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    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. My name is John Hopkins, and I was an American soldier, who helped during the attack on Pearl Harbor. I remember overhearing Admiral Kimmel associating with Lieutenant General Short about the the horrible and forceful ambitions Japan had planned against China. I also heard that the Japanese wanted to attack China because they

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    Afghanistan has been in the spotlight since the 9/11 attacks, which was followed by the war in Afghanistan until 2014. The aftermaths of the war continue to be felt here as this nation is still developing and the Taliban groups continue to hold loads of power over this country such as practicing violent attacks in aims to push all foreigners out of Afghanistan. Additionally, Afghanistan is extremely vulnerable to natural disasters as there was an earthquake just three day ago with a magnitude of

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    Japanese government bombed Pearl Harbor due to financial disputes, power gains, and safety precautions. Japan and the United States were struggling with each other financially for years before the incident on Pearl Harbor. In 1937, Japan decided to attack China for their natural resources. Because China and America were allies, The United States took revenge by stopping trade with Japan in 1939. Document C states, “US begins embargo of aircraft and aircraft parts against Japan”. The US did not want

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    blowing attack happened that hit the Pentagon and left many Americans in grief. This left many Americans puzzled because this couldn’t have been just an easy plan; it had to be well planned out. Therefore, we are going to explore the history of the building, also the history of the attack plan, deadly strike, rescuers, and how they were able to cope and push through this tragedy. Now, President Franklin D Roosevelt in 1941 decided where to place the building which was 60 years before the attack had taken

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    On December 7, 1941, the U.S was attacked at pearl harbor by the Japanese. During that morning 350 planes attacked the base making sure most of it was destroyed. There were not many eyewitnesses due to the surprise attack the Japanese conducted. There were 2,400 deaths that day, and almost all the base’s ships were destroyed. A memorial was built after the men and women that died that day. The devastation caused America to enter war against japan. America also had to begin rebuilding their naval

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    How the Attack on Pearl Harbor Changed History Imagine, sleeping in your bunk on the USS Arizona just after 8:00 am, when suddenly the ship begins to call general quarters. This is what it was like for the crew of the USS Arizona, the USS California, and the USS Missouri. The attack on Pearl Harbor was underway by just before 8:00 am on December 7th 1941. For my research paper, I will talk about the attack on Pearl Harbor and how it changed the course of history. I will discuss the general information

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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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    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, led to the United States' entry into World War II. The Japanese military leadership referred to the attack as the Hawaii Operation and Operation AI, and as Operation Z during its planning. Japan intended the attack as a preventive action to

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    To be able to discuss this topic, one have to place himself in the time that decision was made in 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In the beginning of WWII, U.S was not well prepared to defense hundreds of miles of populated coastline. During that time, Japanese had twice more battle harden carriers than U.S and many U.S battleships were destroyed in attack of the Pearl Harbor made the west coast more valuable. Japan was recruiting spies to gather intelligence on U.S. There were rumors about

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    It is taking actions to address the problem and eliminate such heinous acts. Undertaking such an arduous task of reforming the implementation of preventing domestic terrorist attacks is raising serious controversy between political parties, not to mention questions of accountability and effective responsiveness to the problem. Pointing fingers and labeling the extremist with politically inflammatory terminology such as “extreme

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