Speech on Pearl Harbor On the morning of December 7, 1941, a fleet of Japanese naval air force took off from their aircraft carriers around the pacific. They were headed for Pearl Harbor, which was the United States’ center for military action in the Pacific. As the Americans at the base were just getting up, it happened. The Japanese attacked the base with a vengeance. Since no one was prepared for what occurred, the Japanese were almost …showed first 75 words of 465 total…

…showed last 75 words of 465 total…powerful defense was in the Pacific. General Douglas MacArthur and his fleet, who were stationed in the Philippines, began to organize into a formidable army. America’s most crucial naval and air forced fleet were normally stationed somewhere along the west coast of the U.S. but were moved to a place called Pearl Harbor. This was the perfect place for American forces because it was located halfway between the U.S. and east Asia.