A Summary On The Raid On Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941: Attacks on Pearl Harbor: Around November 25, the US intercepted a message of an imminent attack on US soil. In addition, Japan started to move its navy towards Hawaii. Washington’s response to this was a warning to Hawaii, indicating the anticipated attack. However, on December 7, 1941, a fleet on Japanese bombers approached Pearl Harbor with the intent to bomb the navy port. US navy ships were left defenseless as the Japanese torpedoes starting to sink them. Within two hours, US lost eight battleships, two cruisers, and more than a hundred planes. About two thousand soldiers died and one thousand were injured. As a result of this attack, President Roosevelt addressed the Congress, asking for the declaration of war. On

What happened during this battle? The Japanese really practiced and prepared carefully for their attack on Pearl Harbor.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his war speech and asserted December 7, 1941 as, “a date which will live in infamy.” The United States’ naval bases stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii were struck by Japanese planes intentionally and promptly. The news of this attack on the Pearl Harbor shocked the world. It was devastating to the nation that were still in the throes of depression. Witnesses of this event painted a portrait of a nation stunned, but determined to rise again. The United States’ government had not disclosed a Pearl Harbor story to the public--that the U.S. had failed to act on advance information about a planned Japanese attack. Japan 's move against the United States was audacious enough to be considered no more than a slight possibility, although the potential for an attack had been widely discussed.

On December 7, 1941 Japan stealthily attacked the U.S. Naval base located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii resulting in many casualties. This IMC plan will outline the objectives, strategies and tactics in order to promote awareness of the attacks as well as develop positive community involvement.

1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor: On December 7, 1941, Japanese military attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This surprise attack left over two thousand people dead and destroyed a majority of the base’s planes and battleships. The United States had previously been neutral and did not have involvement in World War II, but, as a result of the attack, the United States declared war on Japan. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is an important event in history because it is what brought the United States into World War II.

December 7, 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy did an aerial surprise attack on Pearl Harbor the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, in the U. S Territory of Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. This air attack was simultaneous 353 Japanese fighter planes, bombers, and torpedo planes in two waves. Flew low and swiftly threw the harbor The direct result was more than 2,400 American servicemen were killed and over a 1,000 wounded the direct actions of this event lead the U.S. into WWII. The following day president Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan. “A date that will live in infamy” This was a day that our country wishes to never live again. The attack happened in Hawaii at the Naval Military base. Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese planes piloted kamikaze mission was a relentless destroying and doing as much damage as possible over the entire island not just military bases but residential as well dropping low and high attitude bombs. before eventually the ran out of ammo or and crashed their plane into a ship or anything that could be damaged these were call Kamikaze pilots they were men that began an assault on US forces stationed in the Philippines. General Douglas MacArthur had failed to gather intel to the men on board the ships and returning air team to return fire for this attack. The Japanese aircraft destroyed much of USA Air Force that was at the hanger. The Japanese main target the aircraft ship with all the planes was out at sea

It all happened on Sunday the 7th of December 1941, the Japanese began their attack on the American in Oahu on Pearl Harbour. Within two hours within two hours the Japanese had destroyed more than half of America’s equipment including their aircrafts and ships etc. Only chance saved three aircrafts.

On December 7th 1941 at 8:00am hundreds of Japanese fighter aeroplanes attacked the American naval Base at pearl harbour in Hawaii. The battle lasted just two hours, but it was shocking. The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels

The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 was a day that all Americans will remember. It was a day that showed us we were not invincible, we could be struck on our home soil and it scared and demoralized the people of the United States. In an effort to combat that loss of moral and show the Japanese people that they were just as susceptible, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a directive to attack Japan as soon as possible.1 Of the options presented the course of action decided upon would use the Army Air Force and the Navy. Their mission would be to deliver bombers modified to take off from carrier vessels within striking distance of Japan. Then the bombers would launch, fly to, and bomb the cities of Tokyo and Nagoya.2 This mission would come to be known as the Doolittle raid, named for Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle, who planned the mission.3 He was selected by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Chief of Staff of the Army Air Forces.4

A whole death of 2403 Americans plus 1,178 wounded men, along with the sinking of eighteen ships, including five battleships……...This was the repercussion of the Japanese attack on the American Naval fleet on the Pearl Harbor, at Hawaii. The tragedy at Pearl Harbor is also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, but the Japanese military leadership referred to the attack as the Hawaii Operation and Operation AI, and as Operation Z during its planning. The surprise attack creates a profound shock in American people and the pain and losses triggered the people to thrust into the world war II. But the events not only caused to the American invasion to the war but in instead it ignited the fire of patriotism in the minds of the civilians to work

A Day which will live in infamy (Staff, 2009). This famous words were delivered by former United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A day that change America forever. This paper will provide a description of the events that build up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the effects of the attack and will also provide insight on how the United States responded.

The pearl harbor attach was a surprise to the United States, but not to the Japan. They have had this whole attack planned out. The attack was carried out by the Japanese military

Within the horrible tragedies of pearl harbor over 1,177 people died because of the attacks. many students here today would tell you they do not care about the events that took place on this day but just because we weren’t there doesn’t mean we can’t just know happened on that day. December 7, 2011 marks the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack in which over 2,400 members of the United States military were killed. Picture taken December 7, 1941. The USS Arizona, pictured here, sunk after being bombed. 1,177 service members on board were killed.

If I could add one event of U.S History to the current list of ten, I would add The Attack on Pearl Harbor. The Attack on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7, 1941. The events that took place at Pearl Harbor provide insight into the isolationism that preceded the war and the world wide engagement that followed it. This event is a perfect definition of a historic event because its ramifications have made their way through the end of the 20th century and even into the 21st. Although Pearl Harbor was a crime ridden and pain stricken event, it ended up unifying our country and inducing the patriotism that we still experience to this day. Unfortunately, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor also culminated a series of misfortunate events that would

On a pleasant and beautiful Sunday, December 7, 1984, Japan implemented a surprise attack on the US Naval Base in Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii which gave United States a door to enter into World War II. Even though Japan did not follow through with the attack causing the third wave of bombers to break contact from dropping bombs to finish off the rest of the fleet docking in Pearl Harbor, it was a well prepared, and carefully orchestrated attack on the Americans because the Japanese followed almost all the nine Principles of War. However there was one principle that the Japanese did not executed causing them to surrender later on in World War II.