America. It was the day when 2‚403 innocent men lost their lives that morning by Japan’s surprise attack. This surprise attack later involved the United States in World War 2‚ even though they tried so hard not to involve themselves in all the trouble. Now the real question is‚ why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? There are a couple reasons why Japan wanted to attack Pearl Harbor. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because they believed that the Yamato race was the superior one and their ruling needed to expand
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naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The surprising tactical attack caused many American casualties as well as destroyed much of the U.S. naval base. As the attack on Pearl Harbor was the costliest naval disaster for the U.S.‚ this will remain an unforgettable day in history. However‚ during the times of surprise for military and civilian communities‚ the Army Medical Department was able to handle the casualties due to the prewar emergency planning. As the attack on Pearl Harbor came as a shock
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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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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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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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Pacific Fleet in its port at Pearl Harbor‚ which is located in Hawaii. This was the day that 2‚335 military personnel were killed‚ including 2‚008 navy personnel‚ 109 marines‚ and 218 army soldiers. Added to this were 68 civilians‚ making it a total of 2‚403 losing their lives on that faithful day. Some 1‚200 were injured in the attack. "The Japanese had rehearsed the attack for a year practicing on a model mock up until they achieved an 80% hit rate." -"Pearl harbor" WebMD‚ 6 Oct. 2016‚ www.history
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December 1941‚ the first of two waves of Japanese aircraft began their attack on the US Pacific Fleet‚ moored at Pearl Harbor on the Pacific island of Oahu. Within two hours of the attack‚ five battleships had been sunk‚ another 16 damaged‚ and 188 aircraft destroyed. The two attacks killed just under 100 Japanese but over 2‚400 Americans‚ with another 1‚178 injured. The Japanese were lead by Tojo and Yamamoto. Pearl harbor was a massive event in history that will always be remembered‚ but catastrophic
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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‚ the war started earlier in about 1921-1922‚ when Adolf Hitler
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day that will always be remembered in American history. At the time‚ President Franklin D. 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
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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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