US in WW2

Prior to WWII, the U.S. was undergoing the Great Depression (as was most of the world). As a result, the U.S. favored a policy of noninvolvement in the events that were occurring in Europe. In the U.S., the majority of the populace was economically disadvantaged, struggling for jobs, and war weary. Disillusioned with the results of WWI, the U.S. saw a repeat of the same situation possibly recurring in 1939. Americans wanted to avoid becoming entagled in what they saw as the perpetual quarrels of the European nations. These are some of the factors that contributed to Americans wanting to stay neutral in the face of the Axis aggression in Europe and the Pacific prior to our entering the war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Yes, Japanese aircraft dropped bombs on the US in World War II. The bombs fell on Unalaska, one of the islands of the Aleutian Island Chain.

In addition, the Japanese did have very limited success with "balloon bombs" that they floated into the air. Of some 9,000 launched, a handful of these balloon bombs did make it to the West coast and did inflict limited damage, including 6 deaths. Links can be found below.

Additionally, the Japanese aircraft carrier I-25 launched shells at the Northern Oregon Coast on the night of June 21, 1942. Although no one was injured, a baseball back stop at Fort Stevens was destroyed and a shell exploded in a residential area of Warrenton Oregon. There is a memorial, monument, and substitute American shell (donated by the US Navy) to this occurrence that can still be visited on DeLaura Beach Lane in Warrenton.

For additional information about the Oregon bombing please refer to:

Webber, Bert. Panic! At Fort Stevens: Japanese Navy shells Fort Stevens, Oregon in WWII. Webb Research Group Publishers, Medford OR, 1995.

The President as Commander in Chief is the top ranking civilian authority over all officers in the Armed Forces of the United States. The top ranking officer over all other military branch officers is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who reports directly to the President.

The British blockade hindered trade between Germany and the United States in 1915.

In World War I, tanks were first used. The were top secret but very large. To get the tanks to the battle field unnoticed, they were put into crates labeled "water tanks". They were nicknamed "Water Tanks" but the name was shortened over time to "Tanks".

There are several websites. If you know what medal the ribbon represents, go to that medal's website. Some sites have a chart of all US military medals and ribbons.

The Doolittle Raid upon Tokyo , Japan .

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Two big ones: In combat zones, while appreciated by their fellow soldiers, they were used by the Army mostly as the hewers of wood and drawers of water. Back home in the States, they were treated abominably by white citizens in the South. German POW's interned in the United States were treated much better - by eyewitness account after eyewitness account.

they didn't have much juice after hitler killed most of it

"Maj Gen" is an abbreviation for Major General, which is a rank in the Army, Air Force and Navy. The rank of General Officers, from lowest to highest, are as follows: Brigadier General Major General Lieutenant General General General of the Army

The surprise Japanese attack upon Pearl harbor , Hawaii December 7, 1941 .

I believe that this case is against the constitution and is racist and should not be allowed. For one reason say we were to go to war with England i bet that they wouldn't throw every white person in a camp.

Around 200,000

Yes, Pearl Harbor is military base in Honolulu Hawaii.

the bomb was nicknamed "Little Boy", and it used the element of uranium-235.

Robert Oppenheimer

They really were much different Relocation Camps and Internment camps were the same thing just that relocation camps were the real camps and internment camps were where the Japanese Americans had to go before they made the relocation camps.

The Vietnam War was the first war in history in which EVERY US Infantryman or US Marine riflemen was each armed with a fully automatic rifle (the M16).

The enemy countered with each and everyone of their infantrymen being armed with an AK-47; also a fully automatic capable rifle.

WWII ranks were as follows: Enlisted (non-commissioned officers): E-7 (Grade 7): Private E-6: (Grade 6): Private First Class E-5: (Grade 5): Corporal E-5: (Grade 5): Technician 5th Class E-4: (Grade 4): Sergeant E-4: (Grade 4): Technician 4th Class E-3: (Grade 3): Staff Sergeant E-3: (Grade 3): Technician 3rd Class E-2: (Grade 2): Technical Sergeant E-1: (Grade 1): Master Sergeant E-1: (Grade 1): First Sergeant Officers (commissioned officers): O-1: Second Lieutenant O-2: First Lieutenant O-3: Captain O-4: Major O-5: Lieutenant Colonel O-6: Colonel O-7: Brigadier General O-8: Major General O-9: Lieutenant General O-10: General Special1: General of the Army See this page by me for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II

There were numerous attacks on the US on September 11, 2001. The World Trade Center in New York was the biggest target. The crashing into the two buildings killed more than 3,000 people of all walks of life. There was also an attack on the Pentagon in Washington DC. There was a failed attempt on a target that ended up crashing in a field in Pennsylvania.

The USS Missouri was nicknamed Big Mo and was the official site for the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII.