Outline
Thesis: The attack on Pearl Harbor was a shock to the world, yet was no surprise to FDR’s administration, for he needed an excuse to push his country into war. I. Introduction
A: What happened at Pearl Harbor?
B: Who / When / Where II. Japan’s reason
A: Trade agreements U.S.A and Japan.
B: Japan and American relations. III. FDR’s conflict
A: Representative of American people. * Need to stay out of war.
B: Global leader * Pressure to join the war. IV. U.S.A enter the World War2 V. Conclusion

Pearl Harbor is located in Hawaii on the island of Oahu. On Saturday, December 6, sailors, soldiers, and pilots at Pearl Harbor enjoyed their weekend liberty. No one knew what would happen the next day. Early Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese navy. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a shock to the world. At 7:00 a.m. soldiers found a large number of the planes coming from the north on the radar screen, but they thought that the fleets were U.S. planes flying back from the mainland. Moreover, the planes were so low above the roof tops and somebody saw the orange-red emblem of the Rising-Sun. That meant the Japan army. Dorinda Makanaonalani Nicholson, author of Pearl Harbor Child, reports that: “ We heard the sound of low flying planes, then almost immediately, a loud explosion, followed by more planes passing directly over our house”(15). Moreover, many U.S military were sleeping, eating breakfast or preparing themselves to go to church on Sunday. Suddenly, the bombs and torpedoes dropped on U.S. ships. The real bombs and smoke covered the air. Pearl Harbor was under attack by Japan. The Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, Tennessee, West Virginia, Maryland, Oklahoma and California were the U.S. battleships at Pearl Harbor that were destroyed. The numbers of battleship were destroyed 18 and 188