Reflect and Reconsider

When we were instructed to choose a subject that we could write about for an entire semester, on a blog, the three topics that I began to think about were football, the war on drugs and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Out of those three, I chose the one I was most engrossed in and that was Pearl Harbor. Setting up the blog was somewhat difficult since I don’t have high speed internet and I am not exactly computer savvy. I learned that the most efficient way to complete my assignment for the week was to write it in a word document and then cut and paste into the blog.
When I began to research this topic, I knew quite a bit of information about the attack on Pearl Harbor, but had little knowledge about the conspiracy theory. This assignment has given me the chance to study the conspiracy idea more in depth, which I wouldn’t have done otherwise. I was surprised at how solid the facts were for there being a conspiracy. It was amazing to read about the number of warnings our government received prior to the attack that they hid from military officials on Pearl Harbor. At first, I was shocked to find that the United States government would go to such great lengths to rally the public to support our entrance into World War II. But after further reading on the subject, I discovered how dishonest our government was at this time.
From my research about the conspiracy of the attack on Pearl Harbor, I no longer have any doubts that the U.S. government covered up the warnings and allowed the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor. As of right now I am wondering why textbooks don’t mention the true account of Pearl Harbor and how it really wasn’t a surprise. The second item I am pondering is whether FDR’s presidency was totally corrupt or just in this instance. In the second quarter I plan to investigate the U.S. retaliation against Japan.