Assignment 4 - Ethan MacGillivray

This picture was taken during the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese on a United States naval base on the islands of Hawaii. It marked the start of the United States' official involvement in World War 2. This was one of the most destructive wars in the history of the United Sates and the rest of the world. Japanese fighter jets bombed many ships that were part of the US's naval fleet. It was a traumatizing event for all of the soldiers and workers living at the Pearl Harbor base. This also prompted Congress to vote in favor of declaring war against Japan and their allies, which included Hitler's Germany. We joined the allied forces of Britain, France, and other European countries not under Communist rule. Eventually, after a long and brutal war, with millions of deaths and disgusting weapons, we ended the war. A nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki. This forced the Japanese into surrender, and to regret ever attacking Pearl Harbor.