VIDIEO OF INTERVIEW
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
The essay
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor occurred in December 7, 1941. The Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy's battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire's southward expansion. America, unprepared and now considerably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Second World War as a full combatant. Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy's battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire's southward expansion. America, unprepared and now considerably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Second World War as a full combatant.
Japan did this because President Roosevelt moved the US navy to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese saw this as an opportunity to weaken the US by destroying the US navy. The Japanese military, deeply engaged in the seemingly endless war it had started against China in mid 1937, badly needed oil and other raw materials. Commercial access to these was gradually curtailed as the conquests continued. In July 1941 the Western powers effectively halted trade with Japan. From then on, as the desperate Japanese schemed to seize the oil and mineral-rich East Indies and Southeast Asia, a Pacific war was virtually inevitable.
By late November 1941, with peace negotiations clearly approaching an end, informed U.S. officials (and they were well-informed, they believed, through an ability to read Japan's diplomatic codes) fully expected a Japanese attack into the Indies, Malaya and probably the Philippines. Completely unanticipated was the prospect that Japan would attack east too.
Pearl Harbor occurred in December 7, 1941. The Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy's battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire's southward expansion. America, unprepared and now considerably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Second World War as a full combatant. Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy's battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire's southward expansion. America, unprepared and now considerably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Second World War as a full combatant.
Japan did this because President Roosevelt moved the US navy to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese saw this as an opportunity to weaken the US by destroying the US navy. The Japanese military, deeply engaged in the seemingly endless war it had started against China in mid 1937, badly needed oil and other raw materials. Commercial access to these was gradually curtailed as the conquests continued. In July 1941 the Western powers effectively halted trade with Japan. From then on, as the desperate Japanese schemed to seize the oil and mineral-rich East Indies and Southeast Asia, a Pacific war was virtually inevitable.
By late November 1941, with peace negotiations clearly approaching an end, informed U.S. officials (and they were well-informed, they believed, through an ability to read Japan's diplomatic codes) fully expected a Japanese attack into the Indies, Malaya and probably the Philippines. Completely unanticipated was the prospect that Japan would attack east too.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Pictures of the World War II
A similar boat of one of which Josue was sopouse to get on.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Some pictures of Josue
The Consentration Camps that Hitler made
Bibliography
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Some pictures of Josue
Some Pictures of Hitler
The Consentration Camps that Hitler made
A Map of Where The Consentration Camps were
The Military Base that Josue went to
Bibliography
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Biography of Interviewee
The interviewee for this project is Maribel Rivera Santana. She is the granddaughter of Captain Jesus M. Santana , veteran of Second World War. She enjoy the presence of her grandfather until 4 years ago when he passed away at the age of 85 years. She is 41 years old and works as a Dentist in Bayamon,P.R. She is the mother of two kids and is very proud of her grandfather.
As soon as she was approach for this project she was very happy and enthusiastic about the idea immediately reminding many things told to her by Captain Santana.
World War II veteran Interview
?Quien eres?
Maribel Rivera Santana, nieta del capitan Jesus M. Santana, Veterano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
?Hablanos de el?
Mi abuelo se graduo de Capitan con honores de la academia militar Fort Benning en Georgia. En noviembre del 1942, luego de unos dias de "pase", partio junto a otros soldados de madrugada hacia el campamento Tortugero para de ahi salir hacia bases militares fuera de P.R.
?Que contaba de Alemania?
Nos hablaba de Adolfo Hitler, el lider de Alemania y sus fuerzas militares. Los Nazis querian dominar el mundo. Hitler pretendia crear la raza perfecta (personas blancas de pelo rubio, ojos claros, naris perfilada, pelo lizo etc...
?Como pretendia Hitler lograr la raza perfecta ?
Eliminando a todos los judios que vivieran en Alemania. Consiguindo que las mujeres Alemanas tuvieran mas hijos que daban al gobierno para ser preparados bajo el regimen Nazi.
?Dijo Hitler alguna expresion que llamase la atencion mundial?
Dijo muchas cosas pero una que mi abuelo nos repetia fue:
"Today Germany , tomorrow the world"
Ese era una de sus aspiraciones.
?Que hicieron con los judios?
Les quitaban sus pertenencias, los mandaron a "gettos" a vivir, muchos en poco espacio. Les obligarona llevar sobre sus ropas un parcho de la estrella judia que los identificaba como "judios".
Los usaban como experimentos en los laboratorios alemanes inyectandoles bacterias y viruses para estudiarlos.
Los metieron en campos de concentracion mal alimentados y en malas condiciones obligados a hacer trabajos fuertes por muchas horas. Los mataban en cuartos de duchas de gases venenosos.
?Algo mas que quieras decir?
Si. El mundo (decia mi abuelo) se afecto economicamente y en el se unieron fuerzas bajo el liderato del Presidente Roosevelt y las fabricas dejaron de hacer enseres electronicos etc.. para hacer armas, barcos, aviones y todo lo que podian hacer para ser usados por los soldados americanos y de paises aliados. El nos contaba que estaba destinado a Pearl Harbor para la fecha en que ocurrio el bombardeo de los japoneses pero que por cosas del destino el barco se atraso y el no llego a tiempo librandose de estar presente en ese terrible ataque de las fuerzas enemigas. El siempre enfatizaba lo terribles, traicioneros y despiadados que eran los japoneses con sus enemigos. Hacia referencia a diferentes metodos de tortura que los japoneses utilizaban durante este conflicto.
?Que ocurrio con Hitler cuando las fuerzas militares aliadas llegaron a Alemania?
Hitler se quito la vida al igual su esposa para evitar ser tomado prisionero.
?Algun otro comentario?
Si. Abuelo nos hablaba de alrededor de 5 a 6 millones de judios murieron a manos de los Nazi. Se sentia muy orgulloso de ser parte del Ejercito de los EUA. Siempre que podia hacia referencia asus experiencias militares, las cuales le acompanaron toda su vida y actualmente descansa en el cementerio Nacional en Bayamon, P.R.
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