HIS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Stereotype, Miscegenation, Medieval Antisemitism
18 Apr 2016
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His1110 lecture: war in the paciic 1941 1945. Pearl harbour: japanese foreign policy shift 1923-40, yamamoto"s grand strategy. Not too sure about attacking the us, he was afraid they would lose. By knocking out the us paciic leet, there would be nothing in their way of creating a defensive barrier. His plan to knock out the usa out of the war was predicted upon incorrect cultural assumptions. 6 carrier force resignation threat training for mission: december 7th attack. The us told japan to stay in chine because of all of their resources available. Underestimated japanese intentions and potential: japanese arrived completely undetected. They were not going to accept any deal. Fleet briely spotted: american aircraft dismissed them as american ships. Radar blips: thought it was an american wave coming from. Despite it was coming from the wrong distance. Only put a temporary dent into the us naval striking power.
