Experiencing WWII and Cold War Era Research topics.

Conspiracy in America about birds

In my research concerning how animals assisted and were used in the Cold War, I was able to learn several interesting new events... I never knew the first creature in orbit, or how animals had become a method in learning about atomic weapons and medical research at the time. I was even able to find out where the Birds being Government Spies came from. 

The picture of Roosevelt captioned: “President Roosevelt, wearing a black armband, signs the declaration of war against Japan on December 8, 1941”

While in quarantine when told to pick a topic to research and present, one of my classmates presented a topic of 'How America joined WWII'. I can't exactly explain how I came to find the topic interesting, but I think somehow being able to understand why America did something is always an interesting read.

As I began to further investigate the topic, I started to see how rocky American and Japanese relations were regarding trade. Peaceful negotiations were not getting results and because of that, the Japanese agreed upon aggressive movements... Pearl Harbor seems to have been the turning point, it was unexpected and brutal: 

"American residents who watched the attack from afar observed in horror as the screams of men on the sunken battleships ripped through the air, smoke rose from the sea, and the injured and dead swam in bloody waters slick with burning oil. When the effects of the attack subsided, the grim casualties became known: 2,403 American civilians and military personnel had been killed, and 1,178 wounded. Two battleships and 188 aircraft were destroyed."

This horror was why the President finally took action, and because of Amerca declaring war on Japan, rightfully so with such an attack, allies were made to hold their end of the bargain with Japan and declare war on America with their allies. This was what led to America stepping into WWII.