The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941 was something that America will never forget. It was so big that it led America to declaring war on Japan. Why was it so big? On that day‚ Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor‚ the U.S. naval base and ended up killing 2‚403 people and injured another 1‚178‚ while destroying eight ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and 347 aircraft (TCI). However‚ there is still a mystery about this attack. What was the motive of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? There
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United States of America. It was the day when 2‚403 innocent men lost their lives that morning by Japan’s surprise attack. This surprise attack later involved the United States in World War 2‚ even though they tried so hard not to involve themselves in all the trouble. Now the real question is‚ why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? There are a couple reasons why Japan wanted to attack Pearl Harbor. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because they believed that the Yamato race was the superior one and their
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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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previous 25 years‚ the United States has experienced violent attacks targeting civilians. On February 26‚ 1993‚ a bomb detonated in the parking lot of the Vista Hotel in 2 World Trade Center. Six people were killed and nearly 1‚000 more injured. The suspects responsible claimed to belong to a radical Islamic sect. On April 19‚ 1995‚ anti-government anarchist Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The attack killed 168 people and injured 700. McVeigh cited the government’s
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1941‚ Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States. They used fighter planes to attack Pearl Harbor just off the coast of Hawaii‚ even though America was not actively involved in the war at the time of the attack. This was a significant event in history because this was a main storage place for many of America’s military boats‚ planes‚ and soldiers. Over 2000 soldiers were killed that day‚ and an additional 1000 were wounded (History.com‚ 2009). This attack had many major impacts on the culture
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Was the attack on Pearl Harbor planned out very well? Were the pilots very well trained? What was the Impact? The attack on Pearl Harbor was carried out in an effort to give Japan a chance to win the war‚ the attack was led by a pilot named Mitsuo Fuchida‚ and the aftermath was devastating‚ but manageable. The attack on pearl harbor was Japan’s only chance to gain a leg up in a war against the U.S.. Yamamoto Isoroku was a Japanese Admiral during the second world war who had proved himself in war
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President Franklin Roosevelt declared that the day of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ would live in infamy. Pearl Harbor was just a prelude to what the United States was getting into‚ when joining World War II. Not only was Pearl Harbor the beginning of a very long and horrific conflict‚ but it was also ushered in one of the worst violations of civil liberties in U.S. history. This was the blatant disregard of Japanese Americans’ human rights. After the bombing of
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many of us questioning “Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor”? On that fatal morning of December 7th‚ the Japanese military took the United States Naval base of Pearl Harbor by surprise. Japan knew many service members would be off base and at church since it was a Sunday‚ which would enable an easier attack with so many service members gone. Just before 8 a.m. Japan hit Pearl Harbor with more than 350 imperial Japanese aircraft and submarines. The shocking attack against the island of Oahu lasted nearly
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China‚ they attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. After the surprise attack by Japan‚ the American mindset changed completely‚ many people were angry and afraid of what would happen next. The entire country found itself in wartime mode‚ even though‚ much of America’s government was opposed to entering the war. This attack caused the United States involvement in World War II. What led up to the Attack on Pearl Harbor‚ brief background of what happened on December 7‚ 1941‚ how it caused
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horrible attack forced the U.S. to join WWII. President Roosevelt called it “a date which will live in infamy”. Prior to WWII‚ Japan attacked China in the Second Sino-Japanese War. They wanted oil and other resources in Southeast Asia. Japan joined forces with Germany and Italy and became allies. Japan was afraid the U.S. would try to stop them from taking Southeast Asia‚ so they decided to attack Pearl Harbor‚ which was a large station for the military. They believed that a surprise attack would destroy
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