Pearl Harbor Thesis

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Pearl Harbor signified the start of the war for America. On December 7th, 1941 just before 8 a.m. the Japanese did a surprise attack and drop a devastating bomb on one of our naval bases in Hawaii. During this attack the Japanese managed to destroy twenty American naval vessels, eight battle ships, and more than three hundred aircrafts. The attack was done by Japanese kamikaze fighter pilots trying to destroy the Pacific fleet so America would not be able to fight back while Japan’s armed forces spread across the South Pacific. The day after the assault president FDR went to congress and declared war on Japan with just one dissenting vote. FDR said “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people