Comparing The Battle Of Britain And The Attack On Pearl Harbor
World War II is one of the most historically important events to have occurred. It changed lives, countries, and economies. My paper is going to cover two battles in particular: the Battle of Britain and the Attack on Pearl Harbor. These two battles specifically are very well known besides being part of World War II. The Battle of Britain lasted from approximately July to September of 1940. The battle was between Britain and Germany, with the leaders of this battle being Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler. Winston Churchill was Britain’s prime minister and the face of Britain to the media. He coined the name “Battle of Britain”, as that is what he referred to it as during an interview. Adolf Hitler was the totalitarian leader of Germany.
France had just withdrawn themselves from World War II, which left Britain exposed to Germany and their military. It started with the Luftwaffe attack. Then, Germany began to bomb airfields, hoping to take out Britain’s air force. Then, an aerial battle broke out as the airfields began to fight back, but most of the airfields suffered great losses. Germany’s bombings then moved on to cities and towns. Bombs were mistakenly dropped on London, so Britain dropped bombs on Berlin. Most of Germany’s attacks were then concentrated on London, but eventually Germany had many casualties and Adolf Hitler ended the battle.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7, 1941. This battle was between America and Japan, with the leaders of this battle being Franklin D. Roosevelt and Isoroku Yamamoto. Franklin D. Roosevelt was America’s president and Isoroku Yamamoto was an Admiral.
The Japanese Admiral had planned for a while to destroy the Pacific Fleet. Then, on December 7, the plan was put into place. Planes were flown in and dropped bombs and shot bullets. When it was all over, about 300 planes and 20 ships were damaged, if not destroyed, as were docks and airfields. About 3,500 people were either wounded or killed. Ironically enough, the Pacific Fleet was not damaged.
These battles alone have historical meaning, and they are only pieces of a much bigger fight. Some battles were easy to bounce back from, and others not so much. World War II was full of advancements of all sorts, and helped the world as a whole learn. I believe that all of the countries learned an important lesson, seeing as all countries in battle faced some sort of loss.
France had just withdrawn themselves from World War II, which left Britain exposed to Germany and their military. It started with the Luftwaffe attack. Then, Germany began to bomb airfields, hoping to take out Britain’s air force. Then, an aerial battle broke out as the airfields began to fight back, but most of the airfields suffered great losses. Germany’s bombings then moved on to cities and towns. Bombs were mistakenly dropped on London, so Britain dropped bombs on Berlin. Most of Germany’s attacks were then concentrated on London, but eventually Germany had many casualties and Adolf Hitler ended the battle.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7, 1941. This battle was between America and Japan, with the leaders of this battle being Franklin D. Roosevelt and Isoroku Yamamoto. Franklin D. Roosevelt was America’s president and Isoroku Yamamoto was an Admiral.
The Japanese Admiral had planned for a while to destroy the Pacific Fleet. Then, on December 7, the plan was put into place. Planes were flown in and dropped bombs and shot bullets. When it was all over, about 300 planes and 20 ships were damaged, if not destroyed, as were docks and airfields. About 3,500 people were either wounded or killed. Ironically enough, the Pacific Fleet was not damaged.
These battles alone have historical meaning, and they are only pieces of a much bigger fight. Some battles were easy to bounce back from, and others not so much. World War II was full of advancements of all sorts, and helped the world as a whole learn. I believe that all of the countries learned an important lesson, seeing as all countries in battle faced some sort of loss.