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Tensions Rise With Japan and the United States
Japan was intending to have political and military dominance throughout Asia. They entered World War II on the side of the Germans. Franklin D. Roosevelt warned the Japanese to quit fighting neighboring nations or else they risk an attack from the United States. -
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Unfit Proposals
The Japanese gave a final proposal to the United States about the U.S. forcing Japan to choose between peace or war within a year. The United States turned down the proposal as it felt that it was unacceptable. The United States offered a different proposal but Japan turned them down. After that, all diplomatic relations between the two countries stopped. -
The First Wave
At 7:55 AM, the Japanese started to drop bombs on the unprepared military base. The second wave started at 8:50 AM. -
The Aftermath
The surprise attack killed 2,403 people and wounded 1,178. -
Bombings Begin
The attack lasted for two hours, but it sank three battleships and damaged several other ships. -
Retreat
When the Japanese discovered that the US aircrafts were not at the base, they cancelled their second attack. -
Declaration of War
Although the United States was seemingly crippled during the attack, they responded quickly. The day after the attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan, bring the United States into World War II. -
Tiger! Tiger!
The Japanese Commander Mitsuo Fuchida has been reported saying "Tori! Tori! Tori!", which means Tiger and meant that they had caught the Americans by surprise. -
Japanese Meatballs
U.S. Servicemen report saying that the only reason that they knew it was the Japanese was the "meatballs" on the side of the plane or the red dots. U.S. Servicemen also report being so close to the Japanese that they could see their sinister smiles looking down on them as they shot at the Americans. -
War Cry
"Remember Pearl Harbor!" became the rally cry for the United States during World War II. -
Mended Relationship
Since the attack on Pearl Harbor and World War II, the relationship between the two world powers has since been restored. -
Picture Sources
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/The_USS_Arizona_%28BB-39%29_burning_after_the_Japanese_attack_on_Pearl_Harbor_-_NARA_195617_-_Edit.jpg
http://image.pbs.org/video-assets/pbs/pearl-harbor-uss-oklahoma-final-story/245843/images/mezzanine_405.jpg.resize.800x450.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Japan
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-1818.html
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/749277362868191233
http://www.pacificwar.org.au/USJapNavAir.html -
Sources
"Pearl Harbor Investigation." Gale Student Resources in Context, Gale, 2015. Student Resources in Context,
"Pearl Harbor." Gale Student Resources in Context, Gale, 2017. Student Resources in Context,
"Japanese Americans in World War II in the Aftermath of the Pearl Harbor Bombing." DISCovering Multicultural America: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context
