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//"a date which will live in infamy..." //  Pearl Harbor was one of the most devistating events in history. Pearl Harbor is located off the southcoast of the Oahu Island and it's about 22000 acres. The most simple way to tell what happened at Pearl Harbor is that the Japanese attacked it. 2,403 people died, 188 planes were destroyed, and 8 battleships were damaged or destroyed.
 * __Pearl Harbor __**

It all started in 1940, FDR being the president, when the U.S. prohibited exports of aviation fuel to Japan because they were beginning to take over other countries such as northern French Indochina. In June 1941, The United States, Great Britian, and The Netherlands "froze Japanese assests." That means they couldn't buy the oil or fuel they needed. The Japanese were arguing and fighting with America for months, that they finally decided to set an agreed date to which they'll except the settlement without war. The date was November 29th, 1941, but they didn't tell the Americans about this. General Tojo Hideki of Japan approved this. That day came and there was no settlement, so the Japanese were ready for war. The Japanese greatest concern about going to war was the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor could ruin their plans. They wanted to take care of this by surprise attacking Pearl Harbor.

On December 7th, 1941 at 7:53 a.m., the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. For more information on what exactly happened, go to [|this link!]  ** After visiting the website, what happened on December 11th? **  Although during this attack, none of the battleships were sunk, because that means they would've disappeared below the sea surface but Pearl Harbor is to shallow for that, but the 8 battleships were damaged or destroyed. Those ships were:
 * The Pennsylvania
 * The Maryland
 * The Tennesse
 * The California
 * The West Virgina
 * The Nevada
 * The Oklahoma
 * The Arizona

 Of these 8 battleships, only 2 were completely destroyed. [|clickclickclick!] to find out what happened to these battleships and how they got damaged. Although the war was going on across the sea, in America, thousands of Japanese-Americans were shipped to internment camps. They were considered threats because of the Japanese attacking Pearl Harbor. These camps were poorly looking barracks caged by barbed wired and armed guards at every entrance. The order of the camps was directed by president FDR and it was also approved by Congress. But what was really puzzling the Japanese-Americans is that the ones in Hawaii were not deported, even though they made up a 3rd of Hawaii's population at the time. Only the Japanese-Americans from the east and west coast were evacuated. [|Click here] to read more about the Japanese-Americans in internment camps. **When were the Japanese-Americans released from the camps? **
 * Which battleships were destroyed? **

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Some of the Pearl Harbor survivors were:
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">John Newnam
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Bob Sargent
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Robert Morgan
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">James Moe
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Bill Littlejohn
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Marvin E. Gunn
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Mal Garcia
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">James McDavid
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Butch Ohara