On December 7, 1941, it will be a day that will always be remembered as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt commemorated as “the date which will live in infamy”1. This was a day when the Japanese unexpectedly attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This was an attack that caused many American causalities, and American citizens really became furious. The hatred that filled the hearts of many Americans could be shown through President Roosevelt’s appeal to Congress to declare war against Japan. The attack on Pearl Harbor will always be unforgettable day in history and something that affected the United States involvement in World War Two. As the United States started to fear more of a Japanese attack, they tried to increase
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President Roosevelt called December 7, “…a date which will live in infamy.”1 On December 11, Germany and Italy had declared war on the United States, which dragged the United States into global conflict. Around seven months after the attack, the fuel supplies that were not targets in the attack had helped defeat the Japanese carrier task force by the United States Pacific Fleet in the battle of Midway. The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and forced Japan and their Axis Alliance to surrender on August 14, …show more content…
There are many points at which most of this tragedy could have been prevented, but through many error and poor decisions, nothing was done until it was too late. Today, seventy-five years after the attack, the USS Arizona National Memorial stands above the remains of the battleship, which commemorates the Americans who died.4 But even with all the tremendous loses suffered on that day, the patriotism of many Americans did not decrease but instead increased and no pride was lost. The crews of the many ships of Pearl Harbor were on the decks for the morning colors and even singing The Star-Spangled Banner. Even though one band was interrupted by the gunfire and the bombing from Japanese planes, not a single crew member moved until the last note was
President Roosevelt called December 7, “…a date which will live in infamy.”1 On December 11, Germany and Italy had declared war on the United States, which dragged the United States into global conflict. Around seven months after the attack, the fuel supplies that were not targets in the attack had helped defeat the Japanese carrier task force by the United States Pacific Fleet in the battle of Midway. The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and forced Japan and their Axis Alliance to surrender on August 14, …show more content…
There are many points at which most of this tragedy could have been prevented, but through many error and poor decisions, nothing was done until it was too late. Today, seventy-five years after the attack, the USS Arizona National Memorial stands above the remains of the battleship, which commemorates the Americans who died.4 But even with all the tremendous loses suffered on that day, the patriotism of many Americans did not decrease but instead increased and no pride was lost. The crews of the many ships of Pearl Harbor were on the decks for the morning colors and even singing The Star-Spangled Banner. Even though one band was interrupted by the gunfire and the bombing from Japanese planes, not a single crew member moved until the last note was