The US army sent a last minute message to Lieutenant/General Walter Short and Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel about the note, which did not arrive to Hawaii until after hours of the assault on Pearl Harbor. ... Roosevelt made the "Infamy speech" or more commonly known as the "Pearl Harbor speech". ... A major consequence of Pearl Harbor is an hour after the speech was given, Congress declared war on Japan. This is significant because the US were neutral prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. ... A consequence of the US declaring war because of Pearl Harbor. ...

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Pacific Fleet was moved to the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. ... Richardson of the Pacific Fleet was in full opposition to the long stay at Pearl Harbor. ... The first Japanese bomb was dropped at 7:55 a.m. on Wheeler Field, eight miles from Pearl Harbor. ... Even though the band was interrupted in their song by Japanese planes, the crews did not move until the last note was sung. ... The Pearl Harbor disaster made a tremendous impact on the American People. ...

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This attitude majorly changed when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. ... Since the Japanese were the one's responsible for the bombing of Pearl Harbor and were one of the allie's enemies, Japanese living in America were prejudged. ... On a more positive note, America's economy was on the rise during WWII. ...

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American Foreign Policy: Where are We Today and How Did We Get Here? The typical American citizen knows very little about American foreign policy. I realize that is a very broad, general statement. Nevertheless, it is true. Its not that the typical American isn't capable of understanding A...

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-December 6 1941 the president got a message that said Japan would turn down all peace proposals -December 7 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor -It was a victory for Japan -180 Japanese's air planes from 6 carriers took off and for 1 hour 30 min the Japanese air craft went unshot...

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America was all too comfortable with a naive sense "nothing can touch us and noting can hurt us." ... For example, World War II was thought of as the war "over there", "over seas", but the events that occurred on December 7,1941 at Pearl Harbor, noting at that point could compare to the awakening and the realization that America could be struck and struck hard. ... In all cases from Pearl Harbor to the hostages in Iran and to the tragic event of September 11th 2002, people in the United States found patriotism and Americanism.. ...

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As Richard Overy notes in The Road To War, this growing division from Europe was not mere selfishness. ... On December 6, 1941 the Japanese Air force led a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, delivering a huge blow the port. ... Richard Overy says in his book The Road To War, "It is tempting to see Pearl Harbor as the crisis that Roosevelt was waiting for and did nothing to prevent". ...

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Experts for some time have discussed and analyzed the true reasons behind this invasion, noting a wide range of things. ... Even after the Pearl Harbor bombing on December 7, 1941 by Japan, the United States still had only declared war on Japan, not Germany. ...

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For example, they acquired Hawaii, in order to build a Navy (Pearl Harbor) and also because of the sugar. ... The U.S. established an agreement in China with other European countries (The Open Door Notes). ...

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The Importance and Effects of U.S. Involvement in World War I and II Only about two hundred years old, the United States had developed into a major world power by the beginning of the 20th Century. The 1900's marked the beginning of a drastic change in the economy, communications and technologie...

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Shortly after Imperial Japan's infamous attack on the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. ... It's important too to note that the historical context of this internment is that it followed the Niihau Incident, which caused the east coast to be hyperaware and fearful that any Japanese American could possibly betray the United States14. ...

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In 1895 Secretary of State Olney wrote a note to the British Prime Minister in which he reasserted the Monroe Doctrine and claimed that no European power had the right to interfere in "American" affairs. ... Increasingly concerned about the dangers presented by imperialist rivalries in the Pacific, the Americans strengthened their naval power by securing from the Hawaiian government in 1887 the exclusive right to use Pearl Harbor. ...

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