The Pearl Essay

Japan Paper: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor From the Japanese Perspective World War II was the result of many countries attempting to obtain what did not belong to them. Germany, led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi political party, was attempting to forge a massive German empire out of the German homeland and surrounding territories. The Japanese were attempting to create a massive empire that fanned out in all directions from the mainland islands. With these attempts at gain, massive amounts of…

was warned of the attack and had a very good army, why did they lose against Japan? Pearl Harbor was one of the biggest military bases of the United States, and it was destroyed by a beautifully planned and executed military maneuver, in the words of the Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Husband E. Kimmel. The Japanese army wasn´t as organized as the American one, it didn’t have the same weaponry that the one in Pearl Harbor, but they made it to beat the United States, which pushed them to react…

Justified Bombing at Pearl Harbor. Nearly all of the West Coast navy fleet destroyed. This prepared Japan to make a straightforward attack on the U.S. We were afraid of the many Japanese Americans living on the West coast to help them, considering they’re loyalties were unknown. The decision was made to relocate all of the American citizens with a Japanese ancestry. They were moved to more central America. This was so they were not as close to Military bases and important sites on the west coast…

The Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, was a considerable wake up call to the United States of America. It showed the holes that were in the national defense and opened the eyes of the not only the citizens but the elected officials as well, to the vulnerability of our nation and humbled the country. It also dramatically increased the United States attitude towards joining World War II from complete opposition to full blown support. On December 8th, 1941, one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor the…

On December 7, 1941, a devastating day occurred. Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. near Honolulu, Hawaii. This attack was called Pearl Harbor. The first wave of Japanese pilots came in at around 7:50 am. The Japanese pilots were called torpedo bombers. Torpedo bombers dropped bombs that had propellers on the back of the bomb which would then push the torpedo into the desired target. Around 7:53a.m, more pilots from the first wave came in and the pilots were called dive bombers, these…

"A gigantic fleet has amassed in Pearl Harbor. This fleet will be utterly crushed with one blow at the very beginning of hostilities. Heaven will bear witness to the righteousness of our struggle" –November 1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Rear-Admiral Ito The Japanese during World War Two believed that they were a divine race meant to rule over the rest of the world as shown by the quote from Admiral Ito, stating that Japan believed that there war was a righteous struggle and that the heavens would…

use and had to be sent into dry dock to be repaired. Although we seemed to be fighting an uphill battle, the US would not let a terroristic attack keep them down. Something had to be done about the country who carried out Operation Z. The attack on Pearl Harbor proved the effectiveness of aircraft carriers. They allowed a greater striking distance and quicker attack times for planes.…

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor “When I went into the barracks later that day, I saw long rows of dead or injured sailors,” said Pearl Harbor survivor. The Japanese army flew aircrafts into Pearl Harbor. Then, they dropped bombs killing over 2,300 people, destroying twenty ships, and 300 aircrafts. This resulted in the United States entering World War II. On December 7th, 1941, a devastating tragedy happened on the Hawaiian harbor called Pearl Harbor. Japan’s preparation for the attack, the…

creates a different perspective of FDR’s knowledge of Pearl Harbor. John M. Schuessler is a professor in the department of international affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. His expertise lies in international relations theory, security studies, and diplomatic history. Schuessler argues that leaders resort to deception to sell wars to their publics and FDR did not know that there would be an attack on Pearl Harbor. However, FDR did know his actions…

Six days ago, on the morning of December 7, 1941 thousands of Japanese fighter planes attacked at Honolulu, Hawaii at the American Naval base by Pearl Harbor. The attack on us, the Americans, only lasted two hours, but the damage was significant. The Japanese destroyed nearly 20 American naval ships and over 300 airplanes. Many lives were lost, almost 2,000 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded. President Franklin D. Roosevelt just declared war on Japan. The effect of that now is that…