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    forced to live in poor living conditions. Even though their everyday life was normal there were still watch towers to remind them that they had their life stolen from them. The Japanese were targeted after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7,1941. A day after the Pearl Harbor attack, Japanese men were arrested solely based of their outside appearance. They were accused of being spies for Japan and the Americans were scared. They believed that all the Japanese sabotaging America. President Franklin

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    determined to strike in the U.S.” saying, he would be hijacking planes, and possibly targeting NYC. Pearl Harbor could have been avoided as well if only Franklin D. Roosevelt had been more serious about the memo he was given by the naval intelligence stating that Tokyo’s military and spy network was focused on Hawaii just three days before the attack on 12/07/1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in a total loss of 2,335 U.S. servicemen. A total number of serviceman killed was and 1,143

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    The Japanese air assault on Pearl Harbor was a defining moment ever. The reasons for the assault on Pearl Harbor originated from an escalating Japanese-American competition in the Pacific. Japan 's supreme aspirations had been apparent from as right on time as 1931, when she attacked Manchuria. The vanquished region 's abundant assets were then used to supply Japan 's war machine. In March 1940 Japan began the steps towards war by establishing a Chinese puppet-government in Nanking.With its possession

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    WWII was a war in which the United States was hoping to stay out of. But that hope was shattered when the japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. THey managed to completely knock the pacific fleet right out of the fight before it had even began. Immediately after, the U.S declared war against Japan. Then a mass production was in effect in the states. getting America right back on its feet in the pacific. Many battles ensued in one of the worst world wars ever seen before. The first major keystone of

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    My question that I am investigating is, “How did the attack on Pearl Harbor affect the U.S. economy?” My two sources that I am using for this investigation is a primary source (an eyewitness account), and a secondary source (an online encyclopedia article). The eyewitness account is told from the perspective of Marine Corporal E.C. Nightingale, who was a survivor of the attack and was aboard the USS Arizona during the barrage. In Marine Nightingale’s narrative, he elucidates his experience of his

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    On December 7, 1941 the Japanese had made a secret attack on the American Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that day become extremely historic because President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Execution Order to force Japanese Americans to leave their homes around the country. The Government had called these places “relocation centers” because they were temporary and only used for a short period of time, before they would leave to arrive at their permanent location. Roosevelt didn’t want any Japanese-Americans

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    Pearl Harbour has always played an important role in the US since it was home of an American naval base. In the World War II context, it was unexpectedly attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the morning of December 7, 1941. The devastating foreign offensive caused numerous deaths as well as important damages to the US naval and air strength and it came as a profound shock to American people (Bay, 2001). As a result, the United States declared war to Japan, which followed their official

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    gathered around a radio listening to the news. “Today is December 8, 1941 we have received news from Pearl Harbor, Honolulu that has been attacked by Japanese aircrafts. People have been in shock and many are dead.” Simon: Why in the world would they do that? Do they not realize that their citizens are visiting Pearl Harbor? Sarah: “Thank goodness we’re in Salem, Oregon instead of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. But still, I wonder what the future holds for us?” Daniel: “We must find some way to help the

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    Introduction Life, like war, compares to the game of chess. There are two sides, and they take turn moving their pieces in play. There is always a strategy for the final goal, victory, or the game could end in a stalemate. An endless possibility of moves exists for each player, keeping in mind the possible future actions of the opponent. This makes the game complex and difficult because each player does not know the intent, or exact move of the opponent. Each player must rely on instinct and

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    1942 was a very pivotal year the the United States during the War. Pearl Harbor has been attacked a few months earlier on December 7, 1941, which launched the official start of the U.S entering the war. The U.S was now faced with a war on two fronts. Roosevelt was being pulled between attacking the Japanese in the West or to aid his ally England in the East. Although Roosevelt promised Churchill to aid them as soon as the U.S enters the war, Roosevelt decided to deal with matters in the West first

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