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Pearl Harbor ** Pearl Harbor is an attack by the Japanese on the US. This attack occurred on December 7, 1941 initially starting at 7:55 AM and lasting until 9:45 AM. This tension between the US and Japan had been building up before the attack. The US did not approve of Japanese expansion plans, thus initiating an oil embargo on Japan. Because of Japans lack of resources, Japan was not able to make up not getting oil from the US. Shortly after the oil embargo started, there was also an embargo on the exportation of scrap iron and steel. Because all of these resources were being taken away from Japan, they had to choose between not expanding into china, or going to war with America to try and get resources to be exported to them. All of the major Japanese leaders believed in Japanese expansion, and so their only option was to attack the US.

Japan had to go through much planning to try and have a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. On the day of the attack, there was a stormy atmosphere which worked on Japans behalf. They were able to get into the harbor with little detection (an American thought that the ships coming in were American bombers that were supposed to arrive later that day). After the attack there were 2,403 dead, and 1,128 wounded.

This event changed the course of America in WWII. Initially, America just wanted to be the supplier of the war, and stay out of the fighting, but when it was attacked it caused America to join the allies in the war. President Roosevelt said in response to the attack “I believe that I interpret the will of the congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.” President Roosevelt is basically saying that he wants to defend the country by going to war, and he also wants to make sure that the US is never surprised attacked again. Because of the attack, America was united and they were in a state of total war. The attack caused the American people to go to work and produce war goods; this lead America out of the Great Depression by producing war materials in factories that needed work. The attack on the US also created a feeling of Nationalism.

** Lend Lease Act *my primary source was the actual act, and I also had a quote ** Roosevelt signing the lend lease act.

The lend lease act is an act that was passed by FDR in 1941, and is an act to “Promote the defense of the United States.” In this act it gives the president the power to sell or lend supplies to American allies during the time period of World War Two; these supplies consisted of food, tanks, airplanes, and weapons. The allies that were most involved in this act included Britain, China, and the Soviet Union although 38 countries had been involved in this act by the end of the war. All America asked for in return to them aiding the countries was property and kindness. This act continued throughout the war, and did not stop until the war was over in 1945 by President Truman.

This event changed the course of the war because it let America lend supplies to other countries. If American president was not allowed to lend supplies to allied countries so easily, the allied powers may have not won the war. It also granted the president more power, which allowed America to do its best in the war. Also, the world was just getting out of the depression at the beginning of world war two. When America got the lend lease act it helped the economy because other countries were coming to America for supplies that had to be made.

** Hiroshima ** On August 6, 1945 America dropped a bomb from 31,600 feet above the city of Hiroshima. This bomb was dropped by an American bomber called Enola Gay at 815 AM. This bomb shocked the city killing more than 80,000. Two days after the bomb was dropped the USSR declared war on Japan. The development of the atomic bomb first began in 1939. When Roosevelt died President Truman was made aware of the bomb by Stimson. Stimson said that the atomic bomb “Should prove a tremendous aid in the shortening of the war against Japan.” The reason for America dropping this bomb on Japan is to end the war with Japan before Russia was able to declare war on Japan and get benefits of the postwar settlement. Hiroshima was a city of about 318,000 that had not yet been touched by the war. This city had much industry, and made many guns and tanks for the war effort.

The attack on Hiroshima and later Nagasaki caused Japans morale to be defeated. This bomb also caused and lead to the end of the war. World War two was officially over on August 15, 1945. This also caused many lives to be lost, and many died after the bombing due to radiation. This bomb also destroyed the whole city which caused billions of dollars in damage. The city of Hiroshima was in desperate help from the rest of the world.

The bombing on Hiroshima and later Nagasaki also lead to a change in the war because Japan did not know how many bombs america had. With the possibility of being attacked again by a bomb in one of the bigger cities of Japan, they decide to surrender to the war, thusly ending the war. Also, by being attacked by an atomic bomb Japan realizes that they can not compete with a country like America. Finally, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to the cold war, which were a bunch of threats of atomic power.

** Timeline!!! ** 1. June 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles 2. August 23, 1939- Nazi Soviet non aggression pact 3. September 1, 1939- Germany Invades Poland 4. September 3, 1939 Britain France Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany 5. July 10, 1940- Battle of Britain Begins 6. March 11, 1941 Lend Lease act 7. June 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa 8. December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor 9. June 4th 1942 Battle of Midway 10. October 23, 1942 Battle of El Alamein begins 11. January 31, 1943 German surrenders at Stalingrad 12. May 8, 1945 VE day 13. August 6th, 1945 the Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima 14. August 9, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki 15. August 14, 1945 Japanese Surrender 16. August 15, 1945 VJ day declared

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