Friday, February 29, 2008
Presentations
The presentations this week contained a lot of good information. The presentation about Admiral Nimitz I thought contained the most interesting fact about how he ran a destroyer aground but ultimately became one of the most famous Naval Commanders in American history. Also, today we see Nimitz as a great choice but he was 28th in line for the position. I have to wonder what was the ultimate reason that FDR choice Nimitz over the others? Bougainville I thought was interesting because Japanese Americans (Nisei) were used in the Pacific theater. I always thought and heard that Nisei were only used in Europe because of the fear they would switch sides. The information gained by the Nisei soldiers turned the tide of battle for the island and lead to one of the most one sided victories in US history. I was wondering why acts like this was not highly publicized by the US government and military to help end the hysteria about Japanese Americans in the United States?
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The Nisei were not treated well by fellow American forces throughout the war. Their main duties consisted of moving equipment, cleaning, and doing any other dirty jobs that no one else would do. They were watched very closely and escorted by armed guards of the US wherever they went.
The presentations this week were very good. I foung the presentation on Nimitz especially informative. After learning about MacArthur, I was wondering how he his attitude affected those he worked with. I found it interesting the Nimitz helped to balance MacArthur in the Pacific.
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