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Compare And Contrast Pearl Harbor And 9/11

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Have you ever wondered if the attack on Pearl Harbor was a terrorist attack? well, you're question is about to be answered. According to the author of Attack On Pearl Harbor, the attack on Pearl Harbor WAS a terrorist attack. The reason it was a terrorist attack was because the attack was a surprise of the Japanese. They caused a lot of damage and destroyed many things: 20 American Naval Vessels, 8 enormous battleships, and an estimation of almost 200 airplanes. The attack took place on December 7, 1941, and it was one of the worst attacks ever in history and also led to the beginning of World War II. Does this remind you of any other terrorist attack? One other attack that is devastating like this one is the attack of the 9/11. The 9/11 attack took place in New York on September 11, 2001. New York was attacked by the Islamic group, Al-Qaeda. The Islamic group hijacked 4 airplanes and 2 of them were flown into the World Trade Center, 1 of them crashed into the Pentagon, and the last one crashed in the state of Pennsylvania. …show more content…

According to the author of Pearl Harbor VS. 9/11, one of the subjects that they both have in common is that, both attacks suicide planes were used. Both of the attacks led to enormous damage. Also, both of them were major events that happened in our history and were devastating dates to remember. MANY people died and/or were injured in both of Pearl Harbor and 9/11. Not to mention but, the most important thing that they had in common was that the government had a failure of intelligence. What I mean by that is that they should have known that they were going to be attacked any time soon, so they should've been ready to fight

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