Pearl Harbor Bald Eagle Times

On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, at 7:55 AM the Japanese Empire led a surprise attack on the US Naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, that would leave millions of Americans in shock, and heartbroken. Before the attack, the United States kept a low profile on International affairs, and concentrated on the domestic affairs at hand. This tragic moment in American history forever remembered. It is a mournful day for the American people, although, for the Japanese Empire it was an honorable day, one they would call a

Pearl Harbor is just one event that has shaped American history. With this being a topic of interest to many, authors like to use it as a setting for a fictional story. As a reader, it is important to remember that when reading historical fiction, some elements of the story will be truth while others will be made up. In the book I survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor it would seem that the author Lauren Tarshis was more concerned about writing a story rather than accurately portraying history.

Introduction: December 7 1941 marked a significant date, when the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval base, Pearl Harbour. The day after the attack, on December 8 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt presented his Infamy Speech to American civilians stating that; “Yesterday, December 7th 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. I asked that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on December 7 1941”. The purpose of this report is to show that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had no prior knowledge about the surprise attack supported by historical evidence in comparison to Robert Stinnett’s thoughts, the American journalist and former sailor that knew about the Japanese planning a attack on Pearl Harbour in advance.

Internment was ordered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after Japan 's attack on Pearl Harbor. 120,000 people lost their freedom, property, and businesses. Although the United States government later issued formal apologies and paid reparations to survivors of the internment camps, it could not compensate for the horrible conditions and racism that the people of Japanese ancestry faced following the attack on Pearl Harbor. However awful this situation was it is understandable that the American people could be influenced by the propaganda of the media as many Americans had family and friends that were serving in the military. Newspapers can be both primary or secondary sources depending on the purpose of the article and how it is written. If it is an account of the facts, it is a primary source. If the article is interpreted or contains an opinion, it is a secondary source. Editorials from major newspapers after the bombing of Pearl Harbor were supportive of the internment of the Japanese. Several types of media containing propaganda were used to sway the American people, including movies and newspaper articles. The propaganda 's purpose was to propose that the relocation of Japanese-Americans was a matter of national security after the attack by the Japanese. American’s attitudes towards Japanese people quickly became racist, and this reaction was intensified by the media, which played upon issues of racism and fear. The view of the

President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his war speech and asserted December 7, 1941 as, “a date which will live in infamy.” The United States’ naval bases stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii were struck by Japanese planes intentionally and promptly. The news of this attack on the Pearl Harbor shocked the world. It was devastating to the nation that were still in the throes of depression. Witnesses of this event painted a portrait of a nation stunned, but determined to rise again. The United States’ government had not disclosed a Pearl Harbor story to the public--that the U.S. had failed to act on advance information about a planned Japanese attack. Japan 's move against the United States was audacious enough to be considered no more than a slight possibility, although the potential for an attack had been widely discussed.

In Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War by Akira Iriye, the author explores the events and circumstances that ended in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, an American naval base. Iriye assembles a myriad of primary documents, such as proposals and imperial conferences, as well as essays that offer different perspectives of the Pacific War. Not only is the material in Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War informative of the situation between Japan and the United States, but it also provides a global context that allows for the readers to interpret Pearl Harbor and the events leading up to it how they may. Ultimately, both Pearl Harbor and the subsequent Pacific War between

On December 7,1941 Japan raided the airbases across the islands of Pearl Harbour. The “sneak attack” targeted the United States Navy. It left 2400 army personnel dead and over a thousand Americans wounded. U.S. Navy termed it as “one of the great defining moments in history”1 President Roosevelt called it as “A Day of Infamy”. 2 As this attack shook the nation and the Japanese Americans became the immediate ‘focal point’. At that moment approximately 112,000 Persons of Japanese descent resided in coastal areas of Oregon, Washington and also in California and Arizona.3

Robert Stinnett published an article, aptly entitled ‘The Pearl Harbour Deception’. The name itself allows one to gauge the attitude Stinnett upholds towards the historical event. Within the article, Stinnett discusses the criticism and incorrect judgements made regarding his book ‘Day of Deceit: The truth about Pearl Harbour and FDR’, whilst also justify his reasoning for his own perspective on the matter discussed within the book.

Throughout the 1940’s race relations in the United States changed, some for the worse and others for the better. The Japanese, Mexican, German, Italian, and Chinese-Americans all saw differences in the way Americans treated them. On December 7th, 1941 the Japanese-American population in the United States had their entire lives and identities stripped away from them. That day, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which contained a large naval base. “The attack resulted in what many consider the worst defeat in U.S. military history…2,403 people were killed.”

The Chicago Tribune editorial board writes, “We were at peace when the attack started,” in the December 2nd, 2016, editorial “75 Years Later, the Hard Lessons of Pearl Harbor - and of Sept. 11 - Endures.” This editorial is to educate any reader who wants to truly feel what happened at Pearl Harbor. The board interviews a man who was actually there when it all happened. The purpose of this article is to show people what happened during Pearl Harbor. The authors use three different strategies to convey their meanings, and they are; strong feelings, strong types of word choice, and a freaky tone to get the audience reading.

On December 7, 1941 the infamous bombing of Pearl Harbour by the Japanese took place, but who was really responsible? Many historians lay the blame with President Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR), citing his approach to the war as antagonistic and inciting a Japanese attack. This report however will highlight that the Japanese were the real antagonises, deliberately and purposely attacking the United States (US), United Kingdom and Holland, and Pearl Harbour was but a pawn in their war plan, thus alleviating FDR of the historical responsibility bequeathed to him over the last 70 years. The key elements within this review focus on Japan's Pacific War plans, FDR's

“Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan…It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.” (Senate Document No. 148) This speech would echo through history as the moment the United States officially entered the most costly five year period in all of human history. President Roosevelt continued stating multiple islands and American

The government did not reveal any facts to support their accusation that Japanese- Americans would turn traitor. Some in the American public would not require any evidence either. Two days after the Attack on Pearl Harbor a director of a business school explained to an interviewer in Madison, Wisconsin his belief on why Japan attacked; “Japan has attacked us so that we cannot hinder her conquests...For I well remember when the California Japanese were joyously looking forward to the day Japan would conquer California....”[1] He fails to ever state why he has this belief or if he ever lived in California to witness this treachery first hand.

America’s initial response to the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 was that of disbelief and shock. This attack took place on a Sunday morning and what surprised many was the fact that a tiny island nation situated in the Asian mainland could bring out that kind of a feat thousands of miles away from its actual homeland. A major part of this shock and disbelief was based mainly on the stereotypical view that the Americans had on the Japanese people – short people with oriental features that appeared exaggerated.

There are many more details where the Michael Bay decided to stretch the truth. For instance; when you’re watching the movie that is based in Hawaii, do you ever happen to notice that the island is lacking the natives of Hawaii? “One noticeable omission is the absence of native people on the Hawaiian Islands” (Biodrowski). The movie is based on a naval base but there are scenes that are off the base and the movie lacks the native Hawaiians. The ironic part about this all is that at the time of the attack Hawaii wasn’t even a US state. It didn’t become a state until 1959 eighteen years after the attack. “That Hawaii was not one of the United States at the time of the attack, and would not be until years after the war. In fact, one could perhaps not unreasonably make the argument that the American forces were the equivalent of Imperialist invaders, occupying the territory by force of arms” (Biodrowski).