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 American military history, but also the history of the Second World War. Pearl Harbor is located on the southern 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 US Pacific fleets. The historical result of Pearl Harbor consisted of previous issues between Japan and America, as well as military strategies, which led to the demolition of the United States naval base and effectively brought the United States of America into World War II. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, relations between Japan and America were tense, and the failure to reach an agreement on the situation in China led Japan to aggressively plan the attack on Pearl Harbor. In the early 1930s, Japan had many economic complications and was struggling with its ever-increasing population and the need to accommodate them. However, the United States, along with many other countries, stopped accepting Japanese immigrants into their country, adding to the stress of Japan's concerns. Japan's solution was to invade a nonindustrialized China and assume supremacy. This meant that Japanese civilians could take refuge in rural areas of China and 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 dominated the entire French country. These aggressive actions by Japan... are in the center of the paper... over 12 million men. This was a significant difference compared to Japan's military strength of only 4.3 million at the conclusion of World War II. The Japanese naval attack on Pearl Harbor in the United States in 1941, to this day evokes many Americans to experience disturbing emotions over the deaths of more than two people. thousands of innocent lives, and was the source for many Americans to support President D. Roosevelt in his declaration of war, uniting a country as one. There was more to the bombing of Pearl Harbor than the attacks themselves, it included the previous 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 the 'America to participate in World War II. Overall, the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941 remains a terrible event in the history of military and American warfare..