Pearl Harbor was an American naval base based in Honolulu‚ Hawaii which harbored eight American battle ships. Just before 8:00 AM on December 7th‚ 1941‚ Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese fighter planes. The attack lasted just two hours but left severe damages too many people stationed there‚ ships‚ planes‚ and the American people. The attack came as a surprise for the people of America and the men and women stationed at the naval base. Japanese fighter planes successfully destroyed twenty American
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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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Pearl Harbor changed the United States forever. The Japanese forces deliberately attacked the United States at 7:55 A.M. on Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941. The army base at Pearl Harbor was destroyed. The Japanese fleet consisted of 353 planes that attacked in two waves. These waves caused an extraordinary amount of damage. Eighteen Ships were sunk or destroyed‚ more than 2‚400 americans were killed‚ and nearly 1‚200 were wounded. More than 300 aircrafts are damaged or destroyed. The Japanese canceled
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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 ruling needed to expand across the world‚ America stopped trading oil with Japan and the U.S. imposed many embargoes that
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The attack on Pearl Harbor taught Americans that‚ we were not invincible from foreign attacks. The event occurred on December 7th‚ 1941. Japan wanted to come up with a plan that would truly cripple the elite fighting force stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Battleships had become very popular and a major fighting force in fleets. Japanese tactics were practiced on an island called Kyushu‚ having a similar layout to Pearl. The Japanese practiced bombing and flying undetected‚ because they were
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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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United States at the naval base on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This 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
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Pearl S. Buck - A Modern Day Hero Introduction A friend of mine gave me a copy of The Good Earth as a birthday gift. Until then‚ I had never heard of the literary masterpiece or the author‚ Pearl S. Buck. The story captivated me. I found myself engrossed in the story of the poor farmer Wang Lung whose love for his land allowed him to overcome many odds including famine‚ flood and a revolution. Through hard work and dedication‚ Wang Lung became one of the wealthiest landowners in the Anweih
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In the early morning on December 7 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
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“To what extent do historical inaccuracies in the film Pearl Harbor‚ directed by Michael Bay‚ affect its reliability for a historian studying the attack by the Japanese on December 7th‚ 1941?” Word Count: 1571 IB History of the Americas - HL Internal Assessment Emily ------- 002309----- TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SECTION A: PLAN OF INVESTIGATION 3 SECTION B: SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE 4-6 SECTION C: EVALUATION OF SOURCES 7-8 SECTION D: ANALYSIS
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