A surprise attack on Pearl Harbor left millions of Americans heartbroken. This dreadful event led to many extreme consequences. It is one of the most significant moments in American history. In just a short amount of time many things occurred. In the following essay we will observe the attack on Pearl Harbor and its effects on the United States.
Pearl Harbor is located in Oahu Island, Hawaii. In 1908 it was established as a naval base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Various services provided on the naval base include a naval shipyard, a supply center, and a submarine headquarters.
During World War II, the Japanese were in desperate need of many natural resources. They decided to take control of the East Indies and Southeast Asia because those areas were very rich in raw materials. A pacific war was obviously unavoidable. Therefore, the U.S. began to propose peace negotiations with Japan.
English: United States President Franklin D. Roose...
The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning after the Japanese...
Photo #: . Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941. J...The Prime Minister of Japan at the time was Tojo Hideki. His corresponding messages to the U.S. proposals, during late November, gave the impression that he agreed with the negotiations and that the relationship between the two nations would soon be settled.
America was deceived. The Japanese government could care less about the peace agreements and had secretly decided on attacking the Unites States without declaring war. Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku was the commander in chief of Japan's fleet at the time. He was one of the people that conscientiously constructed the plans for the attack on Pearl Harbor. On November 26, 1941, a Japanese fleet sailed out to a point about two hundred seventy-five miles north of Hawaii. On December 7, 1941, an estimate of three hundred sixty planes were launched. At approximately 7:55 AM that same day, the first Japanese air crafts appeared. They included torpedo planes, bombers and...