The Pearl Harbor Attack On America

It all started the morning of December 7, 1941 when Japanese leaders decided to bomb the United States. Families were then broke apart and things became much more complex in the lives of Americans. Pearl Harbor was not “just a bombing,” but in reality it is so much more. This bombing had a great impact on the whole world for World War II. The bombing of Pearl Harbor had many situations before the bombing, during the bombing, and after the bombing.

Introduction. I chose this battle because I had been hearing about the attack on Pearl Harbor, but I did not know much about it. This paper talks about the countries that fought in this battle, where the battle was fought, what the geography was like during the battle, what the weather was like, what happened during this battle, how many casualties occurred, other things I learned about the battle, who won the battle, and how the battle was important to WWII.

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.

NAVY VETERAN: Exactly one day after the attack the military had regained somewhat of a control over Pearl Harbor. We were already close to freeing soldiers stuck in turned over ships and wrecked vessels and had the island surrounded by barbed wire. After a couple of days the a sense of normalcy returned to Pearl Harbor but mainly everyone was a little paranoid about the unexpected and what could happen at any moment. The U.S. was also very angry that they had been defeated and wanted revenge. In no time congress formally declared War on Japan. This war was known as World War Two. It is writing down in history as one of the most deadly wars of all times. This time the U.S. proved there would be no chance in hell they would be defeated again. The U.S. invaded Japan and showed no mercy, attacking them with all their might. The Japanese were

This campaign is to inform the residents of Hawaii, Pearl Harbor military personnel and family as well as the American public the events regarding the attack on Pearl Harbor in a manner that promotes patriotism and subdues public panic. The campaign will cover the miscommunications and lack of communication

In my article I am going to be talking about how the Japanese attacked a Naval Base in Hawaii called Pearl Harbor. I will be taking on the perspective of a U.S military personnel, who experiences the attack first hand. Throughout my paper I will also show the reactions of the people who lived on the Naval Base, and how this attack affected America to this day.

On December 7, 1941 -- the day that will always be commemorated as “the date which will live in infamy” by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- the Japanese unexpectedly attacked the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This crippling attack caused many American casualties, and American citizens quickly became filled with fury and abhorrence; the detestation that swallowed the hearts of the American citizens was shown through President Roosevelt’s expeditious appeal to Congress to declare war against Japan. The attack on Pearl Harbor was an unforgettable day in history and directly affected the United States involvement in World War Two and the patriotism of the United States’ citizens.

On December 7, 1941 an “unexpected” attack altered the lives of many U.S. citizens located in Pearl Harbor. At first the attack was just a preventative measure from Japan to prevent the U.S. from interfering with the war Japan was planning to start with Southeast Asia. The aerial attack bombs resulted in the United States entry into World War II which had previously been going on for more than two years in Europe. The causes of the attack on Pearl Harbor can be justified by a number of reasons but the most evidential would be because of Japans imperialism. As Japan began to expand and invade China along with troops in French Indochina the United States gave japan the option to stop with their imperial ways or Japan would be cut off from all

The attack on Pearl Harbor changed the lives of Americans all over the country. It required many people 's way of life to change in order for us to win the war.

First, Pearl Harbor caught the U.S. off guard. This left us unprepared and now considerably weakened. According to the Pearl Harbor’s Visiting Bureau the “sneak attack” led by Japan killed “2,335 Military personnel, including 2,008 navy personnel, 109 marines, and 218 army. Added to this were 68 civilians, making the total 2403 people dead.” (visitpearlharbor.org) Many U.S. citizens didn’t want to be caught up in another world, but because of that we were not ready. This teaches us to stand tall and not to be a bystander in the game we know as life.

At 7:55 AM on Sunday, December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese warplanes, launched from aircraft carriers far out at sea, attacked the American Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack took a terrible toll: eight battleships, including the USS Arizona, three light cruisers, three destroyers and four other naval vessels were either sunk or damaged. One hundred and sixty-four American aircraft were also destroyed. Most hadn’t even gotten off the ground. And 2,403 Americans, servicemen and civilians, were dead. Nothing like this had ever happened to the United States of America before.

“The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor destroyed 20 ships and over 300 airplanes.”(history.com staff, history.com) “Most important, almost 2,500 men were killed and another 1,000 were wounded.”(history.com staff, history.com The Japs didn’t take out the Pacific fleet so they were able to help. When they dropped one of the bombs it hit a ammo room on one of the ships and destroyed the dock and parts of the ships around it.But the Japanese had failed to hurt the Pacific Fleet. “In 1940s, battleships were no longer the most important naval vessel.”(history.com staff, history.com) “Aircraft carriers were, and as it happened, all of the Pacific Fleet’s carriers were away from the base on December 7”(history.com staff, history.com) “The Pearl Harbor assault had left the base’s most important facilities, oil storage depots, repair shops, shipyards and submarine docks unharmed.”(history.com staff, history.com).”On December 8, Congress approved Roosevelt’s declaration of war.”(history.com staff, history.com) Three days after Italy and Germany declared war on the United States(history.com staff, history.com) The Japs lost 65 men, another one of their men were captured. “The Americans shot down 28 planes and sunk 5 midget submarines.”(Brett, pearlharborwarbirds.com). The U.S. lost 2,343 men and 1,272 men were injured, 960 men went missing.(Brett,

The attack was most likely unavoidable, and the United States planned to have war with Japan called Plane Orange. The attack united people for World War II, so "Remember Pearl Harbor" became a rallying cry for World War II. The atomic bombs dropped on Japan helped bring World War II to an end. The Pearl Harbor attack was a heartbreaking day for many people. It could have been stopped if the United States communicated better with its people and Japan. The Pearl Harbor Attack have deaths and wounds, but it brought us closer as a country. The "date that will live in infamy" not only be affected by the people who lost their loved ones but by the United States citizens.

All in all, Pearl Harbor took lots of evil scheming and planning. Pearl Harbor left the entire US in shock. The Japanese targeted eight battleships. We pushed our research further than anyone did causing us to discover it first. Pearl Harbor today is still a naval base but also a national

We didn't see pictures, there wasn't a tv, and on the radio there was a man called gabriel heater that annonced everything on the radio all the time, he gave the events of the war, and he said “We bombed Pearl Harbor the Americans have won .” And i remember that statement very clearly. That was all we had talked about at school, My friends and I. Other than the fact that japan had been defeated it was really nice to have our family and our loved ones back into our homes again. To see them again made a whole deference. Youd think that after the battel was done that all of our loved ones would be home but they all werent, some stayed there. There was other things that was needed to be done. It was a long time before we saw our family members again. That was about everything that i could remember on that, i was young, just a child, i just remember diffrent things, i remember what my brothers had told me and my brothers came home from the war, i was very fourtunate, i had only one brother that was wounded, the other five came home okay, four i should say there was five all together. Shirley Abbey remembers the Attack of pearl harbor, not so clearly, but she does remember it, it has most definitely impacted her. During the bombing of Pearl Harbor there was 20 American Naval ship that were destroyed, Over more than 2,000 American Sailors and Soldiers that were killed at the bombing of Pearl Harbor. There were 1,000 American Sailors and soldiers that were wounded during the bombing. The very next day the president of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt had asked congress to declare war on Japan. Congress had voted to declare war on Japan, with one dissenting vote, The United States was at war with japan. “At about 8 a.m., Japanese planes filled the sky over Pearl Harbor. Bombs and bullets rained