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__**Research Questions:**__ 1.) Why did the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters decide to attack Pearl Harbor? 2.) How did Franklin Roosevelt know the Japanese codes? 3.) What was the reason why President Roosevelt banned all exports from Japan? 4.) Were Japan and the U.S. allies before the attack?

10/9/09 Research; Period Two**
 * Brittani Salsbury-Welch

**Where Did You Last See Your Father?**
This painting shows a family who have just been captured by a sergeant and is now being questioned of the whereabouts of their father. There is a young boy being questioned by the interrogator, he seems to be the one who first stepped up to be asked. The boy seems very brave and is not scared at all. The interrogator seems annoyed with asking families questions because he doesn’t think that this is right. He also looks like he feels kind of sorry for the family and that they have to go through this. The man on the other side of the table, the clerk, is writing everything down that is said in the room. He seems to be just following along with everyone else and that he doesn’t care and is just trying to make this questioning more official. Behind the little boy is a young girl, who must be his sister, crying while having a sergeants arm wrapped around her. The sergeant is trying to comfort the little girl since he doesn’t believe that this is right either. The men behind the interrogator on the other hand, seem very happy that there are more Royalist families being arrested and captured and they believe the Royalists deserve harsh punishment. One man, with the black suit on, is giving the little boy a stern look, and is listening very carefully to the little boy. Although, there is one man, who must be a soldier, sitting on a couch, not having to do with anything about questioning this family. He just seems interested to what the little has to say about his father. There are two Royalist women in the back, a blonde and a brunette. The blonde woman, who looks like the older sister, is crying because she is really nervous and worried something horrible is going to happen. The brunette, who looks like their mother, seems very brave and looks a bit more angry about this situation.

Thesis Statement:
Even though the attack was an astonishing surprise, the U.S. should have recognized economic conditions in Japan would force such action, because all the signs of desperation were evident.