Video Review

                  It is hard to fathom what it would be like to actually be involved in the events of World War ll. Many major devastating events came out of this, one of which is the bombing by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. For some people it may be hard to understand the actual happenings without seeing solid video proof. I am one of these people, so looking up a video that shows live footage helped me more fully understand how big of a deal the events at Pearl Harbor really were.

                  The video I chose to share is called “Attack on Pearl Harbor” and made by the watch mojo group. I thought this was a very effective video in the aspect of getting straight to the point. There are many different parts, and little details that went into making Pearl Harbor the disaster that it was. However, this video does a great job of getting the important details portrayed in a short three minutes and fourteen seconds.

                  It started out with a live footage video of President Roosevelt giving a speech, and stating that “December 7, 1941 is a date that will live in infamy.” I think that this was very effective because it gives the watchers a great look of how the leaders of that time really thought about this attack. It goes on to start to give the history of the event.

                  I think that the makers of this video did a great job in explaining the growing tension that these two countries had leading up to this moment. That is very important to know when learning why this attack initially was put together. It goes on to tell how they signed the Tripartite act, and how this got United States worried, as it made Roosevelt worried that he may get attacked on both of his coasts. They first set Japan off by making it so they could not export products into the United States, and closing shipping lines for their use. On December 1, Japan unofficially declared war against the United States. Six days later came the surprise attack which officially put the United States into war.

                  I greatly enjoyed the video put together by the Watch Mojo group about the Attack on Pearl Harbor. I think it summed up the information very nicely, and made it short and easy enough for anyone to watch. It was very effective for me, and I learned a great deal out of it. With the real footage and great facts to go along with it, I found it very enjoyable and would recommend it to anyone wanting to know about the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.