthodox historians, argues that whilst military and political leaders, such as President Johnson, gave it their best efforts, American involvement in Vietnam was unjust, unwinnable, or unintentional from the start. These historians would argue…

Argumentative Essay on Why Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor History of Pearl Harbor Being stationed in Pearl Harbor was kind of a regular experience. Even though it was in Hawaii, it was still routine. On a regular basis, the maintenance of ships kept watch, laundry, cooked, mail, cleaned, etc (WWII National Museum). All the regular things…

Benjamin Banneker Letter to Thomas Jefferson: Rhetorical Analysis Essay In 1791, Benjamin Banneker, a man who was a farmer, mathematician, astronomer, and the son of former slaves, wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson. In his letter, Banneker points out the contradictions between the rights which the Declaration of Independence promised and the continued existence of…

Argumentative Essay: Should the United States Have Annexed the Philippines In this paper, we`re going to talk about benevolent assimilation, and answer the question: why did the United States of America annex the Philippines? Is this colonization justified? Why or why not? What were the main points of Aguinaldo`s reply to the proclamation? Based o…

Biography Essay on Thomas Jefferson’s Beliefs about Government Jefferson had a great many opinions on how governments should be run and how citizens should be treated. Although he lived in a different time than Thomas More did when he wrote Utopia, a lot of the fundamental issues that Utopia was trying to solve were still…

Franklin Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, today Ill talk about FDRs Pearl Harbor address to the nation. Before attacking Pearl Harbor or even before World War II. The Empire of Japans goal was to conquer all the islands in the Pacific and eventually conquer the entire Pacific fleet.…

Reasons Justifying American Expansion Money and authority, thats what drove many countries including the United States during the late 18th century and early 19 century. Having authority was one thing but combining it with wealth was a lethal weapon that could open many doors. In order to gain wealth at the time, youd need to…