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World War II is known as the largest war in history. Britain, Germany, the US, Japan, and China are the most well-known countries that were a part of WW2. The war lasted from Sep. 1st, 1939 to Sep. 2nd, 1945. An estimated 50 million soldiers were killed in WW2.

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The author's beliefs and assumptions that I got from the story

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The author's beliefs and assumptions that I got from the story

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One thing I learned about the author from reading Unbroken is her ability to be fair. I can tell that she believes in telling the facts, plain and simple. I could not pick up on any bias against or for the Japanese/United States. She also seems like a very dedicated writer. She talked to hundreds of people and had many people talking to other people for her. She values getting the story and writing it for all of us to read and understand.

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I believe the theme of Unbroken is perseverance. This theme is explored all throughout the book as we follow Louie’s life from young criminal, to an Olympic athlete, to  a POW.

As a young boy Louie got into countless fights, stole from every store within running distance, ran from cops every week, and never learned discipline ‘til he was a teenager. This is, obviously, a form of perseverance. Louie never gave up on his stealing, beating people up, and running.

Later, when Pete Zamperini, (Louie’s brother), saves Louie from expulsion, Louie starts his career as a runner. He begins rusty, not sure if he was a distance runner or sprinter. He soons starts gaining attention. Fast. Pun intended. Through all his races, he finished each once, never giving up, even when the other runners would cleat him, or the sun would burn him. Louie never gave up. He was invited to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he won 1st place out of the American runners one of the most insane finishes made by an Olympic athlete.

Not too long after, Louie joins the Air Force. He was part of a crew that flew a B-24, a barely functional bombing plane that his crew hated. They crash land in the middle of the ocean, only 3 of them survive. One of the survivors die, Louie and Phil, (the other two) survived for a total of 47 days. A record. They are then captured by the Japanese, and we learn about Louie’s riveting story at the multiple POW camps he stayed at. We learn about the horrid conditions they were forced to live and work in, and the many diseases that each prisoner captured during their time in the camps. Louie’s bravery and courage throughout his 2 years at the POW camps is truly amazing, and gives us a good image of him in our mind.

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I was very surprised to see that America played an active role in the recovery of Japan. They set a plan, and executed it very well. I was also fairly surprised by the fact that Japan's involvement and aggression during WW2 was actually caused by events that occured far before the actual start of the war. After reading these articles I wondered if the leadership of Japan played a part in their activity during WW2, and if it would've turned out differently if Japan had a different leader.

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Each text relates to Japan and WW2, one of them describes how they fell, one explains their aggression, and another shows us all their actions during the war. They don't ridicule Japan because of what they did. They're just stating the facts, elaborating on them, and giving us an insight as to what happened. These articles also create a sort of order. Japan from the beginning to end, Japan during WW2, Japan's fall, and Japan after the war, and in that article specifically how it recovered. Overall, each of these articles combined together form a pretty good overview of Japan's actions during it's time in World War 2.

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Japan was the first country to ever use the kamikaze (crashing their own planes purposely onto enemy ships) and more than 3800 Japanese soldiers died from it. Only an estimated 14% of the total kamikazes were successful, and a total of 47 allied vessels were sunk due to the attacks.

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This article explains how the US and allies began to rebuild Japan. After Japan's surrender, the US had a plan already prepared on how to rebuild the city, economy, and government of post WW2 Japan. Some of these changes included downgrading the emperor's status, placing more power in the parliamentary system, giving more freedom and rights to woman, and taking away their ability to declare war. It explains in great detail how all of that happened, and why.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/japan-reconstruction

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Japan's events from the beginning of WW2 to the end of WW2

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Japan's events from the beginning of WW2 to the end of WW2

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This article shows us how Japan slowly was dragged into WW2, and their biggest actions during/after the war. It explains why/how the attack on Pearl Harbor happened, and specific numbers on the amount of planes, people killed, ships used/downed, etc. It then goes on to show the many attacks that Japan carried out on it's opponents, including the US. To finish, it shows the slow decline of Japan during the end of the war, how the US slowly took more and more land from them, and how it directly affected Japan as a whole.
https://www.secondworldwarhistory.com/japan-ww2-events-timeline.asp

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This article quickly sums up the end of WW2, and specifically how Japan fell. After Germany fell, US and it's allies could focus it's attention on Japan, which resulted in a swift and quick ending to the war. Japan eventually surrendered, and the war was over.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/10/world-war-ii-the-fall-of-imperial-japan/100175/

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Japan joined WW2 on July 7th, 1939. Japan surrendered on September 2nd, 1945.

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Japan's main reason for it's aggression during WW2 was it's strong desire to avoid the fate of the 19th-century China and to become a mighty and unforgettable empire. Japan and China had been clashing for years, and eventually they sent China over the edge with the Marco Polo bridge accident. Their isolation from the world also gave them a belief that they could escape the same fight that the Chinese weren't. This was, as you can expect, false, and one of the reasons they went into WW2 w/ so much confidence.
ttp://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2014/07/07/what_prompted_japan_s_aggression_before_and_during_world_war_ii.html

I wonder how different the world would be different if Japan was never a part of WW2?