...Hawaii, a world-famous tourist attraction and home to Pearl Harbor, the event that leads the United States of America into the deadliest war in human history, World War 2. On December 7th 1941, the Empire of Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that causes severe damages to the American Fleet of the Pacific, as well as, loss of many American lives. Prior to the attack, the Empire of Japan tricks America into remaining at peace through diplomacy. The diplomacy trick leads America to being unaware of the attack of the Empire of Japan on Pearl Harbor. In the wake of the attack on American soil and the devastating loss of so many American lives, president Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers the “Pearl Harbor Address to The Nation,”...
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...the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan” (Roosevelt, p.1). This was the opening statement of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s address to the nation the day after Japan invaded American territory. Following the Pearl Harbor attacks, Roosevelt gave a powerful speech that was a call to arms and in his speech he expressed outrage towards Japan and confidence in the job of our armed forces. The speech was a request to declare war against Japan and to bring the United States into World War II. His use of rhetorical techniques effectively aided in grasping the attention of his audience and reminded the...
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...general of the United States Army. After Pearl Harbor being bombed, the United States declared war against Japan the next day and formed an alliance with Britain. Before Congress and the Supreme Court approved the war against Japan, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a speech known as the Infamy Speech. Due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States and its army learned valuable lessons that contribute to its development. Everything happens for a reason, even if the reason may be irrational such as the reasoning for the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. One of the reasons for Japan’s action claimed by Brett is “President Roosevelt moved the US Pacific Fleet from California to Pearl Harbor… [which] was a threat to Japan, who wanted to expand in the Pacific” (3 Reason Why Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor). With President Roosevelt’s action and Japan’s goal, it was unavoidable for the U.S. and Japan not to be at war, which lead to Japan deciding to attack first to...
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...After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt immediately issued an investigation and the report led to the commissioning of the Executive Order 9066. President Roosevelt's ordering of the Executive Order 9066, which led to the internment of Japanese American citizens, was not justified because there was little to no evidence that showed signs of threat. It was based on misinformation and did more damage than good. Many Japanese Americans would lose their homes, businesses, families, and most importantly, their rights and freedom. It was written in the investigative report President Roosevelt issued that there were Japanese spies in Hawaii before the attack. According to Roberts Commission, before “December 7, 1941, Japanese spies on the island of Oahu... collected and, through various channels transmitted, information to the Japanese Empire" (www.digitalhistory.uh.edu). Many people became...
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...Pearl Harbor, the awakening of the Sleeping Giant. December 7, 1941 a historic day, “that will live in infamy”, words once busting out from a magnificent and glorious leader, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which soon will start the amazing up roar of The United States of America. Many lives were taken in this sneak attack, when the Japanese air fleet attempted to take out ninety percent of our navel army, thus crippling the United States of America. The assault on Pearl Harbor is one of the most important event in World War II due to the fallen, the error made by the enemy, and the final thing is that the declaration of war United States of America has put on Japan. With these reasons, the attack on Pearl Harbor is one of the most important...
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...The Attack on Pearl Harbor There were many reasons leading to the attack at Pearl Harbor. One main reason for it was the economic issues (Anderson). The trade routes between America and Japan were cut off. The Japanese ships were not accepted in America either (Taylor 5), because of the two countries’ political differences (Taylor 6). On November 1, 1941 a ship came into the Honolulu Harbor. It had a Japanese flag on it. It was a forbidden Japanese ship. “The name of the ship was Taiyo Maru.”(Taylor 4) This ship was not welcomed with the original Hawaiian customs. Normally the hula girls would be out at the dock welcoming the passengers with their friendliness and dancing in their grass skirts. This was a way of saying “aloha,” which means both hello and also good-bye in the Hawaiian Islands. This ship carried a few important Japanese men. These men were actually Japanese spies (Taylor 6). One of these spies was a man named Otojiro Okuda. Okuda was one of the most important of Japanese spies. He had an agent. His agent was Kohichi Seki. Seki had to stay in Japan for a few months to train to become a spy for Japan. Seki was a key man in Okuda’s success as a spy. He helped him get the important information that was needed most by Okuda. Seki took a taxi to Pearl Harbor every day. He did this so he could get the names of the ships in port and the ships that were out and away from port. He wrote letters to Okuda which had this information he learned in it...
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...On December 8, 1941 U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had to deal with an unprecedented attack on American forces in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. He gave his “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation” to a joint session of Congress. Because of this surprising turn of events, FDR had no choice but to lead the U.S. into World War II. He uses rhetorical appeals to make his part in the war official. There was no way FDR would back down, he made it clear that with the help of the American public, victory over the Japanese would be easily accomplished. His motive is to convince Congress to declare war on Japan and to solidify even further why the American public voted him into his fourth term as President of the United States. He also wishes to convince...
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...Pearl Harbor Summary Paper #2 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for HIST310 World History and Culture II By December 2011 Abstract In 1931, Japan showed aggressive behavior in northeast Asia as they tried to conquer China in 1937. In early 1940’s, Japan decided to associate themself with Axis powers with countries like Russia and Germany. The United States demanded Japan to pull away from China and Indochina, however, the Japanese resisted and wanted to continue to take more territory and prepare for war. With their aggression in Asia, the United States placed an embargo on Japan by stopping all shipment of valuable resources such as oil, steel, and iron scrap which the Japanese needed for war to other Asian country. Immigrations from Japan were also banned to come to the United States. Britain and the Netherlands ceased Japanese assets as well to prevent the Japanese from buying oil, which their armies needed for war. Japanese were angered and decided to destroy the United States Pacific fleet in Oahu, Hawaii. This they did with ease, but paid a price. Pearl Harbor On November 26, 1941, the Japanese fleet left Japan to detect the route towards Pearl Harbor under the command of Admiral Nagumo. On December 1, Nagumo received his final orders from General Tojo Hideki and Admiral Yamamoto to attack Pearl Harbor. On early morning of December 7, the Japanese armies were in position 275 miles north of Hawaii; the air...
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...Americans were subjected to getting land in areas where no one else wanted to be such as near power lines and on dirt or soil where it was hard to build. The Japanese Americans were also held down in the farming and mining industries by often paranoid local American competitors. The Japanese bombed the United States in Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 which led to a national widespread fear of Japanese citizens, primarily on the west coast, carrying...
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...Internment Japanese American internment was the World War II internment in "War Relocation Camps" of over 110,000 people of Japanese heritage who lived on the Pacific coast of the United States. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, government officials immediately placed Hawaii under martial law and became concerned about the Japanese-Americans who lived on the West Coast of the United States. Intelligence gathered before the attack indicated that Japan was recruiting spies and had already secured a spy network there. None of the Japanese Americans had been charged with a crime against the government. Two-thirds had been born in the United States, and more than 70 percent of the people forced into camps were American citizens. Roosevelt's action was supported by Congress without a single vote against it, and was eventually upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court. Yet many scholars came to believe that this order was a "day of infamy" as far as the Constitution and civil rights were concerned. The people forced into camps were deprived of their liberty, a basic freedom of the American Constitution. In 1980, under mounting pressure from the Japanese American Citizens League and redress organizations, President Jimmy Carter opened an investigation to determine whether the need to put Japanese Americans into internment camps had been justified by the government. He appointed the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians...
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...Jumping Over Hurdles In life, everyone will face hardships, or obstacles, these hardships are also known as adversity; however those such as Uchida, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Jim Carrey, have all tackled adversity in different ways. No matter whom one is they will face adversity at least once in their life. A person has two choices, to tackle adversity, or let it overcome their life. There are obstacles in life that a person cannot avoid, they must overcome it. For instance, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a great deal with adversity. On December 8th, 1941, he gave a speech regarding the attack on Pearl Harbor the previous night. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had the hardship of deciding what to do with what was happening...
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...In the past, the United States of America has been through some tragic events that have gone down in history. Two of the most infamous events are that of 9/11 and the Pearl Harbor bombing. Both of these events brought sorrow and frustration to the American people. The presidents at the time of these events gave very famous speeches afterward. Bush, who was president at the time of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Roosevelt, who was president at the time of the Pearl Harbor bombings, both declared war in their speeches. There is however, quite a few differences between the events, the speeches, and the aftermath. September 11th of 2001, is a day that has changed our nation and the rest of the world greatly. On this day, four airplanes were hijacked by al-Qaeda members and were all crashed. There were 19 hijackers total involved in the attacks. American Airlines Flight 11 led by Mohamed Atta crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing all 92 aboard. United Airlines Flight 175 led by Marwan al-Shehhi crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, killing all 60 aboard. American Airlines Flight 77 led by...
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...was one of the greatest presidents in American history whose leadership was challenged his entire twelve years in office. He played an important role during the Great Depression and World War II, supporting his fellow Americans through agenda, executive order, and his powerful speeches. During his time in the Oval Office, President Roosevelt had the duty of announcing to the nation the malevolent acts that Japanese pilots had put upon the American people with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The day following the event, Roosevelt announced that due to the nature of the attacks, that America was to declare war against Japan. By his use of a strong emotional tone, he explained that these attacks happened during a time in which the two nations were discussing terms for peace. Although peace was never finalized, it was believed there would be a standing down of armaments, and neither side would attack. Roosevelt was such a powerful, captivating orator, assuring the people under his govern that their interests are what he holds dearest. Through...
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...Zack Groff U.S History 1877- Research Paper Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is arguably the most devastatingly tragic event witnessed on American soil. The Japanese had violated the integrity of life in America, which was not to go unpunished. The “Day of Infamy” as it has been coined, catapulted the nation into a state of shock and retaliation. Many Americans who lived through the tragic event remember the occurrence with great detail and clarity. Considering the bombing at Pearl Harbor happened over 60 years ago, personal accounts and testimonies are quickly diminishing. Revisiting the past is crucial in understanding what freedom is and how hard it was to obtain. Pearl Harbor remains as one of the most definitive points of unity amongst Americans; as told by Mr. Groff, “It changed everything!” The slaying at Pearl Harbor was hardly anticipated to say the least. The United States had been edging toward war with Japan for some time. The U.S was particularly unhappy with Japan’s increasingly irate attitude towards China. The Japanese Government seemed to believe that the only way to solve its economic crisis and geographic problems was to expand into its neighbor’s territory and take over the market. Japan declared war on China in 1937. In the eyes of the American government this weaned unfavorably. American officials responded with a battery of economic sanctions and trade embargoes. Japan reasoned that without access to money and goods, and essential items like oil, Japan...
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...such as December 7, 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attacks of September 11, 2001, two of the nation’s presidents sent out words of sympathy and encouragement in their speeches, in reassurance that the horrible acts that took place would not be tolerated. The famous “Infamy” speech was given by Franklin Delano Roosevelt a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The speech is known by the popular line, “a date which will live in infamy” (Roosevelt). Roosevelt wanted to get an up rise out of the American people, he done this through Charged Language. The Speech was a persuasive piece that’s purpose was to gain a war declaration. Roosevelt combined facts with rhetorical technique to produce a strong argument to convince congressional representatives and the American people that military action should be taken in response to Japans attack. Connotation was also used throughout his speech. For example, “But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us” (Roosevelt). Through out the speech, Roosevelt made clear Japan had deceived the untied stated and could not be trusted. “ Yesterday, December 7, 19941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by navel and air forces of the Empire of Japan” (Roosevelt). Then Roosevelt later said, “It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks...
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