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CharlesStelly MisSlyvester Period1 November8,2021 PearlHarbor CharlesStelly “Victoryatallc osts.Victoryins piteofallterror.Victoryhoweverlongandhardtheroad maybe.Forwithoutv ictorythereisnos urvival.”Thatquotewass aidbyWinstonChurchillon May13,1940, beforethebombingofPearlHarboronDecember7,1941.PearlHarborwasa tragiceventthathappeneds uddenly,c ausedpainands ufferingandhadanunhappyending. Honolulu,HawaiiDecember7,1941thedayofthebombing.Itwasas urprisem ilitary strikeb ytheImperialJ apaneseNavyAirServiceupontheUnitedStates,aneutralc ountryat thetime.ItwasAbout8:00amJ apaneseplanesfilledthes kyrightoverPearlHarbor.Bombs andbulletsRaineddownintothes hips.Noonewasexpectingtheattack.A1,000poundbomb smashedthroughthedeckoftheUSSArizonaTheShipexplodedandSankwithatleast1,000 mentrappedinside.Thebombsdestroyed20USnavys hips,Including8battleships. Inall,theJ apaneseattackonPearlHarbordestroyednearly20Americans hipsand morethan300airplanes.Drydocksandairfieldsweredestroyed.M ostimportantly,2,403 sailors,s oldiersandc ivilianswerek illedandabout1,000peoplewerewounded.Asthebombs werec omingdown,s ailorswerejumpingintothewater.Thewaterwasboilinghot,k illingm en onebyoneastheyjumped.O thers ailorsweregettingtrappedinthes hipsanddrowningas theys ank.Somes ailorsevendiedfroms uffocating,fromthethickblacks mokeasthes hips burned. OnlyafewhoursaftertheJ apaneseattackonPearlHarbor,J apandeclaredwaragainst theUnitedStates.TheUnitedStatesdeclaredwaronJ apan.Threedayslater,afterG ermany andItalydeclaredwar,theUnitedStatesbecamefullyengagedintheSecondWorldWar.in worldwar2over74m illionpeopledied.IfitwastforPearlHarborwem ayhaveneverentered Worldwar2,butk nowonek nows.6y earslaterworldwar2wasended,bytheatomicbomb droppedonHiroshimaandNagasaki.Theatomicbombk illedroughley140,000c livins. Inallthiseventledustoworldwar2.2,403peopledied,and1,000peoplewereinjured. 20s hipsweres unkand8battleships.PearlHarborwastragic,ithappeneds uddenly,c aused painands ufferingandhadanunhappyending.TheUnitedStatesCongressdesignatedDec.7 asNationalPearlHarborRemembranceDay.