“December 7, 1941 a day that will live in infamy.” This quote was from Franklin Roosevelt’s speech after The Pearl Harbor Attack. This was a dark day for America. Bombs dropped on all 31 of the navy’s ships in Pearl Harbor and not to mention the around 2,000 American men that were killed during the attack. To this day, this date brings back emotion and melancholy to the nation, but with this critical event, it shall never be forgotten.
This is a day triumphs many others in the American history. Events like this stand out from other wars, battles, and attacks for one main reason: this attack wasn’t America versus America, it was a crime against humanity by another country. The Civil war, assassinations of U.S. Presidents, and other American …show more content…
It was a death sentence to everyone inside the ships. The men were trapped inside them for weeks on end and died because they couldn’t get out. No one was prepared for the event either. Most of the men thought that the pilots were practicing, and they were mad by having the nerve to pratice on a Sunday because of Sundays importance. In the U.S., Sundays represent, for some religions, a holy day of rest and worship. By the Japanese attacking them it was a slap in the face to many religious people in the U.S. Since the Japanese thought that Americans were only rich idiots, honoring something holy to them is regardless.
By the act of extreme violence, the Japanese showed us they didn’t care about a fair fight with the U.S. or the Allies. This is one of the reasons why the U.S. entered the the war and arose their hatred to Japan. Americans will never forget the inhumanity Japan gave to Pearl Harbor that day. They left no ship unbombed, even if it meant a suicide attack. They stopped at nothing to make sure they inflicted as many casualties and show America how great they thought they were. But America stood up to the fight to make sure the world knew what America was made of after December 7,
This is a day triumphs many others in the American history. Events like this stand out from other wars, battles, and attacks for one main reason: this attack wasn’t America versus America, it was a crime against humanity by another country. The Civil war, assassinations of U.S. Presidents, and other American …show more content…
It was a death sentence to everyone inside the ships. The men were trapped inside them for weeks on end and died because they couldn’t get out. No one was prepared for the event either. Most of the men thought that the pilots were practicing, and they were mad by having the nerve to pratice on a Sunday because of Sundays importance. In the U.S., Sundays represent, for some religions, a holy day of rest and worship. By the Japanese attacking them it was a slap in the face to many religious people in the U.S. Since the Japanese thought that Americans were only rich idiots, honoring something holy to them is regardless.
By the act of extreme violence, the Japanese showed us they didn’t care about a fair fight with the U.S. or the Allies. This is one of the reasons why the U.S. entered the the war and arose their hatred to Japan. Americans will never forget the inhumanity Japan gave to Pearl Harbor that day. They left no ship unbombed, even if it meant a suicide attack. They stopped at nothing to make sure they inflicted as many casualties and show America how great they thought they were. But America stood up to the fight to make sure the world knew what America was made of after December 7,