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The Honolulu Times

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Honolulu, Hawaii — Monday, December 8 1941 — 1 page five cents

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United States military and

Attack on Pearl government knew of several clues
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Harbor - possibly that an attack from Japan was
possible. Relations between the
declaring war two countries were struggling. The
Japanese were spreading
Yesterday, Honolulu:​ Yesterday
propaganda about the United
at 8 am, Japanese planes filled the
States. Joseph Grew, American
sky over the Pearl Harbor Naval
Ambassador, got intelligence from
base. Only 10 minutes later, a 1800
the ambassador to Japan indicating
pounds bomb smashed on it, while
that an attack on Pearl Harbor was
more that 1000 mans were on it. “I
being planned. He got it on January
never experienced something that
27, 1941, about a year before the
loud, like in the moment when the
attack happened. Grew passed this
bomb hit the ground”, says a
information along, but he thought
witness who saw the attack from a
it is unlikely. “I am sure, it is
distance. This attack lasted 2
Roosevelts fault!’, said Grew. If
hours, it destroyed a lot, many
they would took that serious, they
people were wounded and 2403
could have prepare for this attack
people died. Also, it destroyed 20
and avoid it.
american ships and nearly 300
When The United States of
airplanes. “We were all really
___________________________________ America joins the war there will be
shocked when we got the message
some setbacks but they will also
what was happening”, - Joseph B.
gain things. “The United States
Poindexter, governor of the
initially did not plan on joining, so
Territory of Hawaii.
we are unprepared for this battle.”,
The Japanese attacked us
Roosevelt. We, as a country, are
because they felt they needed to
afraid to enter the war because we
destroy America's pacific naval
know, we will lose a lot of lives.
fleet. Their reasoning for this was
Another fact that shows that enter
so we could not fight back as they
the war would be hard is that
spread their military across the
American pilots are not as skilled
south pacific. War was inevitable
as the German pilots that had been
so Japan's only chance was the
training a lot longer than we have.
element of surprise. They needed
If America wins the war then it
to destroy America's naval fleet as
would be possible that we could
quickly as possible. ¨We had no
become a world power.
chance of fighting America head on
Whatever will happen next,
so we needed to surprise them.¨ so
happens because of the attack on
the Japanese.
Pearl Harbor. By Clayton Hinkle &
Madlin Vrdoljak