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Pearl Harbor, A Day In History |
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U.S. Response |
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Proceeding the attack on Pearl Harbor, the American president at the time, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, made an address to Congress requesting that they approve his declaration of war on Japan. (To read his speech go to Day Of Infamy Speech.) |
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Also proceeding the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese-Americans were suddenly treated differently. Even those whose ancestors had moved there several generations ago were discriminated against. Most Japanese-Americans were placed in Wartime Relocation Agency Camps (Internment Camps). It was a kind of protection from angry American citizens. |
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The citizens of the United States also responded quickly to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Many men and women from around the nation did whatever they could to support their wounded nation. Many of the men joined the fighting forces, while women worked in factories to replace the void in some positions that the men who enlisted left open. Women also became nurses to aid the fighting forces whenever and wherever they could.
Many men and women of the United States also remember to this day how they felt when they heard the news that Pearl Harbor had been attacked. N. K. Macon, a citizen of North Carolina, claims that she had heard a radio broadcast about Pearl Harbor the very same day it was attacked. She also recalls the stories in the newspapers (which included the Presidents reaction to the attack) that were published the day after the attack. Macon stated, "It still feels like yesterday...I was 21 at the time." She also said, "It was a shock to everyone, no one was expecting it,...It was kind of like the attack on September 11th, it was a shock to everyone, no one expected it...I didn't know anyone at the attack at the time, but later on I found that a I knew some people there at Pearl Harbor, one person who survived it...they were not injured there either." Macon summed up the attack by saying, "It was a very sad thing." |
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Although the attack on Pearl Harbor was a shock to many, it was not such a shock to others. Especially the men and women located within Washington, D.C. After the disappearance of the Japanese fleet, they began to dispute where the Japanese would attack. Pearl Harbor was mentioned several times being because it was one of the Pacific Coasts best naval harbors. Some continued to believe that the attack would be located there, but many disagreed, and nothing was done to protect Pearl Harbor. |
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With the growing numbers of armed forces in the U.S., and the nation being so angry and saddened by the attack, they decided to retaliate.. And retaliate they did. The U.S. got their revenge through Doolittle's Attack On Tokyo. (To learn about Doolittle's Attack, go to Want To Learn More?) |
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Homepage |
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Before the Attack |
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The Attack |
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Final Tally |
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Pearl Harbor Today |
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U.S. Response |
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Day Of Infamy Speech |
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Website Outline |
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Want To Know More? |
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Photo Gallery |
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Authors' Note |
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