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    “On Sunday morning‚ 7 December 1941‚ with a devastating surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor by Vice Adrmiral Chuichi Nagumo’s carrier-based planes‚ Japan began her war against the United States.”1 On that Sunday the peaceful paradise of Hawaii was shattered. A surprise Japanese attack on the Island of Oahu and the fleet at Pearl Harbor was caused for one of the most devastating defeats in American military history. On this day a Japanese fleet of six aircraft carriers sat two

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    The Wounds Our Nation Has Faced Two unforgettable attacks that our nation has faced was the attack of Pearl Harbor in December 7‚ 1941 and the attack of the World Trade Centers on September 11‚ 2001. Both these attacks were caused by hatred and superiority. Due to the catastrophic attacks‚ these two events won’t be forgotten easily in our nation’s history. The following is how Pearl Harbor compares to the attacks of 9/11 and how the president’s reacted to such attacks. The attack on September

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    In 1941‚ the attack on Pearl Harbor and the fall of Hong Kong led to the declaration of war between Canada and Japan. The sacrifice of 2‚000 Canadian soldiers in the invasion of Hong Kong raised fear and rage against Japanese on the west coast. Along with several government policies which provide room for the entrenched racism‚ rationality is dissolved into violence and repression which pressures the government for the final detention. Japan was allied with Britain in the First World War‚ thus the

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    The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th‚ 1941 appeared to be quite unexpected to say the least. The American naval fleet on the base of Pearl Harbor suffered a catastrophic blow at the hands of the Japanese army. Ninety minutes after it had all started‚ the attack was over; more than 2000 Americans had lost their lives‚ there was over 1000 wounded‚ a loss of 200 aircraft and the Japanese had managed to sink eighteen ships including five battleships. Compared to the United States of America

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    Franklin Roosevelt Pearl Harbor Address Franklin Roosevelt was the thirty-second president of the United States. He served twelve years and four terms. He fought to keep the United States out of the war and helped those nations that were threatened or attacked. As a result‚ when France fell and Great Britain came under siege in 1940; he began to send all possible aid short of military involvement. The nation’s largest contribution was made to Great Britain in the form of fifty old and out dated

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    "Day of Infamy" On December 7 of 1941‚ Japanese airplanes attacked the naval base of Pearl Harbor with a horrendous attack. With this‚ the 32nd president of the United States‚ president Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ gave his famous speech. Shortly after this‚ the British and United States declared war on Japan. Not so long after‚ Germany declares war on the United States. The attack of Pearl Harbor is to be said as the starting mark of America into the war of World War II. Now technically

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    attack on Pearl Harbor is on the relatively short list of atrocities committed on the U.S. or organized incorporated U.S. territories‚ along with other tragedies such as the September 11th attacks. Considering these hardships do not occur very frequently in America‚ the natural reaction of the citizens is extreme‚ leaving political leaders and powerful figures to calm the chaos. The 32nd U.S. President‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt executed this task on December 8th‚ 1941. He gave his “Pearl Harbor Address”

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    On December 7‚ 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked by hundreds of Japanese fighter jets. United States had been aware of a possible attack since the 1920s‚ though tensions did not begin to grow seriously until Japan’s 1931 invasion of Manchuria. Although the original plan was that the attack wouldn’t begin until thirty minutes after Japan had informed the United States those peace negotiations was at an end. They attacked with no formal declaration of war. The attack was conducted by Commanders Mitsuo

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    Attack on Pearl Harbor "December 17‚ 1941‚ a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of Japan." - Franklin Deleanor Roosevelt At 7:53 AM‚ the aerial onslaught began with the second wave perpetuated at 8:55. A radiogram was sent from the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet: "Airraid on Pearl Harbor. This is no drill." Within two hours‚ the carnage had concluded leaving 2‚403 people dead

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    the Czechs.  Other historical instances would have panned out differently as well‚ like the meeting of Japanese leaders which shows that some of them were firmly against the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  All these scenarios lead to different outcomes than originally took place.  So let’s say the attack on Pearl Harbor didn’t happen‚ the United States would have never joined the war.  Hitler is then assassinated and President Roosevelt doesn’t serve his third term‚ causing Robert Taft to be

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