Pearl Harbor Yesterday I visited Pearl Harbor and the memorial that was establish to remember the tragedy of the Japanese attack on the 7th of December 1941. That moment was a turning point in the developing of the Second World War for the USA decided to fight against the totalitarian governments, such as Japan, Germany and Italy, and its industry and military power changed the odds in favor of the Allies. So far United States decided to avoid war and just observed the expansion in the pacific ocean of the bold Japanese empire that, eager and greedy of raw materials to nourish its growth, made himself more and more threatening. It was a decision of the president Roosevelt of trade blocking with Japan, especially oil which was essential to the Empire for its expansion since was short of natural resources, that started a quick escalation between the two countries that lead to the bloody Pearl Harbor attack and than war. Thousands of militaries and civilians lost their life without any chance of fight back. The USA didn’t expect any attack coming from the Japanese although the relationship was tense. The most heartbreaking part of the memorial is the sunk ship wreck of the USS Arizona, laying in the water with its sailors tombed inside. From the shallows you can see the shape of the boat, few parts are actually just outside the water, and from that you reckon how huge could have been and how astonishingly and terrifying were its explosion and the endless fire after. A place to remember a tragedy that everybody hope not to happen again.