Miscommunication, Pearl Harbor, Sino-Japanese War
The foundation of the attack of the Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941. The information in this paper discusses the lack of communication during and after the attack of Pearl Harbor. Details such as communications from Washington D.C. to Pearl Harbor conflicts in communication, and the methods used, communication from Japan to the United States will also be discussed in this paper.
In the early 1900's, Japan was in search of power resources and ways of expanding its nation into other nations, which resulted into conflict with countries such as China, Russia and Korea. Japan provoked an occurrence at the Marco Polo Bridge in 1937, where the Chinese and the Japanese fought, starting the second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). The attacks by the Japanese were responded to by the world League of Nations; the United States was a member. Japan planned an attack on Pearl Harbor with an aim of provoking the United States into the war.
[...] Details such as communications from Washington D.C. to Pearl Harbor conflicts in communication, and the methods used, communication from Japan to the United States will also be discussed in this paper. In the early 1900's, Japan was in search of power resources and ways of expanding its nation into other nations, which resulted into conflict with countries such as China, Russia and Korea. Japan provoked an occurrence at the Marco Polo Bridge in 1937, where the Chinese and the Japanese fought, starting the second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). [...]
[...] The attack had already taken place when the message arrived at Pearl Harbor (Morton). The United States had insufficient resources at the time, which led to a number of complications. The communications from a higher rank to the Pacific were fundamental to keeping those in the Pacific informed about the situation. For instance, messages were being sent through a telegraph, a device that sends coded messages made to form a memo. This method of communication was not popular since messages were to be sent in a given code, which must then be cracked by both the sender and the receiver. [...]
[...] The errors in communication that occurred from the events leading up to the attack of Pearl Harbor could not have taken place. The poor communication methods used, misread memos, and a number of transactions made the attacks more disastrous. The suffering experienced during the attack on Pearl Harbor are key lessons learnt that it is necessary to have good communication mechanism. A number of key factors could have saved many civilian lives and possibly less damages from the air assault. [...]
[...] Information from nationalgeographic.com cited that the U.S. minesweeper Condor sighted a periscope two miles away from the coast of Oahu. The Condor sent a blinker light message to the destroyer, Ward, stating “Sighted submerged submarine on western course, speed 9 knots.” According to nationgeographic.com, the message sent about the attack of the submarine was coded. The coded message was paraphrased using the decoders at the headquarters to maintain discreteness and kept from any enemy code breakers who may be listening. [...]
[...] The attacks could have been barred if proper communication were used between many individuals. Bibliography Iriye, Akira. Pearl Harbor and the eventual coming of the Pacific War: a brief, effective history with documents and essays. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's Print. Morton, Louis. United States army in World War II: the war in the Pacific, Strategy and Command. The Decision for War. Retrieved April from http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P- Strategy/Strategy-5.html Nationalgeographic.com Remembering Pearl Harbor. (January 2002). [...]
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