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    Attack On Pearl Harbor The attack on pearl harbor was a devastating day. Our forces were so unaware of what was about to happen that day. The question I still ask to this day is why? Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? This Attack happened a while ago but americans are still not forgetting. I believe people no matter what generation you’re in you should never forget the attack that happened to our country on American soil. Why‚ In the first place‚ Did Japan want to attack us.? Through an

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    Pearl Harbor is a movie based on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor‚ and the Doolittle Raid. The movie is told through the eyes of two men‚ Rafe and Danny‚ who were childhood friends and both grew up and joined the United States Airforce. Both men end up falling in love with the same women‚ Evelyn‚ she’s a nurse in the United States Airforce. Rafe has to leave and go over to Germany to help the Europeans fight the Germans. His plane gets shot down‚ and everyone believes he is dead. Danny tries to

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    own was gone. One of them left in search for “Gandhi”. He was found sitting‚ shirtless‚ in a dark room‚ planning on how to destroy Pearl Harbor using planes and torpedoes. I do believe this person‚ along with his role‚ existed. He was portrayed as slightly insane in the movie‚ but extremely smart. Yamamoto Isoroku was the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor. Before the declaration of war‚ he did not feel as though war with the United States would be a good idea for the Japanese. After the

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    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a hard time for the U.S. to realize what Japan had done. The attack happened on December 7‚ 1941 which it was a surprise attack in which the americans had no idea. The news spread from coast to coast that Japan had attack Pearl Harbor and killed many lives. The radios were spreading the information on what happened in Pearl Harbor more quickly than anyone could suggest. The Americans had a hard time focusing on what Japan did‚ which for most americans they remember

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    “As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform‚ in military assets‚ and in esteem and pride‚ Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America” -Joe Baca. The Japanese surprise attack on pearl harbor caused a response from America that left a devastating aftermath. It was a normal day on December 7‚ 1941 when Japanese fighter planes struck the Pearl Harbor naval base destroying eight battleships and two hundred airplanes killing over 2‚000 U.S soldiers and 1‚000 wounded. The attack

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    naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The surprising tactical attack caused many American casualties as well as destroyed much of the U.S. naval base. As the attack on Pearl Harbor was the costliest naval disaster for the U.S.‚ this will remain an unforgettable day in history. However‚ during the times of surprise for military and civilian communities‚ the Army Medical Department was able to handle the casualties due to the prewar emergency planning. As the attack on Pearl Harbor came as a shock

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    America’s history there has been an extreme presentation of nationalism‚ especially in the Pearl Harbor and 9/11 attacks. December 7‚ 1941‚ a date that resonates in the hearts of all Americans‚ was the day the Japanese Navy landed a surprise attack on the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor. The USS West Virginia was one of the ships that sunk in during the assail‚ also claiming over 2000 innocent lives. Pearl Harbor was known as the worse attack on American ground by foreign assailants until 9/11. Not

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    Pearl Harbor On the Dawn of December 7‚ 194l‚ American sailors awoke to the loud racket of explosives. The Japanese had dropped bombs on the American naval base! The U.S. had been aware of Japanese threats however‚ they were not mindful of when or where it would befall. Within the two hours of the attacks‚ the Japanese had managed to sink or damage 19 American Ships and kill more than 2‚300 Americans. “A date that will live in infamy” (Roosevelt)‚ the attacks on Pearl Harbor can be considered

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    The Causes of Bombing Pearl Harbor On December 7‚ 1941 the United States Pacific Fleet and Pearl Harbor in Hawaii were attacked by Japanese aircraft. There was no warning for the attack‚ and it caused many deaths of U.S citizens. A pivotal event in American History was the bombing of Pearl Harbor which was a cause of the U.S not shipping supplies‚ Japan pursuing a policy which affected the U.S‚ and Japan becoming a threat to the economy of the U.S. The U.S‚ along with Britain and the Netherlands

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    This paragraph will discuss the battle of Japan attacking Pearl Harbor. The countries who was involved in this attack includes Japan‚ United States‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and China. Before the attack happened‚ in July 1937 Japan invaded North China from Manchuria. In Jan of 1940 Yamamoto planned to destroy the U.S. Navy in Hawaii and weaken the Americans.In July of 1940‚ the US forced trade sanctions which were then followed by an official ban and then aiming towards Japanese military in Asia. In Jan

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