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 World War II The United States Pearl Harbor and the Atomic Bomb (1939-1945)  Pearl Harbor

// What happened? // The Japanese, after taking so much land from Asia, and having the United States not buy any more oil, attacked Pearl Harbor. In the morning of December 7th, 1941, air raiders of the Japanese flew over head of the American navy air craft carriers in Hawaii. There were about 100 navy ships there, and were all bombed, 2,403 men died and another 1,178 were wounded. This was the main reason the U.S. was lead into war. After many battles and struggles in Japan, President Truman, in 1945, decided to drop the Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He said that this would bring "a timely end" to the war. Although the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, and the U.S. made an alliance with them, the end of the war was with the atomic bomb. After, the many losses of the U.S. soldiers, the United States came out with victory.

"Famous Kiss" when the men came home from the war

//How did this impact later historical events?//  Pearl Harbor impacted later historical events because it was one of the most devistating and "unantisipated" attacks on the United States. Over 96 navy vessels, which were the bulk of the vessels the navy had, were all at Pearl Harbor. Furtuanatly, flight carriers were all out to see and were not bomed, but over 2,000 men were killed in this unexpected event. But, it did not take long for the Marienes and the Navy to recover and fight hard to defend their country. This showed how strong the United Stated were even when Japan, German, and Italy declaired war on them. The United States had warnings of this before hand, but no one believed it would really happen, so they didn't so much to stop it. But, again, this shows how the U.S. can pick itself right back up and keep on fighting.

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July, 1940 || U.S. imposes trade sanctions, followed by an embargo, aimed at curbing Japan’s military aggression in Asia || January, 1941 || Adm. Yamamoto begins communication with other Japanese officers about a possible attack on Pearl Harbor. ||
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 * July, 1937 || Japan invades North China from Manchuria ||

January 27 || Joseph C. Grew, the U.S. ambassador to Japan wires Washington that he has learned that Japan is planning a surprize attack on Pearl Harbor. No one in Washingtom believes the imformation. Most senior American military experts believe the Japanese would attack Manila in the Philippine Islands if war broke out. ||
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February || Adm. Husband E. Kimmel assumes command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii. Kimmel and Lt. Gen.Walter C. Short, commanding general of the Hawaiian Department, prepare for the defense of the islands. They ask their seniors in Washington for additional men and equipment to insure a proper defense of military instillations. ||
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April || U.S. intelligence officers continue to monitor Japanese secret messages. In a program code-named Magic, U.S. intelligence uses a machine to decode Japan's diplomatic dispatches. Washington does not communicate all the available information to all commands, including Short and Kimmel in Hawaii. ||

November || 16th: Submarines, the first units involved in the attack, deport Japan. 26th: The main body, aircraft carriers and escorts, begin the transit to Hawii. 27th: Kimmel and Short receive a so-called “war warning” from washington indication a Japanese attack, possibly on and american target in the Pacific. ||
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 Night of Dec. 6, Morning of Dec. 7 || U.S. intelligence decodes a message pointing to Sunday morning as a deadline for some kind of Japanese action. The message is delivered to the Washington high command before 9 a.m. Washington time, more than 4 hours before the attack on Pearl Harbor. But the message is not forwarded to the Pearl Harbor commanders and finally arrives only after the attack has begun. At 7:55 p.m, Hawaiian time, the first wave of Japanese aircraft begin the attack. Along with the ships in Pearl Harbor, the air stations at Hickam, Wheeler, Ford Island, Kaneohe and Ewa Field are attacked. The Japanese attack continues for two hours and 20 minutes. When it's over, more than 2,400 Americans are dead and nearly 1,200 wounded. Eighteen ships have been sunk or damaged. More than 300 aircraft are damaged or destroyed. || December 8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; text-align: center; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">President Roosevelt addresses Congress and asks for a declaration of war against Japan, which he receives || December 16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; text-align: center; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Adm. Kimmel and Gen. Short are relieved of their commands. ||

January, 1942 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; text-align: center; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">The Roberts Commission appointed by President Roosevelt finds Kimmel and Short in dereliction of duty and solely responsible for the Pearl Harbor disaster. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: center;">Made by Sarah Boucher with help from various sites ^

<span style="display: block; font-size: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: center;">Why we chose this event in History ... <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: center;">We chose this because this point in time was the most intersting. There were so many different things going on with all the different countries. Each one had a special issue with the other and ultamatly all linked together. Pearl Harbor was devistating to the United States, but we have learned a lot from it. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: center;">

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