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    On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Approximately 360 Japanese warplanes attacked American warships anchored in the harbor, resulting in over 2,300 American deaths and 1,100 injured. The attack severely damaged the U.S. naval and air power in the Pacific. In response, the U.S. declared war on Japan the next day. The Pearl Harbor attack united Americans against Japan and helped enable the Allied strategy of unconditional surrender against the Axis powers in World War II.

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    On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Approximately 360 Japanese warplanes attacked American warships anchored in the harbor, resulting in over 2,300 American deaths and 1,100 injured. The attack severely damaged the U.S. naval and air power in the Pacific. In response, the U.S. declared war on Japan the next day. The Pearl Harbor attack united Americans against Japan and helped enable the Allied strategy of unconditional surrender against the Axis powers in World War II.

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    Amyann Evans

    Law and Order

    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft attacked by using surprise the naval

    base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Warships anchored in the harbor had been effortless

    targets for approximately 360 Japanese warplanes involved in the attack. The

    Americans suffered 3,400 casualties with 2,300 deaths. The assault badly damaged the

    US naval and air power in the Pacific. However, this assault galvanized the American

    humans and Roosevelt acquired the subsequent day, December 8, 1941, Congress

    approved the declaration of war against Japan.

    The United States was enraged by the assault and due to the fact they had not

    received notification of breaking previous relations, thinking about both actions as

    treasonous. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the declaration of war on the same day,

    referring to the former as a date which will stay in infamy when addressing the joint

    session of the United States Congress. The United States began to hear criticism from

    some quarters for the continuous military reverses. The Governor of Virginia

    commenced criticizing the Federal Government for the null responsiveness of its forces

    in the Pacific. A few days later, the governors of Georgia and South Carolina did the

    same. Roosevelt feared an action of censure, so he decided a gamble: the bombing of

    Tokyo by Jimmy Doolittle. Fletcher aircraft carriers Lexington and Hornet, the latter with

    B-25 bombers, bombed Tokyo, Yokosuka, and Nagoya to stifle criticism. The operation

    used to be successful propaganda, but damage rarely influenced the Japanese war

    production. Another issue that induced the fall of the bombs on Japan was once the

    resolution of Yamamoto to annihilate the US aircraft carriers. From overnight united

    Americans against Japan and likely made possible the function of unconditional
    Amyann Evans

    Law and Order

    surrender taken by Allied Forces. Relations between the United States and Japan had

    deteriorated rapidly in the course of the remaining time. When Roosevelt imposed an

    embargo on exports to Japan of crucial materials, the worst was expected.

    The tragedy that this event caused was horrific. Many lives were lost and are still

    remembered to this day through others and the memorial dedicated to the lives lost.

    The ripple effect that this event caused was tremendous, but an important piece in

    history.

    I knew my sources were credible because everything I used was primary and

    secondary sources I am also familiar with these different resources. I have been to the

    memorial at pearl harbor so I used my own personal knowledge as well to help decide

    where to get my sources.


    Amyann Evans

    Law and Order

    Citations

    History.com Editors. “Pearl Harbor.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 29 Oct.

    2009, www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor.

    “Pearl Harbor National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks

    Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/perl/index.htm.

    “Pearl Harbor Attack.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.,

    www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack.

    “Maryland State Library Resource Center.” Pearl Harbor : Primary Sources -

    Maryland State Library Resource Center,

    www.slrc.info/resources/guides/history/pearl-harbor/.
    Amyann Evans

    Law and Order

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