Pearl Harbor Significance
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Midway, the Battle That Ultimately Doomed Japan in WWII By: John King Could a loss at Midway have cost America the Pacific, and led to WWII ending in a different way? The Battle of Midway is know as the turning point of the war in the Pacific. It turned the tables and put the United States into an offensive position. Midway was one, if not the, most important battle of World War II because of the background,strategies, battle tactics, and most importantly the outcome and effects of this battle. “Yesterday, December 7th, 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.” These words were spoken the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. The bombing of Pearl Harbor cost more than 2,000 lives and nearly destroyed 20 naval vessels. Eight of these ships happened to be battleships, but luckily no aircraft carriers were in the area. On December 8, the day after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt gave his address to the nation. He ended this address with, “I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire,” thus beginning the United States role in WWII. Four months and eleven days after Pearl Harbor, the United States attacked the Japanese mainland with long range bombers. This ... ... middle of paper ... ...st would have been devastating to the U.S. Work Cited “1942 Battle of Midway.” Youtube. 4 April 2013. Transcript. 20th Century Battlefields. 5 February 2014. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRT4bRmFR40> Trueman, Chris. “Battle of Midway.” “Battle of Midway.” 2014. The History Channel website. Feb 6 2014, 9:34 http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-midway Eidenmuller, Michael. “ Franklin Delano Roosevelt Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation ”Great Speeches for Better Speaking.” 4 June 2008. American Rhetoric. 6 February 2014 http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm "The Battle of Midway, 1942" 2001. EyeWitness to History. 6 February 2014. < www.eyewitnesstohistory.com>
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the battle of midway turned the tables and put the united states into an offensive position. it was one of the most important battles of world war ii.
- Explains that the united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan. the bombing of pearl harbor cost more than 2,000 lives and nearly destroyed 20 naval vessels.
- Describes how the united states attacked the japanese mainland with long-range bombers four months and eleven days after pearl harbor. the realization of their vulnerability of attack was behind the plans for midway.
- Explains that admiral isoroku yamamoto was in command of the japanese pacific fleet. the japanese plan was unstoppable because they had three times more ships than the us.
- Explains that admiral nimitz, commander of the u.s. fleet, decided to send out his fleet and attack japan head on rather than protect the west coast.
- Explains that the u.s. reconnaissance planes were sent out to find the japanese fleet, but failed to see all four carriers.
- Narrates how admiral nagumo ordered his crews to put the torpedoes back on the planes after a scout plane saw ten american ships northeast of midway.
- Describes raymond spruance's plan to attack the japanese fleet, but he wasn't sure about what would happen. he got close enough to guarantee the planes would have enough fuel to return.
- Explains that the yorktown sent in 41 torpedo-loaded planes to attack the carriers, but the japanese fleet was ready and dropped 35 of them.
- Recounts how the japanese carrier hiryu hit the uss yorktown three times, causing the crew to abandon the ship.
- Narrates how japan lost four carriers and air superiority over the u.s.
- Explains that japan lost 3,057 people during the battle of midway, while the u.s. lost 340 people, including the aircraft carrier uss yorktown.
- Opines that if the u.s. lost the battle of midway, it would have changed the outcome of the war in the pacific and wwii.
- Analyzes how the battle of midway was broadcast on the history channel website.
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- Analyzes how president roosevelt used his position of power to convince the nation that he will do everything in his power. he disrespects the japanese ambassador for acting like nothing was happening.
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- 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.
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- Explains that the united states served an absolutely vital role in the outcome of world war ii. the pacific campaign offered an incomparable test for the us armed forces.
- Explains that the japanese bombed pearl harbor on december 7, 1941, which led to a textbook entry into the war.
- Explains that the battle of guadalcanal was the beginning of the pacific war.
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- Explains that congress approved roosevelt's declaration of war on december 8, and three days later, japanese allies germany and italy declared war against the united states.
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- Describes how japanese fighter planes attacked the u.s. naval base at pearl harbor on oahu, hawaii, on december 7, 1941. the attack led the united states into world war ii.
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- Explains that american rhetoric: franklin delano roosevelt - pearl harbor address to the nation (12-08-41).
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- Analyzes how fdr used emotional words, his position of authority, and his knowledge of foreign conflicts to rally the american people to support the war effort.
- Explains that before the united states declared war on the japanese empire, it was in neutrality. after world war i, president roosevelt determined it vital for the u.s to remain out of foreign affairs.
- Analyzes how fdr uses emotion and determination to speak to the audience when addressing the reasons why war was necessary.
- Analyzes how fdr conveys emotion throughout his speech when he says that the facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. he is motivating and exciting the audience to believe that justice for this attack will happen.
- Analyzes how frd establishes his credibility throughout his speech, stating that he had to do what was right for the whole nation.
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- Opines that the attack on pearl harbor was gruesome, causing many deaths on both the american and japanese sides, and left many people wondering if roosevelt knew something they didn't know.
- Explains pearl harbor was where the united states naval ships were kept the day of the attack. seven of them were targeted specifically by japanese planes.
- Describes how the japanese planes dropped bombs and torpedoes onto the pearl harbor where the american naval ships were kept.
- Explains that the japanese chose to attack pearl harbor because that's where the american naval ships were docked. they wanted to destroy all american planes before they could take to the sky to counter the attack.
- Opines that the amount of people killed during this attack is insane. the american side and the japanese side were critically injured or even dead.
- Explains that roosevelt knew about the attack on pearl harbor, but didn't have a good reason to attack. the japanese grew stronger while the united states faced the great depression.
- Analyzes how roosevelt saw germany as an enemy of war and made a plan to target germany. he decided that the united states would side with britain and win the war together.
- Narrates how glenn lane would share his story with friends, family, schoolchildren, and anyone else who wanted to hear it. he was not a hero, but to many people he was.
- Narrates how lane was born in 1918 and lived on many farms in iowa and minnesota. on the day of the attack, he was under the deck, but soon got called up.
- Narrates how tom's son tom made his urn, which was buried where he last stood on the ship.
- Narrates how jim carter, a navy airplane mechanic, remembers the attack from seventy-three years ago like it was yesterday. he went from cooking to helping patients right away.
- Opines that it is truly amazing what these men did for others. one served his country, while the other served their people. their stories have had great impacts on people, because of what they did.
- Opines that the attack on pearl harbor is one that will live on in history, and the hearts of many for years to come.
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