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    December 11‚ 2012 Pearl Harbor Paper Annotated Bibliography Books: * "A. A. Hoehling." (Open Library). N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. The author of this source was actually a member of the U.S Naval Reserve. He was on duty in Washington‚ serving in the public relations office and went back to his desk shortly before the attack. He witnessed the diplomatic and political background of the attack. He personally dealt with the agencies most responsible at the moment of Pearl Harbor. In this book

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    Modern History Essay Area of Study: Pearl Harbor Question: Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor and what were the consequences that Japan faced? On the dawn of the 7th of December 1941‚ the unfolding of the strategic surprise attack on Pearl Harbor which had been planned in secrecy several months in advance by the empire of Japan took place and was known and remembered by many as the day of infamy (Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ December 7th 1941). The surprise attack executed by the Japanese military

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    Sergei Babin Park High School To what extent did the Attack on Pearl Harbor impact the Unites States Navy? 1668 Table of Contents Section A-Plan of Investigation………………………………………………………………………………………Page 3 Section B-Summary of Evidence…………………………………………………………………………………….Page 4 Section C-Evaluation of Resources…………………………………………………………………………………Page 6 Section D-Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………………………………Page 7 Section E-Conclusion……………..………………………………………………………………………………………Page 8 Section

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    naval base on the island of Oahu called Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to declare war on Japan‚ break isolationism and get deeply involved in World War II. On 7 December 1941 at 7:30 am army privates George Elliot and Joseph Lockard were operating in a radar station when they noticed a large amounts of aircraft incoming but they did not sound the alarm because there was supposed to be a group of B-17 bombers due to Pearl Harbor (Michael 10). At 8:00 am the words “Tora

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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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    Fleet at its Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii‚ the Japanese government had ordered its envoys in Washington to engage the Americans in intensive diplomatic negotiations. World War II came to America’s Hawaiian Islands shortly before 8 a.m on 7 December 1941. It was a quiet Sunday morning. America was not yet at war‚ and most civilian residents of Hawaii were preparing for church or other peaceful Sunday pursuits. Battleships of the United States Pacific Fleet burn in Pearl Harbor after the Japanese

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    Isolationism In Ww2

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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

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    “I spent my boyhood behind the barbed wire fences of American internment camps” (George Takei). Japanese internment was a result of the Pearl Harbor bombing. The bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred just before 8:00 a.m. on December 7th‚ 1941. The Japanese bombed the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu Hawaii on the island of Oahu. The Japanese bombing left more than 2‚000 American soldiers and sailors dead and 1‚000 wounded. The bombing nearly destroyed 20 naval vessels‚ including eight

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    Turnng Point in History

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    • You ask what the turning point in history was. Peoples‚ ideas‚ or events? • In our opinion the turning point in history was an event. • It is the bombing of Pearl Harbor. • On December 7‚ 1941‚ many innocent lives were taken away and this day was the very catalyst that changed the war forever. It is a very major turning point in history. • Since the bombing was conducted without a formal declaration of war‚ it was one of the biggest mistakes that the Japanese have ever made. • You may not

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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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