On December 7, 1941, there was a surprise military attack on the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, called the ‘Pearl Harbor attack’. The attack was aimed for the United States from Japan to prevent America from doing any harm. The event caused many deaths and the destruction of multiple fleets. Americans were scared for another attack and soon, Japanese-Americans were the target of their hate for being related to the Japanese. The attack on Pearl Harbor negatively affected the lives of Japanese-Americans in the United States during the 1940s. The attack negatively impacted their lives due to mistrust between Americans and Japanese-Americans, poor treatment of Japanese-Americans by the Americans, establishment of internment camps, and horrible living conditions.
The attack negatively impacted their lives due to mistrust between Americans and Japanese-Americans. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked and bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The United States was unaware and not ready for the attack. This left twelve American ships destroyed and another one to be very damaged. In addition to that, 2400 Americans died in the bombing and over 1100 military workers and civilians were hurt badly from the attack. This was the major event that created the tension between Japan and the United States and caused the United States to declare war on Japan the following day. This damaged the sense of security the country felt because many of their own had died. The attack did