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Compare And Contrast 9/11 And Pearl Harbor

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The attack on September 11, 2001 is very similar to the attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. For example a lot of innocent people lost their lives, a lot of people united together as a family, destroyed a lot of americans icons, and lastly the president's announcements were very similar to one another. these two specific events had a huge impact on america and the whole nation. To begin with, Thousands of people were killed or wounded during 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. Also many sacrifices were made for example, firefighters risk their own lives to save citizens and children during 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. Most importantly, this is a very unforgettable to people that lost family members and loved ones during 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. This was a horrific, surprise attack on 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. Most likely these attacks were planned and took years of practice. Also took timing and skills. A lot of people reunited those following days since they lost members of 9/11. …show more content…

For example, on the day of 9/11 in New York terrorist they destroyed the World Trade Center, and damaged the Pentagon near Washington D.C and on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 the Empire of Rising sun sank most of the U.S Pacific fleet in Hawaii. These 2 specific events have a huge impact on America and the whole nation. Because of the attacks on pearl harbor and 9/11 there was a lot of hate and racism too japanese and islamic people. Prejudice became more common toward each race. Many groups of people started to isolate the japanese culture and islamic culture.
For example, after the bombing at pearl harbor the U.S entered the war that was soon called world war 2. A lot of propaganda that surface began to influence the american view on the japanese culture/people. Propaganda gave bad images of japanese and

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However Japan was responsible for attack on Pearl Harbor. 9/11 and the attack on Pearl Harbor are similar because they were both terrorist attacks. They were both surprise attacks. Both of these attacks were unprovoked. Besides all of these similarities they also have differences.

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This paper will discuss about the comparison between pearl harbor and 911. It will analyze, evaluate, and describe the responses the presidents had about these events. It will also investigate the roles that class, culture and religion played in these attacks that happened in the United States. After the 9/11 attacks a lot of newspapers from Boston to Bakersfield reached into the distance past to find the correct title so there headline was “A New Day of Infamy” The same verse that President Franklin Roosevelt used to describe the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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It was a cloudy morning, most men up and lounging around and some on duty. You could barely see the sun shining through the thick clouds. You could though, hear the buzz of a plane when flying through the thick white clouds. The Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor and America had joined World War Two. The event that changed the course of American History.

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Tensions had been high between Japan and America for a while, and restricting trade between the countries only fueled the fire. “July 1941, The United States freezes all Japanese assets and bank accounts. Aug 1941, the United States imposes an embargo of oil shipments to Japan.” (Doc C) Losing America as one of their consumers caused the Japanese economy to suffer. Japan believed that this separation of trade was the United States preparing to distance themselves from Japan to make it easier for America to attack Japan.

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When the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, led the US into World War II. This made the country fear and not trust anyone of Japanese descent, even if they were American born. This led the United States to forcibly remove and relocated hundreds of thousands of Japanese Americans. Despite that many of them were American citizens, they were still removed from their homes solely based on their ethnicity and Japanese descent. Not only has this caused damage to innocent people, but it also showed America’s views and values on equality.

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