Informative Speech On Pearl Harbor
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President Roosevelt stated, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941-- a date which will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan…. Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation. As commander in chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense….I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire,”¹ Pearl Harbor was arranged by President Roosevelt in 1941, his first order inclosing duty to bring forth the new ships and diminish all carriers. Japan, desperate for resources, imported oil via the United States. The U.S disapproved of Japans divergence with China and as a result, halting supplies for Japan. Realizing the East Dutch Indies would be the next superlative destination to bear oil. Although, wanting to oppose connection with the United States, they detained from war in the East Dutch Indies. The goal of Pearl Harbor was to disarm the American fleet for a few months, therefore bringing hopelessness to the Dutch East Indies and seize resources to finance the war in China and the United States. Before this could occur, the United States admitting wrong and issued formal apologies. Giving $20,000 to each survivor of the Internment Camps in 1988. Granting this will never make up for the terrible conditions and racism that the Japanese-Americans had ... ... middle of paper ... ...nited States apologized for their actions consistently and offered money to cover the wounds of hundreds forever scarred with agony from these passing years. Entitling emotional distress upon Japanese-Americans. Money cannot cover up near death experiences that had existed in the internment camps. Having been treated like rodents, fed small proportions of meals and disturbing shelter circumstances. They tried their best to recreate what was taken away from them but nothing would ever be the same. The disturbing reality of this has been repeated throughout history in foreign affairs and in U.S history. The United States prides themselves in being a nation of freedom and equality, unable to learn from ongoing discrimination between race and ethnicity, but never again will this happen to the recovering Japanese- Americans that faced true brutality from their own people.
In this essay, the author
- States president roosevelt's statement that the united states was deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan. the facts of yesterday speak for themselves.
- Explains that the goal of pearl harbor was to disarm the american fleet for a few months, thus bringing hopelessness to the dutch east indies.
- Explains that japanese-americans were considered traitors in their own country. they were discriminated, looked down upon and were not welcome in the united states.
- Explains how the japanese-americans were forced out of their homes and businesses, obligated to leave their possessions behind, and promised that their belongings would be put away in storage but thrown out like trash.
- Explains that the government provided cots, mattresses, blankets and a stove in each room. the japanese-americans were signaled by the guards ringing bells so that they could eat.
- Opines that the united states' claim of being a free and fair country was defiled when any japanese-american was treated this poorly.
- Recounts how fred korematsu was arrested for refusing to obey the wartime order to leave his home and report to a relocation camp for japanese-americans. he appealed to the united states supreme court, testing the constitutionality of the deportation order.
- Analyzes how the united states apologized for their actions consistently and offered money to cover the wounds of hundreds forever scarred with agony from these passing years.
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- Explains that after the attack on pearl harbor, the united states was stricken with war hysteria. roosevelt signed executive order 9066, which allowed the military to circumvent the constitutional safeguards of american citizens.
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879 wordsRead More - The Pearl Harbor Attackanalytical essayBefore the attack on Pearl Harbor the road to war with Japan started in the 1930s. The Empire of Japan was trying to expand its empire through the Pacific and China. In 1931 Japan conquered Manchuria, which was part of China and began an unsuccessful campaign to take over the rest of China. Japan allied themselves with Nazi Germany in 1940. At that time the U.S. had economic and political interests in East Asia. The U.S. added China with financial and military help along with strengthening its own military presence in the Pacific. They cut off shipments of raw materials and oil to Japan. Japan was very limited in their natural recourses and perceived the America’s embargo on oil and aid to China as a threat. Japans response was to conquer resourc...
In this essay, the author
- Narrates how the first wave of japanese planes arrived on oahu on december 7, 1941, and the second wave arrived at 10:00am.
- Analyzes how eleanor roosevelt became the first public speaker to address the nation about the attack on pearl harbor.
- Explains that president roosevelt had a cabinet meeting to discus the information about the attack. he wanted to address the nation before the u.s. declared war on japan.
- Explains that the hospitals, barracks, and other military buildings are filled with those injured in the attack.
- Describes how roosevelt was woken up by a phone call from england telling him that england was going to declare war with japan.
- Opines that pearl harbor is the dividing line between the nations past and future. it brings america into the war, tips the balance of power in favor of the allies, and leads to hitler’s defeat.
- Explains that december 7, 1941, was a date that lived in infamy; 2,400 americans lost their lives needlessly and millions of dollars in military equipment was lost.
1304 wordsRead More - The History Of Pearl Harboranalytical essayPearl Harbor was one of the most motivational events in American history. From the very beginning Japan and America had their own social views and stereotypes about each other that a feud was bound to occur. On December 7, 1941 the nation of Japan sent out a fleet of their Imperial navy to attack the American held base on the island of Oahu. Leading this attack was Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto who was a militarily strategic genius.” Yamamoto was planning on sinking the entire American Pacific fleet so the U.S navy could be put out of the war for the time being and the Japanese navy could continue their expansion in the Southwest Pacific.”(book)(Gordon Prange 136-138)
In this essay, the author
- Explains that pearl harbor was one of the most motivational events in american history. japan and america had their own social views and stereotypes about each other.
- Explains that isoroku sadayoshi, later known as yamamoto, belonged to the echigo clan, a clan of warriors who had resisted unification
- Describes how isoroku accepted the yamamoto's generous invitation to marry the daughter of a dairy farmer. he was an avid gambler who enjoyed bridge and poker.
- Explains that admiral yamamoto was the brains behind the japanese offensive and was disliked by pro-war advocates.
- Describes how yamamoto planned a strike to destroy the us pacific fleet at pearl harbor, oahu hawaii, but admiral nagumo chuichi refused.
- Explains that pearl harbor was a disaster, but it wasn't the knockout blow that yamamoto intended. by sinking so many battleships and forcing the united states to adopt carrier warfare, he contributed to american victory.
- Describes how the surprise attack on pearl harbor provided yamamoto with six months to plan and expand their territory in the pacific without american interference.
- Analyzes how yamamoto was uneasy about his success at pearl harbor. he warned that he would have to march into washington and sign the treaty in the white house.
- Describes how yamamoto planned a carrier raid on tokyo and ordered naval aircraft to engage in long-range patrols.
- Analyzes yamamoto's strategy of dividing his fleet into widely separated groups, including capturing kiska and attu, which would divert attention from the main target, midway.
- Explains that yamamoto operated under many disadvantages in the battle, which took place from june 4 to 6, 1942.
- Analyzes how yamamoto's ill-conceived, sloppily executed operation was the most decisive battle since trafalgar.
2650 wordsRead More - Persuasive Essay On Pearl Harboranalytical essayJapan had a very clear reason why they wanted to attack the United States. “It was dangerously dependent on America for scrap iron, steel, and above all oil: 80 percent of its petroleum came from the United States. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration had been attempting for years to use economic sanctions as leverage to force Japan to abandon its invasion of China.”4 By Imposing ban on the oil and steel, the economy of Japan was affected severely. The japanese felt that America was standing in their way concurring the Asia, which really affected them to place a attack on the Pearl Harbor. Although, the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan was successful by destroying the ships, but they failed to destroy the pacific fleet. This day would be remembered as one of the darkest day in the history of United States. Provoking attack on the United States, Japan’s situation regarding the world war II made it scary, they had to face the consequences later on. The attack on Pearl Harbor had major impact on the outcome of World War II, if Japan had never carried out their plans of Bombing Pearl Harbor, the Axis Power would have a better chance on winning Worlds War II, and innocent lives could have been
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the surprise attack on pearl harbor by japan resulted in horrifying deaths among americans, including the loss of war fleets from the naval base.
- Explains that the attack by japan provoked the united states to enter world war ii.
- Analyzes how isoroku yamamoto's attack on pearl harbor led to involvement in world war ii, which turned out to be a turning point.
- Opines that japan and germany could have won world war ii if they hadn't bombed pearl harbor.
- Explains that the use of nuclear weapons to bomb hiroshima and nagasaki was more pivotal than other milestones, including the first world war and the fall of communism.
1121 wordsRead More - The Attack Of Pearl Harborexplanatory essayThe attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack thought of by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the attack on pearl harbor was a surprise military attack thought of by the imperial japanese navy against the united states naval base at pearl harbour, hawaii, on the morning of december 7, 1941.
- Explains that the japanese were tired of negotiations with the united states. they wanted to continue their expansion within asia but the us had placed an extremely restrictive embargo on japan in the hopes of stopping japan's aggression.
- Explains that the japanese launched a surprise attack against the united states in an attempt to destroy the us' naval power even before an official announcement of war was given.
- Explains that the attack on pearl harbor was intended to destroy the u.s. pacific fleet and protect japan's advance into malaya and the dutch east indies, where they wanted access to natural resources.
- Explains that the attack was intended to destroy important american fleet units, preventing the pacific fleet from interfering with japanese conquering of the dutch east indies and malaya.
- Explains that the attack took place before any formal declaration of war was made by japan, but this was not admiral yamamoto's intention.
- Describes the air part of the attack on pearl harbor that began at 7:48 a.m. hawaiian time. 353 japanese planes in two waves reached oahu.
- Explains that 2,386 americans died, 68 were civilians, and eighteen ships were sunk. japanese attacks on barracks killed additional peoples.
- Narrates how roosevelt called for a formal declaration of war on the empire of japan. germany and italy, honoring their commitments under the tripartite pact, declared war against the united states.
918 wordsRead More - Essay On Pearl Harborexplanatory essay1. Pearl Harbor- Pearl Harbor is located at Oahu, Hawaii. On the morning of December 7th, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, in an effort to stop the United States from being able to respond to Japan’s attack of nations near the Pacific Ocean for the valuable resources they held (including oil and rubber, which were not found in Japan). Japan had been invading China and other islands in the Pacific Ocean for natural resources, and on July 7, 1937 the Second Sino-Japanese War began. The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sent aid to China in the form of money and other valuable materials. In addition to sending economic aid to China, the United States also stopped the export of many items to Japan. Oil and gas, along with many needed items were no longer exported to Japan. The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union failed to reach an agreement with Japan about what land Japan would have to leave and not take over. Because of this, Japan feared the United States would get further involved. To prevent the United States from having a large navy in the Pacific Ocean, the attack on Pearl Harbor was ordered. This was viewed as the best option to deal with the United States navy.
In this essay, the author
- Describes how the japanese imperial navy attacked pearl harbor to stop the united states from responding to japan's invading china and other islands in the pacific ocean.
- Explains that six aircraft carriers with over 400 japanese aircraft departed from japan on november 26, 1941. because of pearl harbor's geography, it was difficult to use torpedoes in the shallow water.
- Narrates how 353 japanese planes bombed pearl harbor. torpedo bombers were the first to strike battleships.
- Analyzes the casualties suffered by the american force after the japanese planes were attacked. the battle was viewed as a huge victory for japan because of the damage done to the united states’ pacific fleet and the relatively few lives
- Explains that theodore roosevelt declared war on japan in less than an hour after pearl harbor attack. germany, italy, and britain declared war on the united states.
- Explains that the uss arizona memorial was dedicated on may 30, 1962 to honor the people who lost their lives in the attack of pearl harbor.
- Explains how the allies invaded normandy on d-day on june 6, 1994. they tricked the germans into thinking that the main invasion would be at pas de calais.
- Explains that allied planes bombed important german structures like radio towers to make it more difficult for the german army to communicate. this reduced the amount of german airplanes that could retaliate.
- Explains how german forces heavily defended all of the atlantic coastline, even though it was expected that the main invasion would be at pas de calais. the coastline of norway was filled with countless mines and large amounts of barbed wire to make it very difficult for infantry
- Explains that eisenhower scheduled the invasion for tuesday june 6, 1944, despite all of the obstacles. the weather delayed it until this point, which helped the allies.
- Explains that american forces invaded utah beach and omaha beach. heavy bombardment of the german held coastline from allied planes and ships helped the infantry get on the beaches.
- Explains that american troops landed at utah beach and captured the german strongpoint there, while suffering only 200 casualties. omaha beach was heavily fortified and had high cliffs that were difficult to scale.
- Describes how 25,000 british troops battled to get a foothold on gold beach while waiting for tanks as reinforcements. the british captured german villages while only suffering 400 losses.
- Describes how canadian troops landed on juno beach and were immediately met with machine gun fire and heavy artillery fire from the german defenders. 30,000 infantry and a small group of tanks pushed inland very quickly.
- Narrates how british infantry made it to sword beach with few casualties after heavy bombardment of german defenses. about 73,000 americans, 62,000 british and 21,000 canadians were involved in the invasion of normandy.
- Explains that the battle of okinawa was fought on the island, which was 350 miles away from mainland japan. it provided a place for united states aircraft to be based at for the invasion of japan
- Explains that the main landing took place on the west coast of okinawa on april 1, 1945. in a few days, american forces captured several japanese air bases.
- Explains that japanese soldiers used the terrain of okinawa to avoid being captured and heavily fortified the southern part of the island, making it hard for the americans to advance further.
- Describes the bloodiest battle in the pacific campaign in world war ii. the americans lost 7,000 men and nearly 32,000 were injured, while the japanese lost well over 100,000 soldiers and citizens.
- Explains that the midway islands were a vital place where american ships could refuel. the island had military importance to both america and japan.
- Explains that the japanese goal was to sink the american force's aircraft carriers, because they could easily send planes to bomb mainland japan.
- Explains that the united states broke the japanese army's code and sent reinforcements to midway because they knew about the plan.
- Explains that the american forces were ready when the japanese attacked midway. american planes bombed the fleet right away, but they did little damage.
- Explains that american aircraft carriers were launched, which caused massive damage to the japanese fleet, but a japanese counterattack severely damaged the american carrier, yorktown.
- Opines that the battle of midway was viewed as a major american victory in the pacific.
- Explains that the japanese had captured nearly 80,000 filipino and american soldiers in the battle of bataan, but they didn't supply them with food or water. they shot or beheaded them and beat people who slowed down while marching.
- Describes how poor conditions at balanga led to rapid spread of diseases, and how prisoners of war were crammed onto trains and shipped to capas, where they walked 10 miles to camp o'donnell.
2049 wordsRead More - A Brief Look at the Attack on Pearl Harborexplanatory essayOn December 7, 1941 it was a quiet morning until a few minutes after eight when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began. The attack came “in two waves of terror lasting two long hours, they killed or wounded over 3500 Americans and sunk or badly damaged 18 ships including all 8 battleships of the pacific fleet (“Pearl Harbor History…”).” This was one of few attacks on America made to date. December 7th 1941 will be a date that will be remembered by both nations forever. The United States (U.S.) responded to the attack by declaring war on Japan. Many wonder why Japan attacked the United States in the first place. There was a lot that led up to the attack, the attack itself and, seventy years after the attack.
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- Explains that the japanese attack on pearl harbor killed or wounded over 3500 americans and sunk or damaged 18 ships including all 8 battleships of the pacific fleet.
- Explains that the attack on pearl harbor was one of the greatest naval operations in history and some people still want to know why japan attacked.
- Explains how the u.s. was caught by surprise when japanese aircrafts began bombing and crippling the naval fleet. the attack had devastating losses on both sides.
- Explains that seven decades after the attack on pearl harbor people still remember that tragic december morning. there are many survivors who volunteer at the memorial to tell people stories about how they survived.
- Opines that december 7th has been declared pearl harbor remembrance day and this year will mark the 72nd anniversary of the attack.
- States that pearl harbor history: why did japan attack? eyewitness accounts, casualty list, background.
555 wordsRead More - Pearl Harborexplanatory essayDecember 7, 1941 was a day that will “live in infamy”, a day when 2,400 men needlessly lost their lives while serving America. Millions of dollars of American military equipment was destroyed. It was a day of horror, disbelief, discontent, and shame. The people of the United States never imagined anything like this could happen to them. They were a neutral country, only providing supplies for the Allies. This activity made the Axis powers mad. At the time of the start of World War II the United States was a leading world country, not only did it have one of, if not the most, feared militaries on earth, its technology was also rapidly growing. Japan reacted by planning and seeing through a massive attack on America in an effort to disable the American military and try to permanently keep them out of the war. Pearl Harbor is a day that will never be forgotten.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that december 7, 1941, was a day of horror, disbelief, and discontent. the united states never imagined anything like this could happen to them.
- Explains that japan started planning the attack a year earlier in 1940. they used pictures taken by spies to locate where all of the ships were located and when the base was at its rest.
- Explains that pearl harbor was one of america's strongest bases, and japan had to think of a way to prevent the u.s. from joining the war.
- Explains that admiral yamamoto was the emperor of japan at the time of world war two. he promoted the attack on pearl harbor and produced the plan.
- Explains that president roosevelt had been warned several times about japan's plan to attack the harbor.
- Opines that world war ii was a time for immense social growth in america and developed into the dominant world power.
890 wordsRead More - Bombing Of Pearl Harbor Attackanalytical essayOn December 07th 1941 at 0755 hours the entire US Pacific Fleet that included 18 US Ships, 300 airplanes and 42,000 Sailors and Soldiers) moored and stationed at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu Hawaii was abruptly awaken and forced into war by Japanese aerial and naval forces. As the United States had already demonstrated their opposition to Japan’s territory expansion plans into China and Manchuria by openly and directly imposing embargos and blockades that Japan understood it as an obstacle to their economy plans and an act of war against their military forces. Consequently, Pearl Harbor attack changed the course of history and demonstrated that diplomacy effectiveness should only be used when the end result is feasible for both parties.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the pearl harbor attack changed the course of history and demonstrated that diplomacy effectiveness should only be used when the end result is feasible for both parties.
- Analyzes how japanese leaders used diplomacy to mislead their true intentions before the attack on pearl harbor.
- Explains that japan was actively communicating with their embassies worldwide on their plans of territory expansion.
- Explains that the japanese combined fleet had reached their rendezvous point of hitokappu bay and increased espionage efforts while maintaining diplomatic talks of possible peace with the united states.
- Opines that the pearl harbor attack was planned and provoked by franklin d. roosevelt administration to unite the american people and evoke a sentiment in favor of the u.s. joining world war ii and leaving isolationism behind
- Explains that the surprise attack in pearl harbor was effective but not devastating as japan intended and adm. yamamoto had planned it.
1065 wordsRead More - Internment Camps Of Pearl Harborexplanatory essayAfter 18 months of planning, Japanese forces finally decided to take action. Their goal was to cripple the U.S. fleet so they could attack and capture the Philippines and Indo-China. Their goal for attacking and capturing the Philippines and Indo-China is to secure raw materials needed to maintain its position as a global military and economic power. If successful, the Japanese empire would extend to Australia, New Zealand, and India. Japan`s Empire could extend further if they crippled the U.S. fleet. On a beautiful Hawaiian morning the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor breaking the peace of the beautiful Hawaiian morning. The damage was severe: 18 naval vessels (including eight battleships) sunk or heavily damaged, 188 planes destroyed, and over 2,000 servicemen killed; thus, shattering many people’s hearts. After the attack the United States was forced into World War II.
In this essay, the author
- Explains how japan declared war on the united states, which caused a nationwide prejudice against all japanese-americans. the u.s. bombed japan, ending the war.
- Explains that japan's goal for attacking and capturing the philippines and indo-china is to secure raw materials needed to maintain its position as a global military and economic power.
- Describes how president roosevelt signed the declaration of war on japan on december 8th, 1941, as the u.s. pacific fleet lay in ruins at pearl harbor.
- Describes how president roosevelt signed the executive order 9066, which removed people from military areas and turned the entire west coast into a giant military area.
- Narrates how 120,000 japanese americans were placed in internment camps when president roosevelt signed the executive order 9066. they were only allowed to bring a few possessions with them.
- Describes how an american b-29 bomber, the enola gay, dropped the world's first atomic bomb on hiroshima.
- Describes how a second atomic bomb was dropped on nagasaki, japan by the united states, resulting in japan's unconditional surrender.
- Explains that after roosevelt rescinded the executive order 9066, the wra started a six-month process of letting internees go and shutting down the camps.
- Opines that in times of war, you have to make tuff choices and make it for the good of your country. millions of people were killed in world war ii and thousands of hearts were shattered.
1045 wordsRead More - Day of Infamy Speech by President Rooseveltanalytical essayThe United States was at peace with Japan following peace negotiations that had been made. The President expresses his concern that the United States was still in conversation with Japanese government and its Emperor looking towards the continuation of peace in the pacific. Japanese had a series of secret plans to bomb America. The president says that the previous day’s attack on Hawaii Islands had caused severe destruction to American naval and military forces. In his speech, he expresses his regrets to inform the Congress that Americans had lost their lives. He continues to state that American ships had been submerged in elevated seas starting from San Francisco and Honolulu. Consequently, these harsh actions by Japanese government made Roosevelt, as commander in chief of the army and navy, dictate on the possible measures to fight back. He is very confident to state that even if it takes a long period for the United States to conquer the enemies’ actions, which he refers to as old-fashioned invention, the people of America will emerge the absolute victory. He believes that, through defending his nation against enemies, he will be acting upon the will of his people and of the Congress. He promises his people that such attacks w...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how president franklin d. roosevelt addressed the united states congress following the unexpected attack by japan on pearl harbor the previous day.
- Analyzes how the president expressed his concern that the united states was still in conversation with japanese government and its emperor looking towards the continuation of peace in the pacific.
- Explains that gunderson, j. m., franklin delano roosevelt: master communicator. retrieved from: http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu
- Concludes the speech by asking the congress to pronounce a state of conflict between the united states and the empire of japan.
605 wordsRead More - Japanese Motivations for the Attack on Pearl Harboranalytical essayThe Japanese military strike on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7th, 1941. The attack cost the U.S. 18 ships and 347 planes, and 2403 lives were lost. (Lord 219-220). On September 18th, 1931, the Japanese military invaded Manchuria, an area of land located in Northern China. While previous relations between the two countries were tentative, this was the first major event that spurred contempt between the U.S. and Japan. The purpose of this invasion was both the large amount of growth and expansion the territory provided, and more importantly the resources Japan now had access to. In this strike, Japan no longer needed to rely on the U.S. By gaining support of the League of Nations, the U.S. sent Japan the “Stimson doctrine”, which refused to recognize their newly acquired land. This only led to more hostility with the Japanese. As a result of this and other aggressive actions, Japan withdrew from the League of Nations and rapidly increased the budget of the Royal Navy (Costello 42-48).
In this essay, the author
- Explains the plan of the investigation, which asks the question, what was the japanese government behind the air attack on pearl harbor?
- Explains that the japanese military strike on pearl harbor cost the u.s. 18 ships and 347 planes, and 2403 lives were lost.
- Analyzes how japan's conquest of north china prompted roosevelt to try a trade quarantine. the u.s. agreed to freeze japanese assets and place an embargo on oil importation.
- Analyzes how the u.s. and japan were at odds by the summer of 1941. the growth in the japanese navy made them a formidable force against britain.
- Explains that the american military intelligence had underestimated the power of the japanese military force. the attack on pearl harbor was planned to prevent this.
- Explains that president roosevelt refused to attend a summit meeting with the japanese prime minister. the new military cabinet in tokyo replaced the more moderate japanese cabinet.
- Evaluates the value of the novel pearl harbor ghosts: the legacy of december 7, 1941 by thurston clarke.
- Compares sabur ienaga's the pacific war, 1931-1945: a critical perspective on japan’s role in world war to the western historian.
- Analyzes how the attack on pearl harbor by the japanese symbolizes japanese military plans and goals years’ prior. it was based on oil, battle plans, and logic.
- Explains that the u.s. brought about the trade embargo in 1940 to cut off japan's much needed oil imports, which was seen as hostile and provoked japan.
- Explains the reason for the attack on pearl harbor: japan believed in their forces and its ability to win out in the pacific. the difficulty and high stakes/high reward made it most appealing.
- Concludes that japan had no choice but to expand to the dutch east indies, which would evoke u.s. retaliation. the logical next move was to seize the early upper hand and strike first, in traditional japanese military fashion.
- Explains that the japanese air attack on pearl harbor was a product of diverse factors over the prior ten years.
- Describes the works of louis allen, charles bateson, and thurston clarke. pearl harbor ghosts: the legacy of december 7, 1941.
- Cites costello, john, ienaga, sabur, lord, walter, and wohlstetter, roberta.
1562 wordsRead More - Informative Essay On Pearl Harborexplanatory essayIn World War II their were a lot of battles. There were a lot of city’s bombed. How would you feel if you were in World War II ? I would be running from the Japanese and the Natiz . Also I would probably die or hide in a road gutter . The question is what would you do if you were in World War II ?
In this essay, the author
- Opines that they would run from the japanese and the natiz and die or hide in a road gutter if they were in world war ii.
- Explains that the pearl harbor attack was the most dramatic effect of world war ii for the united states.
- Explains why we went into war with germany and japan because they did not remove their troops from another countries land and our land. they also attacked united states at pearl harbor.
- Explains that the united states of america had produced 18,000 boeing b-24 bombers and 30,000 douglas transport planes.
- Explains how the philippine sea and leyte gulf battles helped the us win the war. the us carriers had grumman hellcat fighters, which shot down 5,000 japanese aircraft.
- Describes the largest naval battle in the history of the united states and also probably in hole world.
- Lists three major battles during world war ii listed: d-day, moscow, and iwo. the landings took place on five beaches, codenamed utah, omaha, gold, juno and sword.
- Describes how the battle of kursk pushed back the germans into their own country. it was the world's largest tank battle ever in the war.
- Explains that around 200,000 allied troops fought at el alamein and had more than 1,000 tanks. the axis surrendered and lost this important battle.
- Explains that the war's end was caused by the two atomic bombs. the first bomb was carried by a b-29 bomber.
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