The attack was not a terrorist attack because Japan targeted a military base and not civilians‚ it was rather an act of war. On a website it stated another reason why it was not a terrorist attack was because Japan had declared war on the U.S. before the bombings (Pearl Harbor Terrorist or Act of War usmessageboard.com). Although the U.S. was not fast enough to translate the message which was sent about 30 minutes before the attack. A similar attack to Pearl Harbor was the attack of 9/11 which was
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Tragedy Twelve years ago‚ on September 11th‚ one of this most tragic events in American history took place. For most‚ they remember it as if it was yesterday. And for the rest of us‚ we were too young to understand or remember exactly took place on this horrifying day. The first person I interviewed was someone not much older than me. Although Tanner was so young when the attacks took place‚ he still understands exactly what events took place on that day‚ “I was only in the first grade. I was at school
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picture cannot exemplify every detail about the event involved in that event. The attack on September‚ 11 2001 was a turning point in American history. There are many visual representations and written testimonies that lead us to have different feelings about the attack on September 11‚ 2001; more specifically‚ the reason behind these different emotions is because there is a vast difference in a testimony of the event‚ and simply a photo of the attack. It does not matter whether you were involved
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in regards to the attack of September 11 2001 was strong and powerful. President Bush addressed what happened‚ as well as addressing Americas actions in response to it. He made it clear as to who caused the attacks and his plan on how we would respond. President Bush made it known that America is no stranger to war. We know it all too well. However he stated that‚ " Americans know wars on forgien soil‚ except for one Sunday in 1941."‚ leading us to know how serious an attack on our home soil really
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Zach Betten The Impact of 9-11 On September 11‚ 2001 America woke up expecting a normal day. What America did not expect was that this day was going to change history forever. On that day Islamic extremist high-jacked four U.S. airplanes with the intent of crashing them into the twin towers‚ the Pentagon and the White House. Two of the planes did indeed crash into the twin towers in New York City and another was used to hit the pentagon. The passengers on the last plane however‚ fought back‚ and
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flights of stairs by the time I hit the third floor I am out of breath . I stopped and let people run by me burning papers fall around me and I started running the next flight down I felt another large rumble so I stopped looking at my Rolex it was 9:03 am I heard over
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but they knew they had to do it. Working together‚ they did their job to the best of their ability. They grew close bonds with each other in spite of all the stuff that was going on. Before September 11th they had few to no brothers but after the event they left with fifty. Many civilians were working together to make sure that everyone was safe‚ even if you were a complete stranger to them; they were willing to help in anyway possible. Knowing that everyone was alive and okay brought upon great
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IMPACT OF THE EVENT 9/11 ON PAKISTAN’S DOMESTIC POLITICS AND PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY Dated: 29-04-2010 Executive Summary After 9/11 the challenges and allegations of supporting the militants imposed great affects on the security of the Pakistan. From welfare state Pakistan transformed into a security concern state which caused our military to mobilize. Post US and foreign aid caused the Economy to survive temporarily but it was only for temporary and end day situation was worst then day one. On political
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turning them into cynics at very early age sapping their energies for constructive thinking and actions would dismiss this exercise as a figment of imagination or at best a fantasy. To them‚ all the economic gains have accrued due to the windfall of 9/11 and Pakistan’s support to the US in the war against terror. When confronted with the stark fact that Pakistan was one of the few countries that grew by 6 percent annually between 1960 and 1990 and reduced the incidence of poverty to as low as 18 percent
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terrorist groups post-9/11. Focusing on the phrase used by the former Secretary of State Colin Powell‚ I would like to first focus on the way the US government described the fight against al Qaeda and the actions they took in response and my reaction‚ followed by my thoughts on the fight against terrorist groups in Afghanistan and in general. Like others before him‚ Howard argues that former Secretary of State Powell committed a grave mistake when he stated that the US is “at war” post 9/11. On this accord
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