President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Attack On Pearl Harbor

World War II officially began September 1st, 1939. Most countries were involved in the war except for a few neutral countries. Countries that were allies with Germany in World War II were Italy and Japan. Their plans were to conquer neighboring countries and expand their growing empire. Bigger countries like Great Britain, France and The Soviet Union (that was Russia a long time ago) were fighting against them to stop their terror. However, there were some neutral countries. Some of those countries that were neutral were Ireland, Switzerland, Turkey and more. The U.S was close to joining the war, however, they didn’t join the war because of their stand for war neutrality and their perseverance for isolation. However, all of this changed on

They bombed Pearl Harbor by surprise. They followed this risky choice due to the fact of that if America joined the war, the tides would turn, they would lose the war because America had the most Navy, Air Force and Military Personal. This surprising action caught The U.S off guard. This bombing happened two years after World War II officially started. The Japanese had pre-planned this attack so they could execute it with a swift blow. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called the unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor a,“ date which will live in infamy…”(Time.com). Because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, The United States Of America entered World War II. The Japanese pre-planned their Pearl Harbor attack with much effort and a lot of spying. “In January 1941, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto proposed the idea of a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. In essence, he overturned more than two decades of Japanese naval strategic thinking” (usni.org). It was said that when Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto proposed “the Pearl Harbor attack into Japan’s war plans, the idea of an attack was so risky, it took great perseverance on his part to

Navy. The plan to attack Pearl Harbor consisted of a variety of dive-bombers, or high altitude bombers and torpedo attacks. The Japanese used Model II torpedoes, torpedo bombers, dive-bombers, warplanes, submarines, and navy vessels. The U.S. was caught by surprise and could only use the SBDs, PBY, B-17s, P-40s, and warships they had in Pearl Harbor. Both sides had the use of radar systems.” In article (pacificaviationmuseum.org) it states,”B5N2 bombers, which the U.S. called “Kates,” attacked the ships. The Kate was the largest aircraft on Japanese carriers. It had a crew of three, including a pilot, an observer/bombardier, and a gunner/radio operator. It carry carry either a single torpedo or several bombs, and the rear gunner would strafed targets with his single 30 caliber machine gun. In the first wave, 40 Kates carried the Type 91 Model 2 torpedo. Although only about half the size of Japan’s potent Long Lance torpedo launched from surface ships, the Type 91 still had a big 205 kg (452 lb) warhead that that exploded below the waterline, doing immense damage. Most of the ships that were sunk in the attack were sunk by these torpedoes.” In the article (pacificaviationmuseum.org) it also states,”Another 49 Kates of the first wave carried converted naval shells. These