Compare And Contrast Pearl Harbor And 9/11

Day of Infamy In this essay i'll be talking about the comparison between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. On december 7th 1941 japanese fighter planes attacked the american naval base at pearl harbor near honolulu, hawaii. This tragedy lasted about two hours leaving many injured and killed and destroying many american naval vessels. On September 11th there was a terrorist attack on the world trade center and the Pentagon where two planes flew into the buildings as a coordinated suicide attack one plane in each tower and both fell and killed a lot of people.

Some similarities between pearl harbor and 9/11 are that the attacks were unprovoked attacks without benefit of declaration of war on u.s. Soil. Another similarity is that the public's opinion was galvanized in the aftermath of the attacks. Also this drew presidential speeches which drew public support for action

On Sept. 11, 2001, A date that will live in infamy for Americans, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City. At 8:48 a.m. flight 11 crashed into the north tower. As it continued to burn a second plane flight 175 carrying 65 people crashed into the south tower around 9:05 a.m.. as smoke and debris fill the air in New York City after one of the World Trade Center towers collapsed. Police officers and rescue workers on the disaster scene in New York are covered in Ash that was two to three inches deep in places. People wandered dazed and terrified, Several firefighters coated with dust sat on the ground gasping for breath. One top fire official was asked if both towers had completely collapsed: "You

9/11 and Pearl Harbor were two national disasters that affected the United States greatly. The Pearl Harbor attack was located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii and happened on December 7,1941 at 7:00 am when the air force was out doing drills. The 9/11 attack then was in Manhattan, New york on September 11, 2001 at about 8:00 am. These two attacks on our nation happened years apart, yet are so similar.

Pearl harbor and 9/11 were similar bombings and acts of terror but they weren't in the same time period. 9/11 happened n a tuesday morning on september 11th 2001 in New York. Pearl Harbor was december 7th 1941 in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor.

On December 7th, 1941 “the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” Many were killed in the attack and some of our naval fleet sunk because of the torpedo’s. On September 11th, 2001 a deadly terrorist attack occurred causing the fall of the twin

Both Pearl Harbor and 9/11 are tragic events in United States history, that will likely be remember in American history by even the least historically educated of the American populace and likely much of the rest of the world too. Both events were surprise attacks on American soil and both led to a fervor of patriotism from the American people to get revenge for those that died in the attacks. This paper will compare and contrast the two events, while providing a basic outline of the events and affects the two had on American society, in both the immediate and long term.

Many people, including myself,would consider the terrorist attack of 9/11 as one of the most horrific events in US history. This event had changed and affected not just America but the entire world. .

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 were wounded, a total of sixty-eight civilians were also killed as well thirty-five ,were wounded in the attack that day in december of 1941.A total of 2,343 men were killed, a total of 1,272 were wounded and 960 people remain missing. Due to the attack on the world trade center in 2001, 2,996 people were killed 18 people were rescued alive from the rubble. Only 1,600 people were identified out of the 2,749 that were present at the time that the twin towers collapsed. First I’ll be discussing the similarities between these two horrific tragedies. I recently found out that both Pearl Harbor and 9/11 could have been avoided. A month before the terrorist attack

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy . . .” These famous lines were spoken the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave this speech to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941. Many criticized the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but the decision to attack America was wisely made. The Americans were going to enter the war sooner or later, and on the allies’ side. The attack on Pearl Harbor would hurt the United States’ strongest defense and kill many Americans. This was the first terrorist attack on the United States, by another country, which came as a total shock to many people.

Our nation has faced many acts of terrorism, and hate-filled attacks over the years it has been around. Many have caused destruction, pain to many families, and many Americans to be dead, but out of the countless attacks, two from the many unforgettable and horrendous attacks that our nation has faced was the attack of Pearl Harbor in December 7, 1941 and the attack of the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001. Both these attacks were caused by hatred for our nation, and superiority feelings. Due to the catastrophic attacks and lives lost, these two events will not be forgotten easily in our nation's history for all the pain caused. The following is how Pearl Harbor compares to the attacks of 9/11 and how

than you think. The attacks on 9/11 compare to those on Pearl Harbor because they both caused

There are many similarities and differences between the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. One attack was committed by terrorists and the other was committed by a government. After Pearl Harbor, we entered a world war, and after the terrorist attacks, we invaded another country. Both Attacks were grave threats to our national security.

The September 11 attacks are the worst terrorist attacks ever committed on U.S. soil. On September 11 there were four passenger planes that were hijacked by terrorist. The first plane to be hijacked that morning was American airlines flight 11. This passenger plane was crashed into the north tower of the world trade center. About fifteen minutes later a second plane appeared in the skies it was united airlines flight 175 and it crashed into the south tower of the world trade center. Forty five minutes later the third hijacked flight American airlines flight 77 was crashed into the pentagon. The fourth and last hijacked plane was united airlines flight 98 this plane was crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after the passengers tried to stop the terrorist.

³I don¹t think it is an understatement to say that this is the second Pearl Harbor,² Senator Charles Hagel from Nebraska told the Los Angeles Times on September 11, 2001.  Pearl Harbor, the sequel, erupted on September 11, 2001 when hijacked planes destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and parts of the west wing of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.  Borders into the United States were closed and the FAA shut down all airports across the nation.  People all over the county woke up to what at first glance appeared to be video from a blockbuster Hollywood movie like ³Armageddon,² or ³Independence Day.²  In reality,