Pearl Harbor Attack on 7 Thesis

S. was that non-interference of the U.S. In the war, leaving it to the Europeans was the best thing to do. Thus there was no urgency felt in creating armaments. Thus in 1940 the armed strength was "only 150,000 men" (Gailey, 1995) and the generals believed that any future war could be fought and won with artillery and infantry and providing air support and they argued that "tanks and airplanes were fads." (Gailey, 1995)

Thus airpower was given the go by and this development made America really weak. America entirely ignored the power of air attacks. This was the cause of the debacle at Pearl Harbor. It can be easily seen from the pages of history that Germany took advantage of air power with the blitzkrieg concept and Japan used it with telling effect at Pearl Harbor.

Conclusion:

The attack on Pearl Harbor was the result of the changing times. Growth of Japan depended upon a large number of factors, including finding themselves a place in the global market, and being treated at par with other countries. This caused them to forge alliance with the Axis. America could have avoided this by treating the Japanese with more consideration rather than treat them as hostile Asiatic power. Had Japan been drawn into the U.S. alliance then neither Pearl Harbor would have happened nor would the end of the war with the gruesome Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombs have taken place. Thus the foreign policy of the U.S. was to a great extent responsible for the attack at Pearl Harbor and that is a lesson that the U.S. must learn in diplomacy abroad even in the current situation, be it dealing with the Al Qaeda in Afghanistan or Iran. There must be more vigilance and timely reaction to events that could have impact on the U.S. And the U.S. policy towards nations must be modified to prevent hostility. Pearl Harbor stands as a pointer to this fact.

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