America, Past and Present: From 1865Scott, Foresman, 1987 - History |
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Page 694
... Japan . Roosevelt wanted to balance Russian and Japanese power , and he was not unhappy at first when war broke out between them in 1904. As Japan won victory after victory , however , Roose- velt grew worried . Acting upon a request from ...
... Japan . Roosevelt wanted to balance Russian and Japanese power , and he was not unhappy at first when war broke out between them in 1904. As Japan won victory after victory , however , Roose- velt grew worried . Acting upon a request from ...
Page 795
... Japanese task force threatened to seize this remote American outpost , over a thousand miles west of Pearl Harbor ; Japan's real objective was the destruction of what remained of the Ameri- can Pacific fleet . Superior American air ...
... Japanese task force threatened to seize this remote American outpost , over a thousand miles west of Pearl Harbor ; Japan's real objective was the destruction of what remained of the Ameri- can Pacific fleet . Superior American air ...
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... Japanese thrusts , sinking four carriers and ending any further Japanese naval threat . The defeat of Japan was now only a matter of time . The United States had three possible ways to proceed . The military favored a full - scale inva ...
... Japanese thrusts , sinking four carriers and ending any further Japanese naval threat . The defeat of Japan was now only a matter of time . The United States had three possible ways to proceed . The military favored a full - scale inva ...
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