Pearl Harbor Conspiracy?

Question

I have to write a research paper that needs to be 7-8 pages long. Can anyone help me by giving information and what is should do.

Answer 1

Here is some info for everyone

The Japanese Navy was not discovered by anybody for the reasons that they stayed away from normal trade routes by traveling a northerly path and use radio silence. Also Radar can't pick up things on the water very easy in the beginning of WWII, Britain had a problem picking up the German bombers over the Channel

The Arizona was not hit by a torpedo and the killer bomb did not go down the smokestack but through the deck near Turret #2 and exploded in the Powder Magazine.

The US lost about 2,500 men over a 1,000 were killed on the Arizona. 100 planes destroyed and all of the Pacific fleet's battleships were sunk but all but two return to action.

The 1st wave was caught by radar but was confused with a flight of B-17's coming in from the main land.

The US broke the Japanese Diplomatic Code known as Purple. They did say they were going to attack but did not say were or when.

all of the ships used in the Japanese Strike Force will be sunk by the end of the war.

Answer 2

Man, some of y'all REALLY need to do some SERIOUS research before posting answers here!

Hey, Josh....RADAR was in its infancy in December 1941, and the ONLY operational RADAR set in the Pacific Theater was posted in Hawaii. It operated for 2 hours a day, from 6 to 8 AM, and that's all. It also had limited capability, and was designed to detect targets in the air, not on the ocean.

And Pfo....Truman didn't become president until 1944 when Roosevelt died. How could he have been "warned" to evacuate Hawaii?

Back to the original question....there was NO conspiracy about the attack on Pearl Harbor. A study had been done a year earlier by an officer in the US Army, and this officer stated that the opportune time to attack a US base would be early in the morning on a weekend, and that the easiest base to attack would be Pearl Harbor. That's about as far as any "conspiracy" goes.

If you want a starting place for your research, check out a book called "At Dawn We Slept." Can't remember the author, but it's a very accurate account of both the preparations for the attack and the attack itself.

Answer 3

Discovery Time ran an awesome program presenting these points:

-The japanese attack was not meant to be a surprise attack because it went against the honor code. HOWEVER, their typewriters were American - or, rather, not japanese, which meant they were afraid the information would leak to us.

-While we had information that the Japanese would attack, we did not know where - which was why our planes would lined up and unfortunately that made them easy targets.

-The planes DID show up on the radar - and in fact our own planes landing later that day paid the price. However, one of the radio men had heard a radio station playing early that was often only played when B-17s were coming to land. They used the radio to hone in on the airport. Therefore, the man thought the mass was the B-17s.
(And even if he had realized it, there was no 'red phone' or emergency way to contact the harbor. there would have been no time to escape.)

-It has been shown there is no way to know what would have happened if we met the Japanese at sea. We would have suffered even worse losses; the fact is, because our carriers were out and our docks were not destroyed, we could repair the fleet and head out very soon.

Do some more research, watch some good documentaries. :)

Answer 4

This depends on EXACTLY what your research paper is about. Is it about what actually happened or the conspiracy theories surrounding Pearl Harbor. BIG difference there dude!

While I do believe in YOU doing YOUR homework, I have no problems pointing someone in the right direction.

Try looking up ROOSEVELT-CHURCHILL

The theory goes that Churchill knew about the attack because of a "mole" in Japan. He wanted the US to enter the war and knew that if we were attacked, we probably would. Theorists divide on what happened next -- he either DIDN'T tell his good friend Roosevelt -- or he DID and Roosevelt wanted to join the war so badly he let it go.

NOW ... please remember this is just the THEORY (at least a couple of versions of it.). It's up to you to research it and come up with your own conclusions. That's what homework is all about!

(BTW: Kudos to Team Chief for his corrections of the "answers" on this site! I'm new here, but I'm beginning to quickly that people will post ANY drivel for a few points!)

Answer 5

Do some research. There is plenty of background on Pearl Harbor attack and events that led up to it. You could easily start with a wikipedia, a google search, etc.

Potential outline...

- Intro/summary, your initial thoughts
- Events leading to pearl harbor and current geopolitical climate
- Potential reasons and/or likelyhood for a conspiracy
- Summary

Answer 6

The only Pearl Harbor conspiracy was the one carried out by the Japanese Empire.

Answer 7

The jist of the conspiracy theories was that officials knew the attack was coming from various intelligence sources, and did nothing to stop it because it would give a much sought-after excuse to enter the war.

True? Maybe. Find the "facts" as they are claimed yourself. Try a library...

Answer 8

if you want to write about pearl Harbor attacks the go visit a veteran and get some real facts not what the media has taught you.

Answer 9

Here is a web site:

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-1.htm

And a couple of good books:
Lord, Walter, "Day of Infamy" (1957) and Prange, Gordon, "At Dawn We Slept" (1981)

Answer 10

Conspiracy? Japan attacked US forces in Hawaii. Not too much controversy about it.

I suggest you read up on it a little, even wikipedia would give you an idea of what you need to concentrate on.