A Date Which Will Live in Infamy: Attack on Pearl Harbor

A Date Which Will Live in Infamy: Attack on Pearl Harbor — page 1
Sunday December 7 1941 is a date which will live in infamy said U S president Franklin D Roosevelt On this date Japan attacked Pearl Harbor It took the United States by surprise At this time much of Europe and Asia were fighting in World War II Japan needed oil for military tanks and ships It attacked countries in Asia to get their oil It didn’t want the United States to defend these countries It needed to destroy U S military power So it attacked Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is a U S navy base It’s in the Pacific Ocean The U S Pacific Fleet is there The fleet is the main military force in the Pacific Ocean 4 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND