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The Effect Of Japan's Attack On Pearl Harbor

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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It was one of the biggest attacks on the United States. The attack on Pearl Harbor frightened many people, leading them to believe that Japanese Americans were in on the attack. Due to the widespread panic many Japanese americans, especially those who lived on the coast were sent to Internment Camps. Many Japanese people were sent to internment camps because of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese wanting to gain more control than they already had.
The attack on Pearl Harbor came with no warning. Everyone had started their day like any other completely unaware of the tragic events that would shortly take place. As the article ‘Remembering Pearl Harbor’ said, “At 7:55 a.m., …show more content…

The ship capsized within minutes, killing 429”. Informs the reader what time the attack began. It also explains how to Japanese took action and what weapons they used. After the attack Americans began fearful and began to think that Japanese americans were high risk. As William H Rehnquist states, “The entire nation was stunned by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, but it seemed much closer to home on the West Coast than elsewhere on the mainland. Residents became fearful of ethnic Japanese among them.”Demonstrates how the fear spread quickly and how people treated Japanese Americans differently. Due to the attack on Pearl harbor Japanese Americans were forced to leave their home as Sean McCollum states, “The Pearl Harbor attack turned Japanese-Americans into targets of suspicion, fear, and anger, especially along the West Coast, where their communities were concentrated and where some Americans anticipated an impending invasion. Concerned about spying and sabotage, …show more content…

However during and after Pearl Harbor everyone wanted to know why they had been attack, Merrill Perlman answers that question, “Before 1941, Japan had begun a quest to dominate all of Southeast Asia, the Pacific islands, China, and Australia. The United States, with its fleet at Pearl Harbor, was a major obstacle in Japan's plan to rule the Pacific. That's why the Japanese planned to destroy the American ships and planes in a surprise attack.” This explains that the Japanese were hungry for power, and that they were willing to do anything to get that power. The attack was thought well thought out, according to Merrill Perlman, “The Japanese naval strike force, led by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, sailed from its secret base in Japan on November 26, even as Japanese diplomats were negotiating with American officials hoping to avert a war.” Informs the reader who was leading the naval force during the attack and how the attack started. The Japanese several ships and killed many people as Merrill Perlman states, “Explosion after explosion ripped through many of the ships. Six torpedoes and two bombs sank the battleship West Virginia. The battleship Arizona blew up, killing 1,177 sailors and marines.” Tells how willing the Japanese were to gain control of the Pacific, and what they were willing to do in order to gain that

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