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L'attaque de Pearl Harbor: De l'appareillage de la flotte japonaise à l'entrée en guerre des États-Unis
LA PREMIÈRE VAGUE • les 183 appareils de la première vague d'assaut commencent à décoller des porte-avions. Ce sont 49 bombtlrdiers en altitude , 51 bombardiers en piqué et 40 avions torpilleurs protégés par 43 chasseurs Zero, des appareils particulièrement manœuvrants et rapides. Dans le ciel, les assaillants tournent au-dessus de l'aérodrome d'Oahu. 7 H48 • le capitaine Mitsuo Fushida, qui commande la première vague d'assau t, lance par radio l...
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Renflouement à Pearl Harbor (seconde guerre mondiale).
Renflouement à Pearl Harbor Il Transformations Après l'attaque japonaise de Pearl Harbor, le West Virginia fut sans doute le cuirassé le plus éprouvé qui reprit du service. Six torpilles avaient lacéré son flanc bâbord et 1 bombe. sur les deux qui le touchèrent. avait provoqué l'effondrement de 3 ponts supé rieurs. De plus, un incendie l'avait ravagé de l'avant à la première tourelle. Mais on l'avait empêché de couler en noyant les comparti...
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St. John's (city, Newfoundland and Labrador) - geography.
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Harbor of St.
Standing above the Narrows, at the top of Signal Hill, is Cabot Tower, built in 1897 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Newfoundland by John Cabot andthe diamond jubilee marking the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria to the British throne. The tower has been a national historic site since 1958. In 1901Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi set up a listening post just below the tower and successfully received the first wireless transmission from Europe. St. John...
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L’attaque du Japon sur Pearl Harbor
convertit dans son ensem ble à la production de matériels militaires, navi res, tanks et avions. Pourtant, les Japonais enregistrent encore quelques succès retentissants ; il s conquiè rent Singap our, chassent les Brit anniqu es de Malaisie et de Bir man ie, occupent l'Indo chine frança ise et une partie des Indes néerlandai ses, menacent l'Austr alie et l'Inde et organisent des camps où les pris onnier s oc cid entaux sont traités avec une totale inhumani té...
- Les Américains commémorent Pearl-Harbor
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L'attaque de Pearl Harbor (Travaux Personnels Encadrés – HISTOIRE – TES/TL)
LA PREMIÈRE VAGUE • les 183 appareils de la première vague d'assaut commencent à décoller des porte-avions. Ce sont 49 bombtlrdiers en altitude , 51 bombardiers en piqué et 40 avions torpilleurs protégés par 43 chasseurs Zero, des appareils particulièrement manœuvrants et rapides. Dans le ciel, les assaillants tournent au-dessus de l'aérodrome d'Oahu. 7 H48 • le capitaine Mitsuo Fushida, qui commande la première vague d'assau t, lance par radio le...
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THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
to destroy the American fleet to prevent its ships to mingle with the invasion of Asia, who has already planned. Second part: The at tack Isoroku Yamamoto *, Japanese Naval Marshal General, was responsible to prepare the Pearl Harbour attack. He has trained pilot in secret, and he h as equipped planes with special torpedoes. Actually this torpedo has been with fin for they can operate because there is little water in front of Pear l Harbor base. Th is December 7 th of 1941,...
- Article de presse: Les Américains commémorent Pearl-Harbor
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L'attaque du Japon sur
Pearl Harbor
Avec l'agression japonaise contre Pearl Harbor le 7 décembre 1941, la guerre
devient mondiale....
L'attaque du Japon sur Pearl Harbor Avec l'agression japonaise contre Pearl Harbor le 7 décembre 1941, la guerre devient mondiale. Le IIIe Reich, suivant les obligations prévues par son alliance avec le Japon, déclare la guerre aux États- Unis le 13 décembre 1941. Le dimanche 7 décembre, alors que la base militaire de Pearl Harbor s'apprête à passer une journée comme les autres, six porte-avions japonais font route vers Hawaii, sans que personne chez les Américains ne s'en aperçoive. Ils sont ap...
- La bataille de Pearl Harbor - Seconde guerre mondiale (Histoire)
- PEARL HARBOR - LA BATAILLE DE STALINGRAD
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- Pearl Harbor (seconde guerre mondiale).
- Franklin Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Speech In this famous speech, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt lists the unprovoked attacks by Japan and details America's reasons for declaring war.
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Pearl Harbor
.~~~.~~ ... ~~~~ .~.J?. . . ~~~~.~ .~~ .~ .. ~~.~~) .............. . ... .... ............ . Au début des années 30, le Japon est un archipel exigu, peuplé de 75 millions d'habitants, dépendant de l'extérieur pour ses approvision nements. {Tokyo doit importer 60 % de ses matières premières .) La surpopulation et le manque de ressources poussent le Japon à étendre son expansion économique vers l'Asie afin de s'approprier les matières premières néces...
- Pearl Harbor, base navale et aérienne américaine dans l'île d'Oahu (îles Hawaii).
- 1941 Pearl Harbor (Photographie)
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Honolulu - geography.
Much of Honolulu’s growth and development has concentrated along the southern coast of Oahu. This area is framed to the east by the remnants of a large extinct volcanoknown as Diamond Head and includes Waikiki, located west of Diamond Head; the downtown area, situated near Honolulu Harbor; Honolulu International Airport; andnewer communities in the western part of the island. Two parallel mountain ranges of volcanic origin, the Koolau and Waianae mountains, run north to south across much ofthe i...
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France - country.
In both the Paris and Aquitaine basins, fertile soils derived from limestone and wind-deposited dust, called loess, have supported prosperous agriculture since ancienttimes. Other lowlands in France are scattered and relatively small. They include the Alsace Plain in the east, bordering Germany, the valley of the Rhône River in thesoutheast, and the Languedoc Plain along the Mediterranean coast. A2 Uplands France contains several regions of uplands, the worn down remains of ancient mountain sys...
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Boston - geography.
The neighborhoods of Allston and Brighton occupy the northwest corner of the city to the west of Fenway. The Allston-Brighton area is bordered to the east, north, andwest by the Charles River and to the south by the Massachusetts Turnpike and the town of Brookline. It is an industrial and residential neighborhood that is also thelocation of Boston College and Harvard University Business School. Boston has been unsuccessful in annexing Brookline, the birthplace of U.S. president John F.Kennedy an...
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Spanish-American War.
A Blockade of Cuba The Navy’s basic job was to blockade the island of Cuba. If the Spanish army could be cut off from seaborne supplies from Spain, it could not maintain itself for longagainst the Cuban insurgents, let alone prepare to fight the U.S. forces. To maintain a successful blockade, the U.S. Navy would have to control the sea approaches toCuba. To accomplish this, the United States determined that the Spanish navy had to be destroyed wherever it was found. Thus the U.S. war objectives...
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Florida - USA History.
accidentally introduced into the region in the 1880s, and it spread with alarming rapidity throughout the upper reaches of the river. The plant is very difficult toeradicate, and it has also clogged the channels of other Florida rivers. To increase drainage of the Everglades, which drain naturally to Florida Bay and the Gulf ofMexico, a number of drainage channels and canals have been built across southern Florida. Among the rivers flowing from the peninsula to the Gulf of Mexico are the Suwanne...
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Massachusetts - geography.
mi). Other large artificial lakes include Wachusett Reservoir, East Brimfield Reservoir, and Cobble Mountain Reservoir. Assawompsett Pond, covering about 10 sq km(about 4 sq mi), is the largest natural lake. North Watuppa Pond and Long Pond are other large natural lakes. Lake Chaubunagungamaug, near Webster, is usuallycalled Webster Lake, because the Algonquian name is difficult to pronounce and spell. The full version of the Native American name is said to be the longest place-namein North Amer...
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Hawaii - geographie.
Hawaii wurde vermutlich im 12. oder 13. Jahrhundert von Tahiti aus besiedelt. An der Spitze der traditionellen hawaiianischen Gesellschaft standen die Adeligen, die ihreHerkunft auf Götter zurückführten und ihre Macht auf das Prinzip des kapu stützten. Das kapu erlaubt und verbietet bestimmte Handlungen bzw. den Zutritt zu bestimmten Orten. Den Adeligen folgten die Priester und das gemeine Volk. 7.1 Entdeckung Im Januar 1779 landete James Cook in Kauai. Er nannte die Inseln, auf denen mehre...
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Honolulu - geography.
of Brigham Young University. The state’s largest museum, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, is located in Honolulu. It contains a large collection of Polynesian archaeological artifacts, as well asmany exhibits on Hawaiian history and culture. The museum also has an extensive entomological collection with more than 13 million specimens. Other importantmuseums include the Honolulu Academy of Arts, known for its extensive collection of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean art; the Contemporary Museum, wit...
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Ulysses S.
In the autumn of 1862, Grant began planning the drive on Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, which was to yield one of hisgreatest military successes. After several unsuccessful attempts on Vicksburg during the winter, Grant devised a new strategy of attack. In April 1863 he marched hisarmy south along the west side of the river to a point well below the heavily defended city. There, with the aid of the Union river fleet, he crossed the river and began as...
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Ulysses S.
In the autumn of 1862, Grant began planning the drive on Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, which was to yield one of hisgreatest military successes. After several unsuccessful attempts on Vicksburg during the winter, Grant devised a new strategy of attack. In April 1863 he marched hisarmy south along the west side of the river to a point well below the heavily defended city. There, with the aid of the Union river fleet, he crossed the river and began as...
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Hawaii (state) - geography.
limestone along the coast. The volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands are all so-called shield volcanoes, or lava domes. Unlike the volcanoes of Alaska and South America, those of Hawaii were notcreated by very explosive eruptions. Formed mostly by lava flows, they are great rounded mountain masses, rather than steep-sided cones. Mauna Kea, dormant forcenturies, is the highest mountain in the state. It rises to 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, and its summit is dotted with cinder cones formed by...
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Hawaii (state) - USA History.
limestone along the coast. The volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands are all so-called shield volcanoes, or lava domes. Unlike the volcanoes of Alaska and South America, those of Hawaii were notcreated by very explosive eruptions. Formed mostly by lava flows, they are great rounded mountain masses, rather than steep-sided cones. Mauna Kea, dormant forcenturies, is the highest mountain in the state. It rises to 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, and its summit is dotted with cinder cones formed by...
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Nova Scotia - Geography.
summer. Nova Scotia receives an average of more than 1,140 mm (45 in) of rain annually, with the Atlantic shore receiving 1,400 mm (55 in) or more. Most of the provincereceives about 1,900 mm (about 70 in) of snow, and considerable winter precipitation comes in the form of rain or ice storms. The average temperature in January, thecoldest month, is generally about -4°C (about 25°F) near the coast and somewhat colder toward the interior. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, isabout...
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Nova Scotia - Canadian History.
summer. Nova Scotia receives an average of more than 1,140 mm (45 in) of rain annually, with the Atlantic shore receiving 1,400 mm (55 in) or more. Most of the provincereceives about 1,900 mm (about 70 in) of snow, and considerable winter precipitation comes in the form of rain or ice storms. The average temperature in January, thecoldest month, is generally about -4°C (about 25°F) near the coast and somewhat colder toward the interior. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, isabout...
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L'ATTAQUE DE PEARL HARBOR (7 DÉCEMBRE 1941) - Histoire
De rapparelllqe de la flotte japonaise à l'entrée en guerre des États-Unis 26 nov . 1941 30 nov. 2
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Africa.
The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...
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Africa - Geography.
The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...
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Manhattan Project - U.
other possible uses of nuclear energy, such as using uranium to operate large power plants or, perhaps, as power sources for ships or submarines. Then Nazi Germanyinvaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and Europe plunged into war. The scientists realized that any plans to build large-scale nuclear power plants would have to waituntil the war was over. Two weeks after the invasion of Poland, Hitler made a radio speech in which he threatened Britain with “a weapon against which there is no defense.”...
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Africa - history.
Africa’s other major mountainous regions occur at the northern and southern fringes of the continent. The Atlas Mountains, a system of high ranges, extend for 2,200 km(1,400 mi) across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, roughly parallel to the northern coast. These ranges enclose a number of broad inland basins and plateaus. In the west, theHigh (or Grand) Atlas contains Toubkal (4,165 m/ 13,665 ft), the highest peak of the system. Toward the east, the Atlas consists of two parallel ranges: the Tell...
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Africa.
The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...
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China - country.
North China lies between the Mongolian Steppe on the north and the Yangtze River Basin on the south. It stretches west from the Bo Hai gulf and the Yellow Sea to theeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Administratively, North China includes Beijing and Tianjin municipalities; Shandong and Shanxi provinces; most of Hebei, Henan,and Shaanxi provinces; and portions of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and of Jiangsu, Anhui, and Gansu provinces. Humans have lived in the agriculturally rich region of Nor...
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Declaration by United Nations
Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, British prime minister Winston Churchill met with United States president Franklin D.
Lebanon Mar. 1, 1945 Syria Mar. 1, 1945 Ecuador Feb. 7. 1945 Source: A Decade of American Foreign Policy: Basic Documents, 1941-1949. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Article de presse: Hirohito, l'image d'un peuple
autorité ? C'est la thèse que fit prévaloir MacArthur, voulant disculper complètement Hirohito pour assurer la stabilité du trône etdu pays. Les spécialistes japonais pensent plutôt que la vérité est entre les deux. Certes, les documents ne manquent pas qui montrent l'empereur freinant et réprouvant les excès de ses conseillers. Au débutde l'affaire de Mandchourie, le ministère démissionna sur un blâme du souverain. La rébellion militaire de février 1936 à Tokyoprovoqua sa colère, et ce fut e...
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Japan - country.
island’s fertile soils support agriculture and provide the vast majority of Japan’s pasturelands. In addition, Hokkaidō contains coal deposits, and the cold currents off itsshores supply cold-water fish. Winters are long and harsh, so most of Hokkaid ō is lightly settled, housing about 5 percent of Japan’s population on approximately 20 percent of its land area. However,its snowy winters and unspoiled natural beauty attract many skiers and tourists. Hokkaid ō is thought of as Japan’s northern fr...
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Newfoundland and Labrador - Geography.
Precipitation averages about 1,120 mm (about 44 in) yearly in Newfoundland. In Labrador precipitation varies from about 1,020 mm (about 40 in) in the southeast toabout 510 mm (about 20 in) in the extreme north. Heavy winter snowfalls are common, especially in Newfoundland. D Plant Life About one-third of Newfoundland is forested, and most of the rest of the island is made up of barren areas of reindeer moss and lichens. The forests consist almostentirely of conifers. The most important species...
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Newfoundland and Labrador - Canadian History.
Precipitation averages about 1,120 mm (about 44 in) yearly in Newfoundland. In Labrador precipitation varies from about 1,020 mm (about 40 in) in the southeast toabout 510 mm (about 20 in) in the extreme north. Heavy winter snowfalls are common, especially in Newfoundland. D Plant Life About one-third of Newfoundland is forested, and most of the rest of the island is made up of barren areas of reindeer moss and lichens. The forests consist almostentirely of conifers. The most important species...
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World War II .
the Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed. In the part published the next day, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed not to go to war against each other. A secret protocol gaveStalin a free hand in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, eastern Poland, and eastern Romania. See also German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact. III MILITARY OPERATIONS In the early morning hours of September 1, 1939, the German armies marched into Poland. On September 3 the British and French surprised Hitler by declaring war onGermany, but they...
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Halifax (Nova Scotia) - Geography.
During World War I (1914-1918) Halifax again became a military bastion. Huge convoys of ships assembled at the inner harbor (Bedford Basin) to prepare for sailingthrough the submarine-infested North Atlantic. On December 6, 1917, a munitions ship arriving to join a convoy collided with another vessel at the Narrows leading intothe Basin. A massive explosion resulted, killing nearly 2000 people and devastating the whole north end of the city. In World War II Halifax played a vital role in the All...