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Japanese Point of View: December 7, 1941 was the day we decided to strike back. The United States refused to sell us oil, they were helping the Chinese, and they have bases all over the Pacific. We were tired of them taking control. So the Japanese army, did a surprise attack on the US naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Work Cited: Swygart, Glenn L. "Pearl Harbor attack." The Forties in America. Ed. Tandy Lewis Thomas. Salem Press, 2010. Salem History Web. 08 Apr. 2014. http://freehelpinghands.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/pearl_harbor_7.jpg O'NEAL, MICHAEL J. "Pearl Harbor, Japanese Attack on." Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 410-413. World History in Context. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. The date was December 7, 1941 when the event of Pearl Harbor happened. Pearl Harbor was the event that Japan did a surprise air attack on the United States pacific Fleet home base. Pearl Harbor is located is the Island of Oahu, a Hawaiian island. The day after the event, President Roosevelt declared war on the Japanese.