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The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy on December 7, 1941 shook the United States to its very core. Fear and suspicion quickly began to spread, which led to a growing tension about the nearly 160,000 Americans of Japanese descent living in Hawaii, and the 120,000 living on the U.S. mainland. There were rumors that enemy agents of Japan had already infiltrated the United States in preparation to aid Japanese military forces in an attack on the West Coast. Imperial sympathizers were also believed to reside among the Japanese American farming community, and that they could launch sabotage missions to blow up oil and gas lines under their fields in central California at any time. Behind these rumors and suspicions resided the
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Rahul Bagga Mr.Campbell US History, Period 0 16 December 2015 Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? One day that will always be remembered by America is the date of December 7, 1941, which changed American history forever. December 7, 1941 was the day the Japanese warplanes attacked Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) which stationed many of American ships and airfields. Immediately after the bombings, United States President Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan, leading to a direct involvement into World War ll. Japan had many reason to do so but Japan attacked Pearl harbor for three reasons which were that they had a plan for a new world order, United States were expanding their number of naval ships rapidly, and an oil embargo was placed upon Japan

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The report stated that there was much espionage spreading in Hawaii even before the Pearl Harbor attack by Japanese agents and people living at Oahu. This proved to be false later on, but many rumors came out from that report. A popular one was of a Japanese-born (Issei) person and two Hawaii-born Japanese (Nissei) citizens of Niihau had employ violence against their neighbors to help an injured Japanese pilot. This caused massive resentment against the Japanese and fear that the West Coast might be in danger of a raid supported by

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December 7, 1941 is considered one of the most impactful days in United States’ history: the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Despite their size, Japan left an incredible amount of damage with their 5 submarines and 408 planes. President Roosevelt had been avoiding scuffling with Japan since their pact with Germany and Italy; war with Germany was sure to erupt soon enough. However, soon after the ambuscade, the United States’ declared war on Japan and launched their involvement in World War II. Japan’s leaders recognized the risks of invading one of America’s naval bases; yet they persisted.

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Furthermore, the United States should do more to compensate the families of those impacted by internment because the recompense provided initially was minimal and should be considered an affront to the memory of the victims. Prior to World War II, the 127,000 Japanese-Americans along America’s west coast (Japanese American Relocation and Internment Camps) were considered just another immigrant group coming to America searching for a better life. However, with the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, this perception soon saw a drastic change. The attack on the US Naval base on December 7th, 1941 left many casualties in its wake.

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Why did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor? Do you ever remember a day American’s trembled in fear? On December 7th, 1941, a day that will live in infamy for Americans, Japan led a surprise attack that launched three hundred sixty-one airplanes from six aircraft carriers. Pearl Harbor is United States naval base located in Hawaii. The Japanese destroyed five battleships while damaging three battleships.

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On December 6th, 1941, America was a neutral power in what became known as World War Two. The next day, the Japanese Empire attacked Pearl Harbor, one of America’s major naval strongholds in the Pacific. The attack was by surprise and left around 2,100 Americans dead with an additional 2,000 wounded, and decimated America’s naval capability with 18 ships destroyed. After this, of course, America was no longer neutral—war was declared only a few days later, and her citizens were struck with a sudden sense of both fear and fury, a mixture of emotion that helped lead to the later internment of Japanese-Americans in the West and Midwest United States. With Japan as a primary enemy in the war, Americans made the mistake of viewing even Japanese-American

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Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbour in early December 1941, the American people were hesitant about joining World War II. However the attack which impacted the nation directly, ignited a desire for revenge on the Japanese. The attack sent the country into a panic, and the American government were not at all pleased with the unprovoked surprise attack. Thus, the use of racial stereotyping and dehumanising the Japanese, representing them as rats, became prominent during World War II. The American government used the attack on Pearl Harbour to demonise the Japanese in various different ways, creating a common hatred for their enemy nationwide.

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The civilians felt that they were in danger because they thought that Japan would come around again for another surprise attack. Ever since the attack happened, Japan wasn't able to be trusted because some them were spies and they would hide in the town to scope around for another potential attack. To prevent that from happening again, Japanese-Americans weren't able to pass through any ports or air-bases. Protecting the Americans was a challenge because Japan was so smart when they attacked them so the U.S. had to think of different ways to keep them away from their territory. Japan had sent out many threats to the West Coast, because of that Congress believed it was compulsory to remove people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast to prevent

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‘We have only awoken a sleeping giant.’ That is what is believed that one Japanese official told another minutes after the attack on Pearl Harbor on 1941. On a sunny Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan carried out a surprise attack on the U.S Pacific fleet in Hawaii. After a few hours, more than 3000 Americans were killed, almost 300 U.S planes destroyed and several U.S destroyers and ships as well. This was the event that finally caused the U.S to join the fight against the axis powers in WWII.

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Executive Order 9066: Roots in Prejudice Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor crippled the US Naval fleet and killed thousands of soldiers and citizens but more significantly, it destroyed American’s sense of safety and the utopian belief that we were beyond the reach of the world’s problems. The resulting fear that pervaded American society, spread like wildfire and led to an emotional and irrational chapter in American politics that would ignore Japanese citizens’ constitutional rights to appease the hysteria. Americans’ response to the attacks on Pearl Harbor revealed decades of existing prejudices as they turned their anger on their fellow American citizens who were of Japanese descent. Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attacks, on February 19, 1942,

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Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor is by far one of America’s most remembered events in history. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese dropped bombs on the American base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This attack is what persuaded President Franklin Roosevelt to join World War 2 and fight on two fronts. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor for many reasons. They attacked because they believed they would create a New World Order, they felt threatened by America and because of the oil embargo.

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