User:All knowing one

The United States of America has been through a lot, times of victory and times of defeat, times of happiness and times of sorrow, times of unity and times of secession. Pearl Harbor, September 11, and the Civil War are examples of how much are country has been through to make it what it is today.

Up until December of 1941, America’s involvement in World War II had been neutral. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wanted to keep America out of the war as long as possible. On December 7, 1941, the US suffered the worst Naval defeat in history. Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, sending in over 180 planes consisting of dive-bombers, torpedo bombers, level bombers, and fighters. The final death count for the day neared 3,000. This devastating defeat caused the United States to enter the second World War with the other Allied countries. The Axis powers declared war on the US, formally bringing America fully into total war. Four years later the war ended with the Allies as the victors. This event shows how America can overcome defeat to become victorious.

September 11, 2001 is a day no one in America will ever forget. No one was left untouched by this incredible disaster.