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Pearl Harbor

In 1941, one of the largest American military defeats occurred. An entire naval fleet was destroyed; hundreds were killed, all before 9:00 on a Sunday. The United States did not have any knowledge of this attack, partially because of ignorance, and partially because of the military strategies of their Japanese opponents. The Japanese attack on the United States naval base of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was a classic case of "It will not happen to me!" (Stevens) Although the United States suspected Japanese actions, they did not take a defensive stance, as they believed an attack would never touch their soil. Through an examination of military history, tactics and eyewitness descriptions, it will be proven that the United States had no knowledge of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. In the years before 1941, the war in Europe saw little American military action. After the collapse of France, American President Roosevelt promised his county that no American troops would be sent......


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