[pic] Pearl Harbor: A Date That Will Live In Infamy [pic] Alec Mathews Mrs. Kohorst March 15‚ 2010 Outline I. Introduction A. Where 1. Oahu B. What 1. Drug into WWII 2. Survivors C. Quote 1. “Air raid…” D. Japanese forces 1. 30 ships 2. 6 carriers 3. 430 planes II. Body A. Secret plans 1. Planning a
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Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor? December 7‚ 1941 is the date that America woke up in hell. Planes and submarines made a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii by Japan on that day. President Franklin Roosevelt instantly declared war on Japan. Japan had their reasons why they attacked Pearl Harbor‚ and the reasons was the way America reacted when Japan announced a new order in East Asia‚ the freezing of all Japanese assets and bank accounts‚ and that the U.S imposed an embargo on oil shipment
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Japanese bombing at Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was attacked on the morning of December 7‚ 1941 and would prove to be Japan’s greatest mistake‚ a mistake for which the consequences would extend throughout the war and well into Japan’s post-war future. More immediately‚ however‚ it would serve to drop the restraint which the U.S. had maintained as the war had raged on in Europe for over two years. The U.S. would have entered WWII even if the Japanese did not attack Pearl Harbor. The axis powers‚ Germany
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Attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor was the first foreign attack on the United States territory and also the longest attack on the U.S. soil. The day after Pearl Harbor Theodor Roosevelt gave his famous speech while asking Congress to declare war. Within his speech Theodor Roosevelt said “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion‚ the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory"11 Though Pearl Harbor was a surprise the United States
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The government knew about the planned attacks on Pearl Harbor‚ kept the information from the military leaders that needed it the most‚ and used the tragedy to rally the nation toward war. "AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL." This is the message sent out by radioman Kyle Boyer at 7:58 a.m. Sunday December 7‚ 1941; a date which will live in infamy. The empire of Japan had attacked the United States’ Pacific Fleet based in Pearl Harbor. For months the US Intelligence community‚ as well
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Japanese to siege the border of China. They started an oil embargo in an attempt to decelerate Japan’s advances into China. In relation‚ Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941 in Hawaii. There were at least three reasons why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor these were the U.S. Embargo‚ Imperialism‚ and Oil trade. So why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? One reason for the attack was Imperialism. For example it is evident in the passage from Document A that Japan intends on becoming a world power
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was taking no part; until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought them into flight. It was the beginning of America’s direct involvement in World War II. On December 7‚ 1941Japan bombed the military base in Hawaii called Pearl Harbor. But what significant reasons did the Japanese choose to start a war with the U.S.? The three main reasons for this massive attack is because of Japan’s plan for a new order/wanting to gain political power‚ U.S.’s fleet expansion‚ and the embargo placed on Japan
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in yet another war that had little to do with them. All of this changed‚ however‚ one fateful day in December. On December 7th‚ 1941‚ the Empire of Japan launched a surprise attack against the United States in a military base in Hawaii‚ called Pearl Harbor. This attack was meant to devastate the capability of the U.S. navy and to prevent America from later joining in the war against the Axis powers. Ultimately‚ however‚ the attack failed in this goal and the U.S. naval forces largely survived unscathed
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Pearl Harbor The Pearl Harbor Attack Japan is smaller than California‚ with half of the population‚ why did japan attack Pearl Harbor? Pearl Harbor is an American naval base that is located in Hawaii. Japan had felt that the United States wanted to keep the world divided into two halves‚ America and Europe against the Japanese and East Asia. Due to several major events that happened between the United States and Japan‚ on December 7th‚ 1941 Japan attacked an American naval base. Japan attacked
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Pearl Harbor The Japanese’s attack on Pearl Harbor was not a surprise attack on the United States‚ but that it what most people are led to believe. There was a prior attack on a boat in the ocean that they knew was by the Japanese‚ but the commander just sent fighter pilots to shoot them down‚ and did nothing following this event. I believe that we made the right decision in not preventing the Japanese from attacking Pearl Harbor‚ because this gave us a reason for entry into World War II. After
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