Dbq Attack On Pearl Harbor

To begin with, the underlying cause of Japan attacking Pearl Harbor has to deal with the United States stopping Japan’s efforts to create a new world order. In 1938, Japan announced their plan for a new

Japan had been the one to bomb Pearl Harbor. The bombs had killed more than 2,300 Americans in the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. This act had destroyed the U.S.S. Arizona and the U.S.S. Oklahoma completely. This attack had beached and /or sank ships but damaged about 9 others. Aircrafts were destroyed and damaged.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a tragic event which occurred on December 7, 1941. As some call it, this was the awakening of the sleeping giant. World War 2 had already started and the US had attempted to stay neutral but as Japan dropped bombs over the island of Oahu on the US naval base the US was sent straight into war. Japan was upset and angry and the US for the things they have been doing lately so they finally got tired of it and they dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor.

(Higgs). Japan was angered by the United States putting these sanctions on them, as they thought of the attack on China as internal affairs. As many countries in Europe also placed economic sanctions on Japan , that led to Japan withdrawing from the League of Nations in 1933. After withdrawing from the League of Nations, Japan launched a huge attack on eastern China and eventually Japan took over the capital of China, Nanking. ("Japan Launches A Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941"). The view on Japan to worsened when Japan sunk an American Gunboat, Panay, while the boat was on patrol on the Yangtze River. The Japanese later apologized for the sinking of the Panay but the chances for an American-Japanese battle increase. ("Japan Launches A Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941").

On December 7, 1941, early in the morning Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. Nobody expected this. Japanese planes destroyed approximately 20 American naval vessels, and nearly 300 airplanes. 2000 American people were killed, and more than 100 injured.

The first attack against the U.S. done by the Japanese was the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor just before 8 a.m., it was devastating. The Japanese fighter planes destroyed around 20 naval ships and eight of them were some of the United State’s biggest battleships. The Japanese didn’t just destroy vessels, they also managed to destroy around 300 airplanes. The amount of American soldier’s lives lost was heart-rending, there were over 2,000 Soldiers and Sailors lost from the American fleet. There were also more than 1,000 wounded or critically injured on that horrifying day. The day of the Pearl Harbor attacks became known as “a date which will live in infamy”, and this day was only the beginning. This was only the midpoint of Japan’s attacks, the second half was the Bataan Death March.

As Harry Albright once said, “Underlying every successful naval or military operation there must be a plan,” and after accessing the damage, President Roosevelt would recuperate and strike back. In terms of destruction and fatality, 2300 American servicemen died and 68 civilians perished as well in the attack. Many of the vessels docked in Pearl Harbor were lost or destroyed, 18 of them, and 188 aircraft was damaged (Richardson). The Japanese decided the attack “would come in two waves one hour apart. First target priority would be the large American aircraft carriers, then the battleships and the cruisers,” (Albright p.51).

When the attack on Pearl Harbor was over, many people died or they suffered critical injuries. Moreover,the attack was a complete surprise to the citizens that live in Fort Island. According to,(www.history.com) the attack took around 10 minutes. Also,”the total number of military personnel killed was 2,335”(visitpearlharbor.org). There was also, “2,008 navy personnel, 109 marines, and 218 army”(visitpearlharbor.org). Additionally, there was “68 civilians” that died with most of them were from the USS Arizona by 1,177 people (visitpearlharbor.org). Not to mention,the amount of people who were injured “came in 1,143” (visitpearlharbor.org). In addition,the “Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor crippled or destroyed nearly 20 American ships” (www.history.com).

IT was an unannounced, brutal attack upon the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This unexpected attack radically changed America and the rest of the world. Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest tragedies ever to Americans. This horrible act committed by the Japanese was enough to send the United States, which was neutral at the time, into World War II. As some people said this was the awakening of a "Sleeping Giant”.

On the morning of December 7th, 1941, the Imperial Japanese navy conducted a surprise military strike against the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This attack led to the United States entry into World War II. The attack was an attempt to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions of the Empire of Japan. Pearl Harbor was a major turning point in World War II and American History that led to major technological advances throughout the war as well as high tension between Americans and Japanese for years to come.

At 7.55am on Sunday 7 December 1941, the Japanese began their attack on the US Pacific Fleet, at Pearl Harbor. Within two hours, five battleships had been sunk, another 16 damaged, and 188 aircraft destroyed. Only chance saved three US aircraft carriers, usually stationed at Pearl Harbor but assigned elsewhere on the day. The attacks killed under 100 Japanese but over 2,400 Americans (Source:A) The Japanese plan was simple: Destroy the Pacific Fleet.

The day Pearl Harbor was attacked was December 7th 1941, or better know as the day of infamy. In this paper we are going to outline the attack on Pearl Harbor, why it was attacked, how it was attacked, and the effects of the attack.

The American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese navy and air force because of the economic sanctions and embargos placed on Japan by the United States government. The tension between the United States and Japan were very high. Japan had forcefully expanded into China

The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor Introduction On December 7, 1941 at 7:30am, occurred a disastrous event that changed the American History. It started with Japan's plans to build an empire of countries in which they could control completely in the Southeast Asia and the Pacific, but United States, didn't like that and banned all exports to Japan. Japan knew the only country that could mess up their plans and stop them was, America. So they decided to destroy the greatest naval force there was, the US Pacific Fleet Pearl Harbor, especially the fleet and three aircraft carriers.

The morning of December 7, Japan ships were within 230 miles of Hawaii, but were not noticed because of the changed radio signals. An hour before the attack Washington intercepted a message from Japan threatening war. They forwarded the message to Hawaii minutes before the attack, but Hawaii did not receive until after the attack. The attack lasted two hours, and came in two waves. The first wave came in undetected, and consisted of 183 fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes. The second wave came in, and faced resistance from American anti-aircraft fire. The second attack consisted of 168 fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes, while adding 28 submarines, 5 two-men and two-torpedo mini subs. The attack destroyed 19 vessels and around 250 aircraft, and killed 2400 soldiers. 90% of the damage was caused by the first wave of