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morning. It was an unannounced, fierce attack upon the united states naval base in pearl harbor. Hawaii pearl harbor directed by Japanese airplanes was the bloody start of a dreadful war amongst japan and the united states. Numerous us staff passing were considered well the same number of injured. A shocked and appalled America abruptly found itself at war. How was Hawaii's geographic area a key component of pearl harbor assault? USS Arizona sailors enjoyed a longer than normal wake-up…

When you think of Hawaii what do you think of? You’re probably thinking of palm trees, hot weather, beaches, and paradise. On December 7, 1941, this Sunday morning was different. Pearl Harbor, a giant U.S. military base, was attacked by more than 350 Japanese planes. Want to know more about this tragic event? Well then you’re in luck! In 1853 Japan opened its doors to world trade. Japan’s society grew quickly. its military grew powerful. Japan started dreaming of becoming a world power. However,…

When a country such as the United States enters a war, typically an important event has occurred to force them to do so. For World War II, it was the attack on Pearl Harbor. For the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it was the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11th. These events, very significant in American history, are known as “days of infamy”. Without their impact on the United States and the rest of the world, life today might be much different. These direct attacks to American soil aren’t…

On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, HI. This attack is what ultimately led the U.S. into World War II. When U.S. citizens are taught about the attack on Pearl Harbor they tend to only hear the horrifying stories of how the U.S. was surprise attacked and did nothing to provoke it. As horrible as it is due to the lives lost and damage caused to the United States’ Naval fleet the U.S. may have instigated and gave reason for Japan to attack. There are…

Pearl Harbor was a truly fun and educational movie. This movie is of course based upon the events that happened at the Pearl Harbor Naval base on the morning of December 7, 1941, which includes both the time before the strike, and the events that followed. This movie takes place in Hawaii on the deck of a nuclear aircraft carrier. Throughout the movie, the main focus was to portray American patriotism. I believe they did a great job in doing this. The major characters in this movie are: Ben…

Toward the end of the attack at Pearl Harbor, Admiral IsorokuYamamoto, on the Combined Fleet flagship, rose to his feet and said, “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” Ironically, at the dawn of the World War II, of September 1, 1939, only a little more than two years prior, the United States did not have the security or the military alliances to engage in this full scale global struggle, World War II. Indeed, the predominant political…

"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…

Pearl Harbor Speech On December 7th, 1941 the attack on Pearl Harbor took place. This surprise attack shocked not just the United States, but also the rest of the world. There were thousands of injuries and casualties in Hawaii that day, and the U.S. navy was left stunned. America had believed that the base at Pearl Harbor was safe; therefor, they were not ready for an attack. Ships were sunk, or completely destroyed and many lives were changed forever. There was also the USSR’s war with Germany…

Prior to the attack of Pearl Harbor the general view was that this was a European problem and in Asia, Japan was invading places they had never heard of, so no one really wanted to get involved in something that did not directly affect them. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the American population wanted nothing but the destruction of the Empire of Japan. It was wrongly taught that the US also declared war on Germany at the same time. This was not correct, the US originally only declared war…

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…