Describe what happened to the Panay, and give me your thoughts on what it meant and the US response.

The USS Panay incident was a Japanese attack on the American gunboat Panay while it was anchored in the Yangtze River outside Nanking (now spelled Nanjing), China on December 12, 1937. Like the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor four years later, Japan and the United States were not at war at the time. The Japanese claimed that they did not see the US flags painted on the deck of the gunboat, apologized, and paid an indemnity. Nevertheless, the attack and the subsequent Allison incident in Nanking caused U.S. opinion to turn against the Japanese. Some extra facts: DateDecember 12, 1937
Location
Yangtze River, off Nanking, China
ResultUSS Panay sunk
Belligerents
United States
Japan
Commanders and leaders
James J. Hughes
Rūku Hikkumotto
Strength
1 gunboat
12 aircraft
Casualties and losses
1 gunboat sunk
3 killed
43 wounded
none
Civilian casualties: 2 killed, 5 wounded

The civil rights movement is the name given to a social and political movement that took place in the 1950s and 1960s in the United States. During these years, African Americans became organized and participated in the movement, with the purpose of achieving equal rights under the law in the United States.

The movement played into the era because it addressed many of the issues present in politics and law at the time. For example, it highlighted the injustice of Jim Crow laws, the equality of all races, the racist legacy of the Antebellum period or the economic inequalities that existed among different racial groups. This was significant because it mobilized a large percentage of the population, encouraging them to reflect on the injustices of the nation and on the changes that were necessary in society.

In my opinion, the movement was useful, but it did not do enough. This is based on the fact that racial issues continue to exist in the United States. Black people are still more likely to be poor, more likely to be arrested, or more likely to drop out of school. This shows that inequalities in the country have not disappeared.