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WWII: The Effect Of Japan's Attack On Pearl Harbor

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One of the biggest wars in the world and our nation’s history is WWII. Twenty or so years prior, America had just gotten out of WWI and then later we had the Great Depression. So, when WWII hit, America tried to stay neutral. However, Japan planned a surprise attack on the US that changed America’s position in the war. On December 7, 1942, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor at 6:00 am. The effect of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on America was our entrance of the US into WWII, our nation’s finances going towards the war, and Japanese people being sent to internment camps.
The attack on Pearl Harbor caused America’s entrance in the war, because America did not have many big intentions prior to it. America wanted to help the Allies but did not want to

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