The War After The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor

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.

The attack on Pearl Harbor, this caused many people to be afraid and angry of the Japanese, American or foreign. This escalated so quickly that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1941(Timeline 6). The Executive Order declared that all people of Japanese ancestry were to be sent to internment camps away from the west coast( Timeline 6). The West coast had many military bases, and other places important to the war effort(Newsreel). With this information it can be can concluded that placing the Japanese people in the internment camps was unjustified. The internment of the Japanese was unjustified because The Germans and Italians were not sent to the internment camps as well, most of the Japanese

According to the article “Japan Launches” more than 3,500 Americans were killed or wounded during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Most people say that the attack on Pearl Harbor is what brought the U.S. into World War 2 in the first place. That attack on Pearl Harbor impacted America in a multitude of ways. Japan had reasons to attack the United States; the attack on Pearl Harbor does not only impact the Japanese Americans in the United States, the attack also impacted the United States economy.

On December 7, 1941 the world was embroiled into the attack of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor with their ally, Nazi Germany. It started with Japan being a bit suspicious and not so thrilled with the Treaty of Versailles as it was seen as a way to keep everything in ship shape even if there were some disagreements in the world. The attack of Pearl Harbor could have been prevented if America had not forced them to trade, had not moved the Pacific Fleet in California, and by not provoking them by doing terrible things to Japan.

Hopes of American-Japanese relations came crumbling down when Japan launched a surprise attack on America during World War II (WWII) that would kill thousands. As the Empire of Japan expanded land into China, Americans became angered. The United States stopped all shipments of oil and steal to Japan which was being used to make various war machinery and thereon began sending other military hardware to the military leader of China. Numerous negotiations still did not sway the United States into allowing Japan to continue expansion, nor did Japan adhere to America’s terms of ceasing expansion. Japan acted on America’s decision to end all shipments by sending six aircrafts southward toward Hawaii and dropping bombs on Pearl Harbor, causing great damage and many casualties President Roosevelt declared the United States at war with Japan and sent Lieutenant J. H. Doolittle and other commanders on a mission to bomb Japan after their attack on Pearl Harbor.

Not only was the attack on Pearl Harbor a mistake on Japan’s part, but had it not happened, the axis powers would have won world war II. The Japanese attack, without the full backing of its nation’s power lead to a less than devastating effect on the American Naval forces. The declaration of war on Japan, lead to Germany declaring war on America, directly lead to America giving full support to the European war and further declining the Nazi power leading to its ultimate defeat.

West of Honolulu in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7th, 1941 Japanese pilots and leaders could be seen with eyes glowing with pride. For they had accomplished a great thing that day in the lagoon harbor. At that point they felt they has honored their Country with flying colors. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands was a United States naval base and was also the headquarters of America’s Pacific fleet. On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii became America 's ' strongest impression of the Japanese people as a whole. The lasting word that is brought up when talking about the attacks comes up as- "sneaky." The United States views Pearl Harbor as an unnecessary, vicious attack that dragged them unwillingly into World War II; the Japanese, however, have a different perspective. Over the course of many years the Japanese people viewed the United States as a barrier preventing themselves from forming into an unstoppable world power.

Many events have changed the history of our nation and other nations. In 1941, Japan attacked American soil in Pearl Harbor. Many lives were lost that morning. However many questions were left behind. Whose fault was it, could the attack have been prevented. In few, articles, it’s said the President Roosevelt knew about the attack. On the other hand, what could have caused the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor? Many questions remain, but all we know these events endlessly changed America and Japan.

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.

One fateful morning on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese attack planes first hit the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii at 7:53AM. Approximately more than 2,000 soldiers and sailors were killed, and 1,000 were injured. The Japanese destroyed 200 airplanes and 20 American naval vessels, including 8 colossal battleships in just two hours. This surprise attack caused President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress to declare war on Japan, and its allies Italy and Germany also declared war on the United States 3 days later.

As new political ideologies took hold in Italy, Germany, and in Japan, such as fascism, Nazism and totalitarianism, respectively, in the late 1930’s, tension grew and pushed for a world war. England and other allies began to take a foothold in defense against the regimes, however, the Americans remained powerfully neutral. The appeal to neutrality immediately lost heart when the attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted America into the fight. This war, known as WWII, would significantly impact and change Americans’ everyday lives through their collective involvement in the United States’ mobilization for war, as well as their ideals through the restriction of Japanese-Americans’ rights in internment camps.

This chapter begins with talking about the Pearl Harbor and World War II. There was an estimation on how many people were death in World War II and it was estimated that sixty million people were death during World War II. Because of this war, many African American were forced to join in the army to fight. Not just that athletes were draft or enrolled to the service to help fight the war. People from Japanese living in the United states were sent into internment camps. Baseball was played by the Japanese in the internment camps. Women began to work in factories to help out mens that were fought in the world.

Despite the fact that the attack on Pearl Harbor was victorious for Japan at the moment, it turned out to be a horrible decision for the Japanese since it triggered internment camps for Japanese citizens in Canada and America, caused the weapon-producing industries in the US to skyrocket and worst of all, had a startling effect of rousing the sleeping giant, America, which all eventually leaded to the defeat of the Japanese during World War II (1939-1945).

Perhaps the most famous historical event to happen in the United States, the Attack on Pearl Harbor devastated the lives of many and completely changed the outlook of World War II. Originally, the United States wanted nothing to do with the World War, and as it is shown in the movie Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt promised the United States that he would not lead them into war unless first attacked. However, little did he know how imminent an attack was upon the United States.

It was a Sunday morning around 8:00 a.m just weeks before Christmas, that started just like many other Sundays have in the past families going to church, soldiers, sailors, and marines waking up and talking about the previous night activities. No one was aware or prepared that within minutes their lives and the lives of many other Americans all over the world would be changed, forever. This day , December 7, 1941, will always be known as the “date which will live in infamy.”