The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

by Cole D. Williams

Why Was Pearl Harbor Bombed?

Pearl Harbor was a U.S. Military Base in Hawaii that was about halfway between America and

China. Since Pearl Harbor was about halfway

between America and China the Japanese were afraid America would help

China.

The United States of America (U.S.A.) stopped

selling war supplies to Japan because they didn’t want to

be affiliated with World War 2 (WWII). The Japanese goal

was to destroy all U.S. military units because like it

says in paragraph 1 the Japanese were afraid

America would help China.

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It started on December 7,1941 and went through

most of the morning.The first wave of 183

Japanese planes arrived at 7:50 AM. At 7:55 AM the first torpedos fell.

The second wave of 168 planes arrived at 8:50

AM.

A huge bomb hit the battleship Arizona which set off an explosion that sent a fireball soaring high int the air. The battleships West Virginia, Oklahoma and

California were all hit and sinking.In only 9 minutes

the great ship Arizona had sunk.Nearly half the

americans killed that day were on the Arizona.

The Arizona sinking and taking U.S. military

personal with it.Demolished U.S. aircraft from the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Consequence2,300 American military personal

were killed and 1,100 were wounded. 48 civilians died and 35

were injured. 347 U.S. aircrafts were destroyed. 21 ships were

sunk or damaged.

Millions of more deaths happened because the U.S.

entered WWII. So after 4 years of fighting the U.S. dropped 2

atomic bombs on Japan. One on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki. This was the only time the world had ever used atomic weapons. Nobody wanted to drop a atomic

bomb an Japan but the U.S. came to an agreement that they

had to to end WWII.

Why Are Peoples Feelings So Strong About Pearl Harbor Today?

2,300 American military personal were killed, 1,100 were wounded, 48 civilians died and 35

were injured. But this is not the only reason people have such strong feelings about this U.S. nightmare. People felt it was wrong and unfair because it was a sneak attack. Another reason people have such strong feelings about Pearl

Harbor today is because this event triggered the U.S. involvement in WWII. So as a result to the

U.S. joining WWII millions of more deaths occured.

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