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Attack On Pearl Harbor

About, sixty-five years ago on a large naval base in a small state named Hawaii the United States of America was secretly attacked by the Japanese. Today, this dramatic event is known as Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor is credited for pushing the United States into World War Two. The American government lacked knowledge of Pearl Harbor. The Japanese way of life attributed to the way that they attacked the United States. The Japanese felt that rather than surrender they would kill themselves in honor of their emperor. So, men where willing to go on Kamikaze missions where they knew that they were not going to be coming back to their families. The United States was unprepared for the attack. December7, 1941 was America's Darkest Day until 911.
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor many other things had taken place in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The United States was remaining neutral to any fighting and attack from any other nation. At this time America and Japan were supposedly still at peace. Adolf Hitler and his new Nazi party were taking over. This party took a lot of land. They were becoming a world power stomping all over all of Europe. But Roosevelt insisted the United States was going to remain neutral. The British and the French were upset because the United States agreed to be an ally of France and Britain at the end of World War I with the Treaty of Versailles. Most Americans believed that even though the US was supplying Germany with more goods at the time, the United States would find a way to stay neutral.
The place where Pearl Harbor is located was not well known in the early 20th century. Pearl Harbor lies in the Hawaiian Islands, which are located in the Pacific Ocean. Kauai, Niihau, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, and Hawaii form the major islands of Hawaii. The islands are between the United States and Japan a perfect place for a military base. Hawaii was discovered in the Eighteenth century. The land is very fertile and it...