" Yesterday, December 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in Infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
Thesis Statement
The Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941 was a turning point in United States history. Americans, shocked by the boldness of the attack, were motivated to enter World War II on the side of the Allies.