Empire of Japan

those two events the Soviet Union has also declared war on Japan. Being the last of the Axis powers, Japan was running out of time, surrounded on all sides with no aide. Previously, on July 26, 1945, the United States had previously sent Japan the Potsdam Declaration, a statement which outlined the terms for surrender and promised Japan would suffer “prompt and utter destruction.” With no option left besides complete annihilation, Japan agreed to compromise with the Allied powers, with the…

ships and 300 aircrafts. Japan only lost 100 men and thirty aircrafts, which is significantly less than the U.S.’s 2,300 men and 300 aircrafts. Most people weren’t aware of the attack until it was too late. The military’s tracking system not locating Japanese aircrafts is a big factor in why so many people perished.…

December 7,1941, the gruesome attack on the "Gibraltar of the Pacific " or better known as Pearl Harbor, carried out by the Japanese. This was “a day that will live in infamy” (Franklin D. Roosevelt). 10 weeks after this fatal attack on our military, February 19, 1942 was a day in American history that would show other countries, Americas true colors. Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, authorized the evacuation of over 100,000 Japanese citizens to be relocated…

estimated 70,000 to 100,000 people immediately. Due to amount of civilian deaths this led to, we often ask ourselves if the bombings over these Japanese cities were necessary. To debate wether the bombing was necessary we should pay attention to Japans decision to continue to not surrender after the first bombing. If a country is that proud and resilient for them to still refuse to surrender after one nuclear bombing killing between 70,000 to 100,000…

Japan attacked the American navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. In response, the United States declared war on Japan. Japan's Axis allies including Nazi Germany, declared war on the United States days after the attack, bringing the United States into World War II. The conflict was a bitter one. Both sides interred enemy aliens. Japanese resistance remained fierce. The Pacific War lasted until September 1, 1945, when Japan surrendered in response to the American atomic bombings…

On December 7, 1941, Daniel Inouye knew his life had changed. He explained that he was getting ready for church like any other Sunday until he heard an announcement on the radio announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor. Looking towards Pearl Harbor, huge amounts of smoke could be seen and three Japanese aircrafts soared above him. About a month after the attack, the United States government designated all Japanese Americans as 4C, enemy alien. “So here I was, 17 years old, who considered himself…

The 1940’s represented a time of growth and change in the United States, fueled by World War II. War broke out between countries and trust became an issue in some of those countries. The United States started to look at the Japanese different after Pearl Harbor. Anti-Japanese paranoia increased because of a large Japanese presence on the West Coast. Due to all of this paranoia, the United States created Japanese Internment camps. Japanese Internment camps incarcerated more than 120,000…

Harbor by Japan. America passed laws and tried hard to avoid getting into war after the result of World War I, but the bombing of Pearl Harbor was the event. During World War II the United States and Japan had many battles between each other, it was difficult for both countries. Many people died on both sides, but Japan had more casualties. The Japan fighting style was fighting to finish and not surrendering no matter what. During the later battles between Japan and United States, Japan started…

attack? Did the U.S. strike back? Japan was scared of the U.S.’s Pacific Fleet that might stop the Japanese invasions. The U.S. stopped sending some oil to Japan and that hurt Japan very badly. The U.S. was against many actions that Japan had done. Pearl Harbor was a place where the U.S. suffered many casualties, wasn’t a smart place for Japan to attack, and where Japan suffered many repercussions. The U.S. suffered many casualties in the attack of Pearl Harbor. Japan targeted and took out…

December 7th, 1941. That was the day Pearl harbor was attacked. The day 2,300 Americans died. The day everything changed. Japanese attack planes flew over the American islands of Hawaii dropping several bombs for several hours. America had joined World War II. “Breaking News has just come in,” Stated the news anchor speaking on national television. “Pearl Harbor is currently under attack, bombs are being dropped by one Japanese plane after another destroying hundreds of military aircrafts and…