On December 7th 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because they were tired of negotiations with the United States. When Japan dropped the bomb on Pearl Harbor, it completely destroyed several American battleships. “Behind them left chaos, 2403 dead, 188 destroyed planes and a crippled Pacific Fleet that included 8 damaged or destroyed battleships” (“Pearl Harbor”). Of course, America responded quickly, “The day after the attack, before a joint session of Congress, President Roosevelt made his famous speech that labeled December 7 as ‘a date which will live in infamy’ (Curtis). It was a huge surprise that Japan could carry so many troops that far to another part of the globe and attack them without anyone knowing it. However, even if America had already responded to it immediately, they still couldn’t forget the humiliation from Japan, and that is why America dropped the atomic
On December 7th 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because they were tired of negotiations with the United States. When Japan dropped the bomb on Pearl Harbor, it completely destroyed several American battleships. “Behind them left chaos, 2403 dead, 188 destroyed planes and a crippled Pacific Fleet that included 8 damaged or destroyed battleships” (“Pearl Harbor”). Of course, America responded quickly, “The day after the attack, before a joint session of Congress, President Roosevelt made his famous speech that labeled December 7 as ‘a date which will live in infamy’ (Curtis). It was a huge surprise that Japan could carry so many troops that far to another part of the globe and attack them without anyone knowing it. However, even if America had already responded to it immediately, they still couldn’t forget the humiliation from Japan, and that is why America dropped the atomic