One of the many terrorist attacks on the United States was Pearl Harbor. This tragic event reminded me of another upsetting terrorist attack on the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001. Many people are aware of this strike named Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was the second worst terrorist attack, after September 11, 2001, also known as 9/11.
Our vocabulary words can be used in these questions and can be helpful for our learning in ways to further explain words and sentences or events that occurred in history. One vocabulary word that can be used in relation to these questions is Belligerent. To be belligerent is to be involved in conflict or war, as is Japan, United States, and the Al Qaeda's. Both U.S. and Japan were in conflict and were unhappy with each other and this caused them to be belligerent. The academic vocabulary that played a part in this lesson were words like economic sanctions and trade embargoes. They relate to this topic as a result of when the Unites States placed trade embargoes and economic sanctions after Japan declared war on China. A trade embargo is …show more content…
For example, the 9/11 attack was aiming more towards the civilians and the terrorist from Pearl Harbor were targeting military combats. Another huge difference between the two attacks was how fast the United States retaliated against the terrorist. With 9/11, within a month the United States was at war in Afghanistan with the Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Much like the last difference, this difference has to do with the government. The Pearl Harbor attack was supported by the Japanese government. Whereas the 9/11 attack was just a terrorist attack, with no government involved. One similarity between the two is, both Japan and the Al Qaeda's hinted off they were going to attack us but the United States couldn't put the pieces together to see the attack coming and prepare for it (Kleinsasser, J. whichita.
Our vocabulary words can be used in these questions and can be helpful for our learning in ways to further explain words and sentences or events that occurred in history. One vocabulary word that can be used in relation to these questions is Belligerent. To be belligerent is to be involved in conflict or war, as is Japan, United States, and the Al Qaeda's. Both U.S. and Japan were in conflict and were unhappy with each other and this caused them to be belligerent. The academic vocabulary that played a part in this lesson were words like economic sanctions and trade embargoes. They relate to this topic as a result of when the Unites States placed trade embargoes and economic sanctions after Japan declared war on China. A trade embargo is …show more content…
For example, the 9/11 attack was aiming more towards the civilians and the terrorist from Pearl Harbor were targeting military combats. Another huge difference between the two attacks was how fast the United States retaliated against the terrorist. With 9/11, within a month the United States was at war in Afghanistan with the Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Much like the last difference, this difference has to do with the government. The Pearl Harbor attack was supported by the Japanese government. Whereas the 9/11 attack was just a terrorist attack, with no government involved. One similarity between the two is, both Japan and the Al Qaeda's hinted off they were going to attack us but the United States couldn't put the pieces together to see the attack coming and prepare for it (Kleinsasser, J. whichita.