December 7‚ 1941‚ approximately 350 Japanese fighter planes‚ bombers‚ and torpedo planes attacked Pearl Harbor‚ an American naval base located near Honolulu‚ Hawaii. This two-hour bombardment destroyed roughly 20 American ships and 300 airplanes. By the end‚ nearly 2‚500 American soldier and sailors died‚ while 1‚000 were left wounded. On December 8‚ 1941‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan‚ going on to saying‚ “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion
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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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On Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan launched a sneak attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor‚ destroying the peace of a beautiful Hawaiian morning and leaving much of the fleet broken and burning. The destruction and death that the Japanese military put upon Pearl Harbor that day was 18 naval vessels (including eight battleships) sunk or heavily damaged‚ 188 planes destroyed‚ over 2‚000 servicemen killed was exacerbated by the fact that American commanders in Hawaii were caught by surprise
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nations on the other continents could possibly attack the US. Americans were neutral to the war in Europe. What they didn’t anticipate was that they were the ones being targeted. The United States was going to be invited into the war with an attack from Japan at Pearl Harbor. But was the United States invited in or inviting themselves into the war? From the actions of the United States‚ they invited Japan’s war to come to them. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Americans were living life as usual. They
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Japan initiated the Pearl Harbor attack with the intention of preventing Americans from joining World War II. With the war expanding in Europe‚ Japan had joined the Axis side and intended to widen their territory in Asia. The greatest threat to the plans of the Japanese was the United States entry into the war and the supply of raw materials to the opposing powers. At the time of the attack in 1941‚ the Americans had avoided full involvement in the war and they intended to bring supplies to the countries
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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. The Japanese attacked for three reasons
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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 reasons Japan striked was due to crippling the United States since they both would have gone to war in the Pacific Ocean
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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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over 1‚100 were injured. On this day‚ Japan launched a surprise‚ military‚ aerial attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The next day the United States declared war on Japan and eventually led to the country’s entry into World War II. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor for many reasons. One reason was because the embargo the U.S. put in place against Japan. This embargo blocked Japan from receiving steel and aviation fuel as well as other military supplies. Japan also feared the U.S. would stop them
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japan was at war with China. Despite being a military superpower‚ their war with China was using up their resources. During that time‚ most of their resources especially oil were coming from the US. The US did not approve of Japanese aggression in China and they declared an embargo on Japan. This means they would stop supplying Japan with raw materials. So where would Japan get their resources to continue the war now? The Japanese High Command carefully discussed this and came up with the conclusion
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