Pearl Harbor

“Pearl Harbor vividly evokes an era of American innocence and the explosive moment that abruptly ended it”(calendar live 1). America had just worked its way out of the great depression and there was a mood of cautious and innocent optimism, which was somewhat, tethered by war in Europe. However on December 7th 1941 was the day innocence died and began an era of patriotism, which has yet to be equaled. President Roosevelt stated, “December 7th 1941-a date that will live in infamy”(Pearl Harbor the Movie and the Moment). The movie Pearl Harbor directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer & Michael Bay accurately depicts the historical facts of World War II as well as the mind set before and after the attack at Pearl Harbor.
The Attack at Pearl Harbor was a surprise to the people in the United States. There were 119 navy nurses that were stationed at Pearl Harbor. If the United States knew that Japan was going to attack at Pearl Harbor they would have moved all...