Infamy In Ww2

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.

Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, and was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Just before 8 a.m. on that Sunday morning, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, where they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded. The day after the assault,

Pearl harbor is an event that will never be forgotten and the men and women who gave there lives to protect and serve their country will be remembered. But remember the America was the country who would reign victorious and put a stop to

December 7th started as a normal Sunday morning for most. When at approximately 7;55 that all changed. “The first wave of 181 Japanese aircraft arrived”(Lee). The Japanese wreaked havoc for almost an entire hour. The second wave of Japanese aircraft showed up at around 8:50. At that time the Americans were able to scrounge together the little bit of defense they still had left. When the attackers had finally retreated, the scene of Pearl Harbor was frightening. In just two hours the Japanese had “sunk eight battleships, three destroyers, three light cruisers and,four other auxiliary ships were sunk, badly damaged or, capsized”(Lee). Leaving 2,403 Americans dead and over 1,100 wounded. Americans had managed to shoot down twenty nine Japanese

Pearl Harbor was one of the worst days in America which led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proclaim December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy". (Wikipedia) The attack on Pearl Harbor left “Ninety minutes after it began, the attack was over. 2,008 sailors were killed and 710 others wounded; 218 soldiers and airmen (who were part of the Army until the independent U.S. Air Force was formed in 1947) were killed and 364 wounded; 109 marines were killed and 69 wounded; and 68 civilians were killed and 35 wounded. In total, 2,403 Americans died and 1,178 were wounded” (Wikipedia) This attack by Japan led the United States into the war but also a bigger war with Japan which

December 7th, 1941. The day 2,403 lives were lost, including sixty eight civilians* would be marked forever in United States’ history. Today Americans remember this day as this as day Japan’s Navy Air Service attacked America’s Navy. Not only was society affected during this tragic day but because of the amount of ships and sailors lost, America was felt need to formally join World War II (WWII). This eventually leads to the world being forever altered.

“A date which will live in infamy” a quote from President Franklin Roosevelt, the president during the attack, infamy means being well known for something bad or having a bad quality. That's exactly what the attack on Pearl Harbor was, it was awful and will be remembered for being very tragic. The attack took place on December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor was a U.S naval base in Hawaii, more specifically the island of Oahu. The attackers were the Japanese, the American soldiers knew this because when they started flying overhead they could see the “rising sun” flag on the bottom sides of the plane's wings. The attack is a major reason that the U.S entered WWII.

On the morning of December 7, 1941, U.S. commanders at Pearl Harbor were caught off guard when Japan executed one of the most remarkable examples of military deception in world history. While the mainland Americans went about their normal Sunday activities, the Empire of Japan was in the process of launching a world changing event. The attack on Pearl Harbor set into motion a series of events that unified America and most importantly shaped a nation.

December 7th, 1941. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 353 Japanese air force bombers attacked the closet American naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese destroyed over 19 aircraft carriers, 188 attack airplanes and killing over 2,000 americans resulting in one of the greatest and deadliest sneak attack on American soil ever.

Haper Lee uses characters in To Kill a Mockingbird to explain issues that were plaguing the state of Alabama in the 1930’s. The character of Dolphus Raymond is used to explain the racism of America. Aunt Alexandra and Scout Finch are show in conjunction to outline the gender stereotypes woned faced and the Cunninghams are used to delineate the effect the Great Depression had on the south. Lee uses the character of Dolphus Raymond to demonstrate and explain the racism and prejudice that was running through southern states, like Alabama, in the 1930’s.

Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1942, was the catastrophic event that lead the government of the United States to place Japanese American citizens into camps. I used the website Tellingstories.org/interment to read about peoples expirences during the camps. I read an amazing story

The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred December 7, 1941. It was the Japanese who attack the U.S at its Naval base. President Roosevelt described this day as a day of infamy. The main reason the Japanese attacked the U.S was because they knew that the U.S would interfere when they were going to defeat Southeast Asia , so they attack the U.S Naval base at Pearl Harbor.

The Battle of Pearl Harbor was a very important factor in the outcome of World War II and lead the United States to enter the war. The battle or sometimes called invasion of Pearl Harbor happened on the morning of December 7th, 1941. It is as Franklin Roosevelt said in a speech addressed to the U.S. and congress, “a date that will live in infamy.” In this Roosevelt symbolically states that the bombing of Pearl Harbor will be the start of a chain of events leading to many serious outcomes and events that will change the course of history.

Pearl Harbor is one of the United State’s many naval bases. On December 7, 1941 also called the “Day of Infamy” was one day American’s will never

December 7th, 1941 was the day the bombing of Pearl Harbor began, this day will forever be remember as it was a day in history that shall never be forgotten. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a horrible experience where the imperial Japanese navy attacked those involved with the U.S naval base at the Pearl Harbor located in Hawaii. Alongside of the bombing there was also many colossal interesting events that took place during the bombing of Pearl Harbor which led up to World War II for the United States.