THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK

By: Jiyah Worley 8B

The Event Japan was currently

already participating in World War II and has defeated many civilizations such as China, Korea, and Philippians

USA wasn’t really involved in the World War II until after The Pearl Harbor bombing

Background The bombing of the

Pearl Harbor by Japan Sunday, December

7th 1941 in Hawaii Around 2,403 people

were killed During World War II President at the

time was Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Options Do nothing and wait

it out See what Japan will do

next if they will attack or not

Declare war on Japan

Take the attack as a threat and start a war

Peace NegotiationHave both sides sign a

peace treaty

FDR’s Decision Three days after

the Pearl Harbor bombing President Franklin Roosevelt made the decision & signed the document to declare war on Japan

Their motivation was “ Remember Pearl Harbor”

Results The affection of Pearl

Harbor for the USA was that it weaken the army because many of the ships and soldiers where killed

The outcome of FDR’s decision is that the bloody four year war between Japan and USA was ended in 1945 when Japan finally surrendered

HindsightMY OPINION WHAT HAPPENED I believe that FDR

made the right decision of going to war with Japan, because they were going to attack the USA anyway

Declaring war on Japan and finally coming fully into World War II

After the war Japan and the USA were not the closest of alliances until 1952 after the San Francisco Peace Treaty.

Today in present time we have a much closer and stronger bond with Japan

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