Early morning of 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
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countries weren ’t happy about their situation and one of them was Japan. In this essay I am going to discuss why Japanese attack the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor‚ Japan getting stronger‚ about atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ was Truman right to drop it. War in Pacific began when General Tojo‚ Chief Minister of Japan‚ on Sunday 7 December 1941 decided to attack Pearl Harbor‚ in Hawaii. USA was not at the war that time and no one was at the anti-aircraft guns. Meanwhile‚ 300 kilometers
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Pearl Harbor was an American naval base based in Honolulu‚ Hawaii which harbored eight American battle ships. Just before 8:00 AM on December 7th‚ 1941‚ Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese fighter planes. The attack lasted just two hours but left severe damages too many people stationed there‚ ships‚ planes‚ and the American people. The attack came as a surprise for the people of America and the men and women stationed at the naval base. Japanese fighter planes successfully destroyed twenty American
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Attack Bombs‚explosions‚horrific screams from the innocent citizens and soldiers of Pearl Harbor will be remembered throughout history. 1941 was the year the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The United States was deep in World War 2 on the European front. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was a new front for the US in the war. What lead the Japanese to attacked the US at Pearl Harbor? On December 7‚ 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese planes and submarines. The Japanese had a plan called
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American history. On this day more than 2‚400 Americans were killed and 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
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Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Many hypotheses and theories exist for why that fateful day occurred in history. Was Japan trying to take over the world and the United States stood in their way? Did we deserve this? I believe Japan attacked Pearl Harbor for a combination of reasons. War is never simple and I have to believe that it is never just the fault of one. I believe that the combination of a breakdown of relations with the US‚ Japan’s imperialistic actions‚ and the US’s restriction on trade
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Everyone knows about Pearl Harbor. But we never look at the Japanese point of view. Japan had many reasons to attack America. In the 1920’s Japan’s population boomed. They had so many babies‚ the limited resources of food and oil in Japan couldn’t meet everyone’s needs. Militarists in Japan saw an opportunity to get more resources. The oil-rich parts of China caught their hopeful eyes. The militarists proposed to the imperial government taking that part of China. But‚ the civil government turned
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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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entering a six year war with the Japanese and their allies Germany and Italy. This war had ended with the axis surrendering on May 8th 1945. The Manhattan Project‚ because of the attack‚ and the Casablanca Conference are very important on what and why this tragic event happened. The Manhattan Project “started during the fall of 1939‚ when President F. D. Roosevelt was made aware of the possibility that German scientists were racing to build an atomic bomb and was warned that Hitler would be more
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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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