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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December 7‚ 1941 was the day that America’s freedom went under attack. Japan flew six aircrafts over an American naval base in Hawaii. This naval base was most commonly known as Pearl Harbor. This day went down as one of the most memorable days in history. Because it was so shocking‚ everyone was left asking themselves‚ “Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?” Many things led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor but some of the most important events were that the U.S. put an embargo on oil to Japan‚ they expanded
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A terrible tragedy occurred on December 7‚ 1941‚ Japanese planes pounced on a naval base in Hawaii near Pearl Harbor. The attack lasted only two hours‚ but the results were tragic. Huge battleships were at the bottom of the ocean‚ more than 2‚000 American soldiers dead‚ and 1‚000 wounded soldiers. The U.S didn’t sit on their ass‚ they declared war on Japan for their unexpected barrage. FDR was the U.S current president and he was hiding an atomic bomb that could ruin Japan and it was going to be
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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 due to crippling the United States since they both would have gone
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that briefly summarized what happened the day before in Pearl Harbor‚ near to Honolulu Hawaii. The attack on Pearl Harbor struck the United States of America by surprise‚ no declaration of war was made by one nation against the other one‚ but still Japan sent Bombers from distant aircraft carriers in order to attack the American Naval base that served as the western military outpost for the US. To understand the reasons behind this attack one has to go back to the time after World War 1 to the Versailles’s
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December 7‚ 1941‚ Pearl Harbor was attacked in one of the worst attacks in American History. The attack on Pearl Harbor cost the United States 2‚500 lives‚ wounded 1‚000 people‚ heavily damaged or destroyed 18 ships‚ and destroyed or put out of action close to 300 airplanes (History). The USS Arizona was hit the hardest and lost the most. Almost nine minutes after being hit four times by Japanese bombers‚ the USS Arizona sank taking 1‚177 crew members with her (History). This is the story of the
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Attack on Pearl Harbor How did the Attack on Pearl Harbor impact upon the course and outcomes of WW2 locally and globally? At 7:48am‚ on the 7th of December‚ 1941‚ 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft attacked the American base located on the south side of Hawaii. The unexpected attack on America‚ lasting for two hours‚ resulted in all eight U.S. Navy battleships damaged‚ with four sunk. More than 2‚000 American soldiers and civilians were killed‚ with more than 1‚000 others injured. The attack was intended
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Attack on Pearl Harbor The Battle of Pearl Harbor‚ also most know as the attack on Pearl Harbor The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service‚ planned a surprise military strike called Operation Z against the United Sates naval base at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii Territory‚ Untied states entered World War II‚ because of the attack. The attack it placed on December 7‚1941. At 7:48am Hawaiian time. February 1922 At the Washington Conference‚ nine nations‚ including Japan and the United States‚ accept limits on
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On December 7‚ 1941 came a great shock when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. At first‚ the United States and Japan were negotiating with each other to avoid going to war with each other. The United States took all possible measures to avoid entering into World War II. However‚ when planes from six Japanese aircraft carriers launched an attack on the American naval base and airfields located at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii that all ended. This tragic event propelled the United States into World War II‚ fighting
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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 that the Dutch East Indies would be the best place to gain resources. But they knew that an attack on the Dutch East Indies would probably bring the
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