American Opinion Post Pearl Harbor
Numerous American citizens captured similar feelings regarding the Japanese morning attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Consequently, this ruthless attack carried out by the Japanese left the United States bound together by a common thought of victory. The idea that created unity between states and cities was that the U.S. would certainly conquer Japan. Future triumph was a common belief many citizens of the United States possessed after war was declared on Japan.
Interviews were conducted throughout cities in the U.S. to construct a database of the feelings possessed by the public after America entered World War II (WWII). On December 9th after the bombing, Charles S. Potts, a professor at Southern …show more content…
Jefferies, the author, starts chapter eight by stating the home-front citizens’ reasoning for troops to fight was that “combat could seem … glorious and ennobling…” (Jeffries, p. 170). On the contrary, servicemen who had combat experience claimed “They fought instead to support their buddies and their units, to avoid shame or sanctions, to get revenge, especially for Pearl Harbor. They fought above all to win and return home” (Jefferies, p. 172). Similarly, the historian also described that U.S. servicemen’s reasons to fight was “to get the goddamn thing over and get home.” (Jefferies, p. 172) Clearly, there was a divide in American reasoning for fighting in the Great War based on experience and inexperience in combat.
Finally, the emotions of the American population as the United States entered World War II were generally had the same theme. Although they were a country unified by war, their thoughts and feelings about entering WWII were individualized. Some felt the war wasn’t going to last long, they longed for the comfort of their home, and thought of how the Japanese lacked in comparison to the United States. In conclusion, the feelings of American people were united because they all had a similar thought of the eventual victory when America entered the “Good
Numerous American citizens captured similar feelings regarding the Japanese morning attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Consequently, this ruthless attack carried out by the Japanese left the United States bound together by a common thought of victory. The idea that created unity between states and cities was that the U.S. would certainly conquer Japan. Future triumph was a common belief many citizens of the United States possessed after war was declared on Japan.
Interviews were conducted throughout cities in the U.S. to construct a database of the feelings possessed by the public after America entered World War II (WWII). On December 9th after the bombing, Charles S. Potts, a professor at Southern …show more content…
Jefferies, the author, starts chapter eight by stating the home-front citizens’ reasoning for troops to fight was that “combat could seem … glorious and ennobling…” (Jeffries, p. 170). On the contrary, servicemen who had combat experience claimed “They fought instead to support their buddies and their units, to avoid shame or sanctions, to get revenge, especially for Pearl Harbor. They fought above all to win and return home” (Jefferies, p. 172). Similarly, the historian also described that U.S. servicemen’s reasons to fight was “to get the goddamn thing over and get home.” (Jefferies, p. 172) Clearly, there was a divide in American reasoning for fighting in the Great War based on experience and inexperience in combat.
Finally, the emotions of the American population as the United States entered World War II were generally had the same theme. Although they were a country unified by war, their thoughts and feelings about entering WWII were individualized. Some felt the war wasn’t going to last long, they longed for the comfort of their home, and thought of how the Japanese lacked in comparison to the United States. In conclusion, the feelings of American people were united because they all had a similar thought of the eventual victory when America entered the “Good