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    Compare and contrast 9/11 - 7/12 The September 11 events the attacks on Pearl Harbor were two of the biggest attacks in American’s history that caused many damages not only to the United States but all over the world. In many ways‚ the 2 attacks got some similarities and also differences. There’s no doubt that both attacks came as a complete surprise to most people. They resulted in a spirit of American unity. A common enemy was identified as foreigners. A national government galvanized

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    On December seventh‚ 1941‚ hundreds of Japanese bombers launched an attack on the US naval base in Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. They took off from Japanese aircraft-carriers which set out from Japan and remained radio silent and not detected. In this attack‚ the USS was badly damaged and almost lost the Pacific Fleet. Although the attack only lasted about 2 hours consisted of 2 waves of attack‚ over 2400 American soldiers lost their lives‚ more than 1000 soldiers were injured and 12 United States Navy vessels

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    A perfect day to invade Pearl harbor. All the American soldiers doing their normal routine work and some were still in their pajamas or playing card games. Sunday was a good day to attack because it is known as a rest day. At Seven in the morning there was a disturbance with the radar systems at the Oahu radar station. There was fifty planes seen on the radar

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    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

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    Hannah­ The book takes place in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor in the year 1941.  One of the  important dates in the book is December 7th. That is the date of the attack.    Salisbury‚ Graham. ​ Under the Blood­red Sun​ . New York: Delacorte‚ 1994. Web. 5 Feb. 2015.    What happened at this time: Bombing of Pearl Harbor­Jamal    Hannah­ The main problem/issue in the book is the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It takes place  during the 40s and is in Hawaii. The setting of the issue is in Pearl Harbor. The main problem  that was the cause of the bombing was World War II

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    On December 7‚ 1941‚ Japanese warplanes attacked the United States’ military base at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. After the attack‚ Japanese Americans who had always faced racial prejudice in America encountered even more discrimination. This was starkly clear in Executive Order 9066‚ which authorized the War Department to corner off areas in which people who were considered dangerous to the government would be imprisoned. The order had a special target; to imprison all Japanese Americans. It ordered people

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    He put his best effort into his speech to convince Congress to declare war on Japan. His many forms of rhetorical aspects appealed to Congress’s feelings. The speech had the impact on Congress that Roosevelt had hoped for. The was a near unanimous vote to declare war on Japan. There was one person who didn’t want to go to war no matter what‚ because she was a pacifist. Roosevelt’s speech was from his emotions rather than just doing what he had to do. When we gave his speech‚ he transferred

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    The historical inaccuracies of Pearl Harbor were significant compared to the actual events. The movie romanticizes war and fighting in general for purposes of entertainment‚ where in reality the attack was violent and a gruesome experience. It was geared towards romanticizing the movie by having a love story involved then the actual war. In the movie it shows the sun high in the sky when the attack was done on Pearl Harbor but the Pearl Harbor attack took place on Sunday morning which makes this

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    them December 7‚ 1941‚ by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In the words of President Roosevelt in his speech to the U.S. Congress delivered December 8‚ 1941‚ “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”1 Congress concurred with President Roosevelt and declared war on Japan. Knowing that this war would be inevitable after the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ why would Japan choose to awaken this

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    of War Against Japan) These words were said by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his declaration of war on Japan on December 8‚ 1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor marked the official entry of the United States involvement in World War II and sparked a barrage of anti-Japanese propaganda. From posters to leaflets‚ radio messages to the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the public of the United States was constantly the center of attention for psychological warfare. Propaganda of the World War II period

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