How did the Pearl Harbor affect the America?

Answer 1

At the time Pearl Harbor was attacked, they had many of their Naval Fleet stationed there. This fleet was the meat of their forces. Japan knew that if they bombed this fleet and took out a good portion of it, America would be weaker or less effective in combat or war. When this was bombed, America lost a lot of sailors, weapons, explosives, resources, and of course their Naval fleet.

Answer 2

As FDR said, It was a day that will live in infamy. For those who were alive on 7 December 1941 it was a truly historic day. The first thing that people did was to set down and look around at the young men who might have to be sacrificed on the battles that would passibly last for years. There were older brothers, cousins, friends, neighbors, classmates, lovers, husbands and fathers who were or might become involved. Only a few did not personally know someone who was already in the service of their country and a rare few had loved ones that were in the Pacific.

The brighter and more forward thinking were already heading to the store to buy up items that would surely be impossible to obtain in the future weeks, months and years that were bound to be ahead. The First World War was well remembered by the eleders. The list of "Got to Have" or essential items could last forever. For most such purchases were based on wealth, geography, class and race,

Asian Americans were certainly hurt the worst of all and many Japanese Americans lost a century of wealth building because they were forced to move away from the coast to the interior. Homes were sold for pennies on the dollar, businesses were abandoned after a lifetime of of effort and they became residents of tarpaper ghettos in the hinterland. Times were tough.

Answer 3

We began fighting. We were not going to sit back and let 2,403 lives lost go unanswered

Answer 4

The attack brought the US to war. it had a bad ending using nuclear wepons.