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    In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Attack on Pearl Harbor‚ inflammatory language is used as a persuasive technique to try and get the citizens of the United States angered and mournful about the bombing of pearl harbor. The point of writing this speech is to persuade Americans to support the war‚ and that there was a good reason to go to war. Also‚ he wanted to convince congress to declare war‚ which minutes later they did. He uses hate filled inflammatory language to appeal to the audience’s emotion‚ calling

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    The events of that day still have 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

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    A) This video is about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the events that led up to it. The narrator talks about America still stinging from the horrors of World War I‚ and not wanting to get involved in another European war. President Roosevelt‚ however‚ created a bill that would draft american men to defend our territories. Thus‚ we were in a state of flux‚ not really in the war and not really out of it. This all changed when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor‚ which up until 9/11 was the deadliest attack

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    Introduction Pearl Harbor was a very significant event in World War II‚ in some ways it changed the whole war‚ it may also be one of the most destructive events. Who was involved in Pearl Harbour? The general Hideki Tojo and admiral Isoroku Yamamoto played a very big role in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Tojo was seen as a dictator controlling the Japanese. The Japanese departed in northern japan. The Japanese military and navy was also involved in the attack on December 7 1941. The victims of the Pearl Harbor

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    On December 7th‚1941‚ Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan. On this terrible day‚ over 2‚400 Americans were killed by the bombs that the Japanese dropped. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor for many different reasons. One of the reasons was that the U.S placed an embargo on Japan. The embargo blocked the Japanese from receiving materials such as steel and fuel which were essential items. Another reason is that America did not agree with Japan’s desire to expand in the Pacific. Both entities had their eyes

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    2016 Pearl Harbor The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor was one of‚ if not the‚ most carefully planned attack on a nation at peace. This attack was the final straw for the United States. There were many countries that desperately wanted and/or needed the U.S. to enter World War II. Even so‚ the U.S. tried their hardest to remain neutral and avoid foreign affairs. However‚ an attack on a peaceful nation’s home front is just too much to overlook. Events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor

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    Pearl Harbor‚ named because of the abundance of pearls once found within its protected waters‚ is the largest natural harbor in the State of Hawaii and the number one visitor destination on Oahu. This harbor was mostly known for its beauty. Today is greatly known for the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in the 1094’s. This attack hurt America great‚ but also made America a lot stronger. This attack shaped America into the great country I live in today. On the morning of Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941

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    Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? What was Pearl Harbor? Pearl Harbor was a navy base for the U.S. On December 7‚ 1941 Japanese planes and submarines made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. What was the reason behind Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor? There were at least three reasons why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. There were the U.S. expansion‚ the embargo‚ and Japan’s expansion. The U.S. expansion it helped make the navy bigger. In 1940 president Roosevelt moved U.S. Pacific fleet

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    stand out in American history more than Pearl Harbor. It was‚ and still is today‚ one of the most well-known events of World War II‚ and continues to ignite a strong nationalistic pride for the U.S.’s strong defensive comeback after Pearl Harbor. Though Pearl Harbor is renowned as a military feat‚ it can be argued that Japan’s victory actually was a counterproductive‚ strategic disgrace. Carefully examining the preparation and execution of the attack on Pearl Harbor reveals the many flaws within Japan’s

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    Others ways of thinking also worked against the Americans and contributed to the tragedy at Pearl Harbor. It was thought that keeping the United States Pacific fleet in Hawaii instead of California would actually discourage a Japanese attack (At Dawn We Slept 37) Many Americans thought that Hawaii was an invincible fortress and was too well defended for the Japanese to attack. (At Dawn We Slept 96-97) The question was “will the Japanese attack?” instead of “can they attack?”. It was thought that

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