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    The main reason that japan attacked Pearl Harbor was they need resources .During December the 7th in 1942 the day japan attacked Pearl Harbor. America was involved both in the pacific against japan and in Europe against japan all in the Nazi Germany. The reason why that japan attacked Pearl Harbor was they needed oil‚ japanese imports‚ and they needed world order. Japan needed oil because they attack Pearl Harbor in order to block the United States and the Philippines for japan to acquire oil. Towards

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     2014    In 1941‚ 18 days before Christmas just before 8 AM‚ the American way of life changed  for 1365 days. When Japan Attacked pearl harbor many americans were not only shocked and  angry‚ but really confused. Many americans asked “Why?” or “What were they thinking when  they planned this?”. But the Japanese knew exactly what they were doing when they attacked  pearl harbor.  Admiral ​ Yamamoto started planning the attack in the spring of 1941‚ a total 263  days was put into planning the attack. The question remaining is what provoked the attack

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    have been accused and persecuted for things they haven’t done. During certain situations and times‚ people were used as escape goats. The people accused‚ usually ended up with the “bad end of the stick”. The Salem Witch Trials‚ The Red Scare‚ and Pearl Harbor are all events in history when people were profiled and treated unfairly‚ and we can learn from these events. During the Salem Witch Trials‚ many people were profiled and treated and unfairly. In the town of Salem‚ the Reverend was Samuel Parris

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    Pearl Harbor was the first time the U.S. was invaded by another country. This had forever changed the history of America. Starting just before 8 a.m. Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan‚ and the Japanese were bombed by Japan‚ and the Japanese were able to destroy about 8 battleships‚ 20 American naval vessels‚ and 300+ airplanes. Pearl Harbor is an American naval base near Honolulu‚ Hawaii. The next day President Franklin D. Roosevelt did the right thing to ask Congress to declare war on Japan.. And

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    December‚ 7‚ 1941 is a day that will always be remembered in American history. At the time‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt called that day “a date which will live infamy.” This is the day when the Japanese attacked America at Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack that was most definitely a cataclysmic one‚ when taking into consideration of more than 2‚500 lives taken. Because of this attack America got involved in World War II. Japan’s surprise attack was brought on by many factors. One of the

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt begins by addressing the nation of it’s horrific tragedy that happened at Pearl Harbor. In order to convey this statement he provided all people with a brief summary on what happened the day before. In the opening of his speech‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt stated that the attack brought infamy to the nation. The first rhetorical strategy Roosevelt used would be Patho´s. He said ¨Yesterday‚ December 7th‚ 1941 -- the United States of america of America was suddenly and deliberately

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    Nicholas Hulsey Mr. Bowers American History Pearl harbor “ A date which will live in infamy”(President Franklin D. Roosevelt). Could the attack on Pearl Harbor been prevented??? To find that out you have to look back at the past. The attack on Pearl Harbor could have been prevented if the United States opened foreign communication with Japan‚ improved military defense‚ and recognized the importance of the intelligence reports

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    “Yesterday‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ a date which will live in infamy.” Those are the famous words from President Franklin Roosevelt regarding the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The purpose in Roosevelt’s “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation” was to educate the nation on what had happened and to justify his reasons for declaring war upon the Japanese Empire. Each word in this memorable speech tugged on the emotions of the American people. His emotional and passionate appeal about his duty as President

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    Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? On December 7‚ 1941 there was a surprise Military Strike against the United States by the Japanese Navy. 2‚402 were killed that day; not including the Japanese‚ And 1‚282 was left wounded. This attack came as a shock to the American people‚ which led directly to the U.S entry into World War II. Most of the people in this Era are not really educated about WHY they attack us. So here are the reasons‚ On September 1940‚ Before the Attack‚ The U.S placed

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    Pearl Harbor‚ Japan figured if they depleted the American forces in the pacific‚ they would be able to have a path to victory. The 5- star movie does not really establish a defined reason why Japan decided to go into war with America: there was no fully developed rationale presented in the movie‚ which would have helped provide a context for Japan’s declaration of war and their military attack on the US military forces in Hawaii on December 7‚ 1941. There some tweets that referred to Japan becoming

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