Summary : ' Pearl Harbor '

On 7 December 1941, the Japan Naval fleet launched a precise and devastating bombing of Pearl Harbor, which stunned the United States. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor to neutralize the U.S. Pacific Naval Fleet, so they could advance into Malaya and the Dutch East Indies to access natural resources to further their war effort. However, the Pearl Harbor bombing became an everlasting memory to Americans. Two little known contributors to this event had a profound effect on the planning and execution of the attack. This paper will explore the actions of Bernard Julius Otto Kuehn and Takeo Yoshikawa, two spies who initially went undetected to collect intelligence on the U.S. Naval fleet, and how their actions affected the U.S.

By December 1941, Finn was stationed at Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. As a chief aviation ordnanceman, he was in charge of twenty men whose primary task was to maintain the weapons of VP-11,a PBY Catalina flying boat squadron. On the morning of 7 December 1941, Finn was at his home, about a mile from the aircraft hangars, when he heard the sound of gunfire. Finn recalled how a neighbor was the first to alert him, when she knocked on his door saying, "They want you down at the squadron right away!" He drove to the hangars, catching sight of Japanese planes in the sky on the way, and found that the airbase was being attacked, with most of the PBYs already on fire.[3][5][6]

After the attack, damage occurred on eight of the United States’ Navy battleships, death came to 2,403 American’s, and the wounded numbers rose to 1,178. The United States was infuriated and wanted retaliation against the Japanese immediately. This would not be an easy task since all of the naval assets had be disabled. The president of the United States and all of the highest-ranking officers of the time could not seem to figure out how to make an attack on Japan. The idea of Army bombers flying off naval ships came to light when a submariner named CPT Francis Cowell saw some army bomber aircraft practicing at a naval landing strip. CPT Cowell passed the idea of army bombers taking off from a navy ship to General Happ Arnold who quickly realized that this could be the key to their predicament. This concept was so crazy for its time and the high-ranking officials could only think of one man that would be able accomplish such a task and that was Jimmy Doolittle. Jimmy gathered 79 volunteers to begin training for “extreme” short-field takeoffs however; Jimmy never told his men what their mission would be. All of the volunteers knew how great of a pilot Jimmy Doolittle was and they never second-guessed their decision to be a part of Jimmy’s master plan. The pilots used a highly modified Mitchell B-25 bomber specifically designed by Jimmy Doolittle

In an effort to attain control of the Pacific Ocean, Japan launched an unprecedented attack against the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Despite the isolationist attitude of America prior to joining World War II, an embargo against Japan in part prompted the terrible offence. Hideki Tōjō, a radical conservative, had recently been elected Prime Minister of Japan, under his leadership; a plan to expand the Empire of Japan was developed. The attack planned by the Japanese Admiral Isoruko Yamamoto who had been educated in America, and had served two tours of duty in the United States was strategically quite brilliant (Japan). Many factors afforded the opportunity for Japan’s success in the assault. The ignorant

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 people didn’t have a job that would allow them to sabotage the United States and the decision was not based on military conditions like it was said to.

The attack on Pearl Harbor is known today as a horrible event brought on by revenge and Japan’s need for control. This event is one of the single most important events in American history proving that the Japanese armed services may have been strategically stronger and more powerful at one time. The United States was not involved in WWII; that began with Germany invading Poland. The attack on Pearl Harbor, however, led to the United States’ involvement in World War II. It also brought with it the invention of the atomic bomb, one of the world’s deadliest weapons.

Pearl Harbor is a devastating time in history. People fought for us so the japanese would not attack again. Pearl Harbor is even more devastating for the people who fought for us and they families that lost their loved ones.

December 7th, 1941 will forever be remembered. The day after this attack President Roosevelt gave a speech to congress (Roosevelt, 1941). December 7th is the day that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and forever changed the course of the war. While the United States had many reasons to enter the war, the attack on Pearl Harbor was what finally drew them into the war. The Japanese thought attacking Pearl Harbor would cripple the United States ability to produce ships to support allied countries, and cripple the United States military. The United States had remained neutral up until this point. This atrocious attack was what finally brought the United States into World War II.

The year is 1942. A World War rages again across the continent of Europe, while the Imperial Japanese military dominates in the Pacific. Tensions rise as the United States and Japan both prepare for the possibility of war following the invasion of Manchuria. At home, feelings are hostile to Hitler 's Germany, but citizens show a reluctance to send aid as the US is still deep in a depression. Feeling against Imperial Japan, however, are extremely negative. The citizens of the United States are far more accepting of immigrants from Germany than they are of the Japanese who are here in small pockets of pacific states. However, that all changed on December 7th, 1942. The attack on Pearl harbor claimed over 2000 American lives and marked a serious political and cultural turning point in American involvement in world affairs. The attack on Pearl Harbor significantly changed the way Americans viewed the Japanese and Japanese-Americans. It was these sentiments and nationalistic fervor that eventually lead to the internment of Japanese Americans under the guise of national security. The internment of Japanese Americans is subject to contentious historical debate over whether or not the actions were necessary to secure US security, and whether it is morally permissible for the federal government to imprison people based on race and nationality. The moral implications of this debate extend even into modernity. The Japanese internment in World War Two was a complex and mass

Could the attack on Pearl Harbor have been prevented, or was it a completely unexpected and unavoidable event?

Over the years, there are many questions relating to the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. The main question is was the attack of Pearl Harbor provoked or was it an act of miscalculations? Some say President Franklin Roosevelt provoked the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor, others say that government officials did not interpret the Japanese warnings incorrectly.

The Attack on American Bases was a series of Japanese raids on American Bases in the Pacific during 1941 and 1942. They included Attacks on Pearl Harbor, Niihau, The First, Second and Third bombings of Midway and Johnston and Palmyra. The most well known of these attacks was Pearl Harbor. As a result of this attack, America declared war on Japan. As a response Italy and Germany declared war on the United States. The Attack on American Bases is one of the most influential moments of the 20th century, marking our entrance into World War II , and should be remembered as an important moment in United States history.

It is well documented in United States history books that during the First World War, the United States had an isolationist and neutral stance towards the war in Europe. However, according to these texts, this all changed on February 24, 1917 when the United States received a decoded German telegram message from Britain. This message read that Germany requested Mexico to join their side and declare war on the United States if their northern neighbor joined the war against Germany. It is said that this was the most important event that pushed the neutral United States over the edge to join the Allied Powers. It is even compared in importance to the attack on Pearl Harbor which pushed the United States in joining the Allies in the Second World War! However, this is simply not the case. There were a multitude of more import reasons which, when looking at the complete picture, show that the Zimmerman Telegram had much less of an impact than previously thought.

Pearl Harbor was a very horrific attack on the United States. The attack was brought on by the United States not wanting to get involved in war. But Japan wouldn 't stop until they got more land and a way to produce their own resources. Japan being able to produce their own resources would make them stronger by not having to rely on other countries resources. The United States began to feel threatened by Japanese military actions toward China in hope of expanding their empire, because the United States had a piece of land that they owned. The United States then had no choice but to take action so that it would weaken their military. This action eventually lead to the main reasoning for the attack on Pearl Harbor. As the United States prepared to go to war with Japan, women were able to get jobs and American resources had to be conserved and reused. The U.S. would then go to war with Japan. So they bombed Nagasaki and Hiroshima killing almost double. The bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima would then make other countries know just how powerful the U.S military is and what they could do if japan continued to try and expand.

The movie Pearl Harbor directed and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer was released in 2001. This highly praised movie allows the audience to carefully watch a movie that is based on a day that started the United States' involvement in World War II. The movie begins with a two boys, Danny Walker and Rafe McCawley, who have grown up hoping to become involved in the United States military and slowly changes to the life, excitement, and hardships of being involved in the war. Rafe is one of the best fighter pilots in the regiment and falls in love with a beautiful nurse, Lt. Evelyn Johnson. As the United States tries to help the British, Rafe volunteers to go to London. After several months he supposedly dies when shot down