The Imperial Japanese Navy air attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu on Sunday, December 7, 1941, was the event that brought the United States into World War II.
An overall miscommunication and disbelief contributed to the attack of Pearl Harbor. At the time, the United States lacked a CIA, and were unable to disipher Japanese code talkers and eventually led to the attack. At the time, the United States didn't even believe Japan had the capability to attack, and the current president ignored all warnings. Soon after, the first fleet of planes to invade Pearl Harbor were mistaken as incoming planes to California, which America was already expecting. But sadly this led to the tragedy known as Pearl Harbor, and it made the leader running the base lose his job from social hatred, and violations of the US law. Over 2,400 Americans on duty died, and we lost civilians soon after. Three battleships were sunk, one capsized, and all the others were damaged. Three destroyers, three light cruisers, and four other ships were also sunk or damaged.
An overall miscommunication and disbelief contributed to the attack of Pearl Harbor. At the time, the United States lacked a CIA, and were unable to disipher Japanese code talkers and eventually led to the attack. At the time, the United States didn't even believe Japan had the capability to attack, and the current president ignored all warnings. Soon after, the first fleet of planes to invade Pearl Harbor were mistaken as incoming planes to California, which America was already expecting. But sadly this led to the tragedy known as Pearl Harbor, and it made the leader running the base lose his job from social hatred, and violations of the US law. Over 2,400 Americans on duty died, and we lost civilians soon after. Three battleships were sunk, one capsized, and all the others were damaged. Three destroyers, three light cruisers, and four other ships were also sunk or damaged.
Laurie, Clayton D. “Pearl Harbor.” Encyclopedia of American History, Vol. 8, Revised Edition, Facts On File, 2009. American History, online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/192176?q=Pearl Harbor . Accessed May 2017.