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Compare And Contrast 911 And Pearl Harbor

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DAY OF INFAMY Do you know the events of the 911 attack that took place in September 11, 2001 and the Pearl Harbor attack that took place in December 7, 1941? Do you know the difference between these two tragic attacks? These two events have both differences and similarities. A huge similarity they have is that both of these attack had a huge impact on the united states. Although both attacks have different reasons of why they occurred The 911 attack was an attack by Al Qaeda led by Osama Bin Laden. This attack took place in New York City on September 11, 2001 at 8;46 am. There was more than just one attack that occurred that day. On the day of the attack, there was a series of four coordinated terrorist …show more content…

As you can see, both 911 and the Pearl Harbor attacks were both tragic events that has a huge impact to america with both similarities and differences. Both events were “sneak events,” no one knew they were going to happen. Both events happened because of foreign attackers. Both events were attacked by planes. The 911 attack was more of a symbolic attack, the world trade center represented the U.S. free market economy. The Pearl Harbor attack was to hope to eliminate the fleet of ships so japan can expand. Although, it really doesn 't matter which attack is more important or more damageable. Both attacks were a tough time for the U.S. and both killed and wounded a lot of innocent people. The 911 attack led a war against Al-Qaeda till 2012. The Pearl Harbor attack didn’t last long but eventually it led the United States to enter world war II two years later. Both these events left the nation in shock and took quite a while for everything to get back to normal. Of course, these events have not been forgotten. It 's just sad how both these events have led to more terrorism acts in the world. We will never forget the tough times this nation has gone through and even if there will be more times this nation will struggle, we the people will be there to try and restore justice. We the people will be there ready to fight back. We the people will be there helping out our country. Many people lost their loved ones on these tragic events. To that i say god bless these people and god bless

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