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“A Day That Will Live In Infamy.” On December 7, 1941 Japan pulled a surprise attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor. The United States knew that there might be an attack towards the U.S. but did not know where. World War II was happening in 1941, between the Allied Forces and Italy, the Soviet Union, and Germany. The leaders of the three communist countries were, Benitto Mussolini, dictator of Italy, Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany, and Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union. These three leaders believed that Fascism was the form of government to have. So, Adolf Hitler, created what was called Nazism, he had complete control over his whole country. The United States didn’t believe in either type of government, but did not want to get involved unless it was necessary. Adolf Hitler had built up the Nazi Army and made France fall to him. During this time Churchhill’s air force in Britan fought to gained control of the skies after Nazi Germany bombed London. Japan on the other hand had started to gain control of the pacific and joined the Nazis in the fight against the Allied Forces. So, the United States shut off oil exports to Japan. Japan had enough oil to supply them for nine months. They had to do something, and do it fast, in a place that was completely unexpected. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, home of the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy. At 7:00 a.m. there was a shot fired in the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese had sent a submarine into U.S waters. Lieutenant Outerbridge (U.S. Naval Officer) had sunk a Japanese submarine. So, the U.S Navy brought upon “first blood” for the United States. At 7:55 a.m. the Japanese bombed Wheeler Field, eight miles north of Pearl Harbor. 2 “I looked out the window and spotted the rising sun on the planes. They were flying so low you could see the faces of the pilots… That was it.
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