The American reaction from Pearl Harbor ranged from anger to fear.
angry at the Japanese for the bombings of Pearl .
Harbor and sought revenge. The attack was "behind the back" many people said. Americans .
awoke to an attack on December 7th, 1941. A massive attack by the Japanese was unleashed .
upon the U.S. in .
the Hawaiian Islands at Pearl Harbor. "I was sixteen years old, employed as a pipe fitter .
apprentice at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard. On December 7, 1941, oh, around 8:00 a.m., my .
grandmother woke me. She informed me that the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor. I .
said, "they're just practising.' She said, "no it was real and the announcer is requesting that all .
Pearl Harbor workers report to work. I went out on the porch and I could see the anti-aircraft .
fire up in the sky. I just said, "Oh boy." (Eyewitness to History) It was 8:00 A.M. when the .
destruction began. .
Thousands of Navy personel were sleeping in their vessels when Japan suddenly and .
deliberately attacked them. Many died in their sleep. The attack came in two waves. At 6:15 .
A.M the attack begun, it wasn't until 7:40 A.M. that they had located their target. The first .
attack consisted of 183 Japanese fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes and was split between .
five targets, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Nas, Kaneohe Bay, Wheeler Field, and Hickam Field. .
The second wave came at 8:54 A.M and had 167 more planes to join the battle to make sure .
their job was done. (Wels 151) .
President Franklin D. Roosevelt noticed that the Japanese .
were building naval bases all over territories that they controlled and seeing as this was a threat .
to the U.S., he immediately cut off their natural resource supply of oil and gases thinking that .
they could not last economically for very long. In 1941 the U.S tried to come to an agreement .
to settle their differences but it seemed like war was unescapable. If there was a time to enter .
World War II, now would be the time.
Pearl Harbor The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii on December 7, 1941 at 7:50 AM on a Sunday morning. ... My knowledge of Pearl Harbor bombing was learned from the U.S. ... The viewpoint of my knowledge of Pearl Harbor is from the historical movie presented by the U.S. ... Roosevelt as well as the actual bombing of Pearl Harbor filmed. ... The bombing of Pearl Harbor changed United States" history. ...
I have always been intrigued about the attack on Pearl Harbor. ... The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was completely well thought out. ... The telegram came to Pearl Harbor and hour to late. ... You have to realize that first Pearl Harbor happened on a Sunday. Next you have to realize that Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands. ...
Attack in Pearl Harbor The attack in Pearl Harbor in December 1941 shocked United States. ... And though the attack in Pearl Harbor was shocking, the nightmare of expected upcoming problems was much greater. While incidents similar to the Pearl Harbor attack were unconsciously expected by many Americans as they were watching in great detail struggles on European scenes of war, they still couldn't accept such a miserable defeat of their naval base. Just like Hitler blamed the German Jews for the defeat of Germany in WWI, Americans came to blame the American Japanese for the defea...
On this date the Japanese launched 360 planes right at the target of Pearl Harbor. ... The second wave of attacks hit Pearl Harbor at 9:10 A.M. ... The total damage done at Pearl Harbor was five of the eight had been bombarded and sunk in the harbor. ... Pearl Harbor Radiograms 1) Many Americans wee very badly hurt on the 7th of December. ... On this date the Japanese launched 360 planes right at the target of Pearl Harbor. ...
Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor was one of the hardest hits America took during World War II. ... Pearl Harbor had a big effect on the American trust of other foreign countries. ... America was attacked by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor. ... On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 the Japanese destroyed Pearl Harbor in just an hours time. ... These nations were united together and made sure that no one nation could take over the entire world.( www.dohc.com), (The Attack on Pearl Harbor) After Pearl Harbor other nations realized that America would not stand for any deceit from any other nation like Japa...
Pearl Harbor is a landlocked port on the southern coast of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. ... Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. ... Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. ... The attack on Pearl Harbor was a devastating event in American history. ... But Pearl Harbor also had a harmful effect on Japan. ...
Pearl Harbor is a classic romance film created with the background of WWII complications in the early 1940s. ... And after reading many reviews for Pearl Harbor online it appears I'm not the only one with the same mindset. ... According to Pearl Harbor enthusiast Jerry Bruckheimer, "This scene is actually depicted accurately. ... Pearl Harbor sure has its controversy when it comes to inaccuracies in the events of history. ... The film leaves people with the reminder of what happened at Pearl Harbor. ...
The Tragedy Of Pearl Harbor It's very much like Titanic. ... Utah during the Pearl Harbor attack. ... Pacific Fleet would be in Pearl Harbor, with many of the officers and crews ashore. ... Taken by surprise, the U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor immediately responded to the attack. ... Each of those four carriers was among the six that had attacked Pearl Harbor. ...
Pearl Harbor Last weekend I sat down, put in the DVD and watched Pearl Harbor, again. ... The movie gave me a visual aspect of what I have studied in history classes through the years, Pearl Harbor and D-Day. ... Both are sent on a special mission after the attack at Pearl Harbor. ... "They've got some mistakes and also rewrote the history of Pearl Harbor."... "Pearl Harbor" is definitely a historical drama, the romantic twist just the genre I was looking for. ...
