Why was Portland important to the start of WW2?

Why Portland was attacked by future axis powers?

Why Portland was protected by future axis powers?

Why bombing Portland was the catalyst to the start of WW2?

1. World War II is often considered the most pivotal event of the twentieth century. Even the most history-averse among us have a basic understanding of the war from a global perspective, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to D-Day and the invasion of Normandy, to the horrors of the Holocaust and the dropping of the atomic bomb. However, far fewer have heard of the Japanese balloon bomb in Bly, Oregon, or the creation and subsequent extinction of the city of Vanport, or of the Kaiser shipyards and the long-term impacts on childcare and healthcare that were created as a result of World War II.

2.The Axis powers also known as "Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis were the nations that fought in ... After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the outbreak of war between ... in cooperation with Allied forces in preparation of future operations against Italy and ... Eastbourne, England; Portland, Oregon: Sussex Academic Press

3. The Axis powers also known as "Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis were the nations that fought in ... In spite of Albania's long-standing protection and alliance with Italy, on 7 April 1939 ... in cooperation with Allied forces in preparation of future operations against ... Eastbourne, England; Portland, Oregon: Sussex Academic Press.

4.At the whaling industry’s peak in 1846, nearly 800 whaling vessels made port calls in the Hawaiian Islands, mostly U.S.-flagged ships, according to Navy history and heritage command. The Navy was ordered to send regular patrols around the islands to protect the commercial whaling ships from pirates or rival nations.

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