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WWII Research and Symposium

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 * 10 Facts on why the attack on the Pearl Harbor was a suprise to our government and military**
 * 1) Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 at 7:55am. If we knew Japan was going to attack we would have took different preacautions.
 * 2) Franklin Roosevelt would not let so many people die, he didn't think Japan would plan an attack because they were supposed to be our allies.
 * 3) The attack took place before any formal declaration of war was made by Japan.
 * 4) The sailors were sleep or at church at this time.
 * 5) During a conversation on November 17, the President expressed the desire of the United States to avoid war between the two countries and to bring about a fair and peaceful settlement in the Pacific area; The Japanese Ambassador gave a statement that indicated this was also Japan’s desire.
 * 1) All eight battleships were damaged and four sunk, 10 other ships were damaged or sunk, over 300 aircraft damaged or destroyed.
 * 2) There were over 2, 400 men killed as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. If we would have known, fewer lives would have been lost.
 * 3) In fact, some Americans outside the base thought the Japanese planes must be American airmen making training flights in new airplanes.
 * 4) American forces were so surprised that they were unable to offer much of a fight.
 * 5) Most senior American military experts believed that the Japanese would attack Manila in the Philippine Islands.
 * 6) Some people thought the next attack was toward the north into Russia because of the war in Europe between Germany and the Soviet Union.
 * 7) Tokyo sends Saburo Kurusu, an experienced diplomat to Washington, D.C. as a special envoy to assist Ambassador Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, who continued to seek a diplomatic solution with the Unites States.

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Mate Harold photograph this picture above from the Pearl Harbor attacks.Many of ships were destroyed and damaged when Japan attack the Pearl Harbor.The USS Downes and the USS Cassin was destroyed and sunk.The two sunken ships in the middle of the harbor is USS Oklahoma and Maryland.Torpedos damaged the USS Helena which is the right and passed the crane. The smoke in the air is from the burning USS Arizona. Pearl Harbor was destroyed by Japan, alot of ships were destoryed and men were killed. This shows that the attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise because he didn't have a plan or way to stop Japan from coming in.The US were have never had let tge ships get destroyed if we knew.The attacks on Pearl Harbor are dangerous and killed many.



Allen Sandburg designed this poster after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1942. He created this poster to the rembrance of Japan attack on December 7, 1941. The quote on the poster is apart of Abraham's Gettsburg speech. I think Allen added this quote in the poster because he wanted to show that these men died for action the were useless. If we new Japan had plan to attack the Harbor on this day we got have planned differently and not as many men could have died.

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The attacks were so dramactic, and so many people died. If America new Japan was going to attack these men would not have died over the bombing at Pearl Harbor. There are about 100s ships still sunk in Pearl Harbor today. The US would not have lost as many US ships. Pearl Harbor is still remeber today, people go to the site to view the sunken ships.

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