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Pearl HarborI. Events before the bombingA. Reasons for Japans Expansion1.The Japanese were severely lacking in new(a) materials2.The Japanese wanted to build an empire3.Japan thought that it must build up its armies to compete with the Western PowersII. Preparations A.The Japanese made up a 8 point plan1. Surprise was crucial2.American aircraft crew cuts there should be the primary targets3.U.S. aircraft there must be destroyed to prevent celestial opposition4.All Japanese aircraft carriers available should be used5.All types of bombing should be used in the combat6.A strong fighter element should be included in the attack for air cover for the fleet7.Refueling at sea would be necessary8.A sidereal day attack promised best results, especially in the sunrise hoursB.The necessary troops were trained and ships were readiedC.Peace talks came to a haltIII. The AttackA. The attack was carrier basedB.The attack consisted of about 300 planesC.The attack started at 755 a.m. IV. Afterma ths of the attackA. American losses1.19 ships were damaged or sink2.2,403 people were killed3.Germany and Italy declared struggle on AmericaV. ConclusionA. The war was stopped by the atom-bombing of Hiroshima and NagasakiB.The President was aware of Japans plans to attackC.The attack was allowed to bring Japan into the warPearl HarborI. Events before the bombingA. Reasons for Japans Expansion1.The Japanese were severely lacking in raw materials2.The Japanese wanted to build an empire3.Japan thought that it must build up its armies to com... ...d first. The plan was to anger Japan and thus to drag America into the greatest war of her existence.Yet even with this Terrible Truth I am inclined to forgive. I sympathize with President Roosevelt and the dilemma he faced. He was forced to start out circuitous means to persuade an isolationist America to join in a fight for freedomIt is easier to take a critical view of this polity a half century after the event than to fully understand fully what went on in Roosevelts mind in the year prior to Pearl Harbor.Work Cited(April 10,2001).December 7,1941. World Wide Web. Available URL=http//www.execpc.com/dschaaf/overview.html (April 20,2001).Historychannel. World Wide Web. Available URL=http//www.historychannel.com/per1/print_book.pl?ID=35502(April 10,2001).The History Place. World Wide Web. Available URL=http//www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/pearl.htm Louis L. Snyder. Pearl Harbor. Academic American Encyclopedia 1989 ed.Stackman, Michael, Target Pearl Harbor. Honolulu University of Hawaii Press, 1990