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Crash of US Stock Exchange
The crash of the US stock exchange on "Black Friday" which choked off Japanese trade with other countries. -
A New Prime Minister
The new Prime Minister was Hideki Tojo. He wanted to attack all americans. -
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LEFT FOR DEAD
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Loss of men
The Japanese lost 3,500 men. America lost 307. They did not want to sign a peace agreement, and continued to fight. -
Japanese lost the war
It was time to give up. The Japanese realized the war was essentially lost. -
Plane strikes
A plane struck the Indianapolis -
Travel
Indianapolis sailed from mare island, traveling south twenty-five miles to hunters point naval shipyard -
The Sinking and skattered men
The sinking of the USS indianapolis. Men were struggling to stay afloat, and fighting for there lives. -
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Deciding who to blame
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Found the men
Men were finally noticed and brought back to land. Many of the survivors were going crazy. There was only a total of 56 survivors in this massive disaster -
The court martial
The court martial decided to blame Captian McVay for not sending a call out to help. He was suppose to tell resuers that that ship was abandoned. -
Repairs on USS Indianapolis
Repairs still in progress but held an open house for tours of the Indianapolis ship. -
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The Burden of Guilt
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History Fair Project
This is the date of the History Fair. Hunter wrote to president clintion and John Dalton. Hunter recieved "no" letters. In this same year, Hunter Scott was the guest of honor at indianapolis survivors parade. -
Mike Monroney
Mike Monroney helped Hunter Scott with legislation. -
Testified
Hunter Scott testified with the survivors before the senate armed forces commitee. -
Resolution
Resolution of the ship was passed and McVays name was cleared.
