The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7 by the Japanese Navy is an event that will forever be remembered for the tragic destruction it caused, not only throughout the American military history, but also also the history surrounding World War II. Pearl Harbor is located on the south coast of the island of Oahu, Hawaii and is the naval base of the United States of America, as well as the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleets. The historical outcome of Pearl Harbor consisted of previous problems between Japan and America, as well as military strategies, which resulted in the demolition of the American naval base and effectively dragged the United States of America into the Second World War. At Pearl Harbor, relations between Japan and America were strained, and the inability to reach agreement on the situation in China led Japan to aggressively plan the attack on Pearl Harbor. In the early 1930s, Japan was experiencing many economic difficulties and was grappling with an ever-growing population and the need to adapt to it. Nonetheless, the United States, along with several other countries, stopped accepting Japanese immigrants into their own countries, adding to the stress of Japan's concerns. Japan's solution was to invade unindustrialized China and take supremacy. This meant that Japanese civilians could take refuge in rural Chinese areas and that Japan would be able to resolve its economic crisis, although in 1937 the invasion led to war between China and Japan. After the Japanese formed an alliance with Germany in 1940, France was forced by Japan to let Japanese soldiers into the northern part of its country, and the following year Japan subdued the entire of the French country. These aggressive actions of Japan...... middle of paper ...... more than 12 million men. This represented a significant difference from the 4.3 million Japanese military forces at the end of World War II. The Japanese naval attack on Pearl Harbor in the United States in 1941 still stirs troubling emotions among many Americans today over the deaths of more than two people. thousands of innocent lives, and inspired many Americans to support President D. Roosevelt in his declaration of war, uniting one country into one. There was more to the bombing of Pearl Harbor than the attacks themselves, it included the earlier tension between the United States and Japan, the strategic practice and planning of the attack, the aftermath of the attack and the effect it had on the decision for America. join World War II. Overall, the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 remains a terrible event in military and American wartime history..