The day of December 7, 1941 had immense impacts on om American history. On that morning Pearl Harbor, a United States naval base in Hawaii, was attacked by Japanese bombers killing thousands of people and injuring many more(Paul Davis, ABC-CLIO). Nearly twenty American naval ships were destroyed along with about three hundred planes(Davis, ABC-CLIO). A day later Congress approved President Roosevelt’s declaration of war. Conflict with Japan, however, had been imminent for decades. American officials issued sanctions and trade embargoes against Japan to combat their aggression towards China (History.com). Earlier in 1941, Japan entered into negotiations with American officials about expansion into asian countries. However, these negotiations failed prompting Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor (History.com) . This event had multiple impacts throughout short and long term. For instance, in the short term, it destroyed American naval equipment and united American people behind the war effort. In the long term it changed the way other powerful nations view the United States because of their use of the atomic bomb against Japan.
