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- December 7, 1941 – Attack on US Naval Base in Hawaii
- Not intended to put USA into war
- They thought U.S would be too “soft” to reclaim that territory
- Objective: sink and immobilize U.S. battleships and carriers
- Eight battleships were damaged, two were lost and three were absent during the raid.
- It almost was a successful attack except for the fact that:
- The Oil Depots had not been destroyed
- The Aircraft carriers were not there at the time
- The Submarine pens also had not been destroyed
- The States declare war on Japan and Hitler declares war on the states on Dec 10th .
Summary:
Pear harbor was an attack by the Japanese on the naval base in Hawaii. The objective was to destroy their marine base and destroy all their ships. It was unsuccessful because they did not destroy the Oil Depots, air craft carriers were not there when the attack took place and some submarine pens had not been destroyed. Following this attack the states declared war on Japan and Hitler declares war on the states on Dec 10th.
- Not intended to put USA into war
- They thought U.S would be too “soft” to reclaim that territory
- Objective: sink and immobilize U.S. battleships and carriers
- Eight battleships were damaged, two were lost and three were absent during the raid.
- It almost was a successful attack except for the fact that:
- The Oil Depots had not been destroyed
- The Aircraft carriers were not there at the time
- The Submarine pens also had not been destroyed
- The States declare war on Japan and Hitler declares war on the states on Dec 10th .
Summary:
Pear harbor was an attack by the Japanese on the naval base in Hawaii. The objective was to destroy their marine base and destroy all their ships. It was unsuccessful because they did not destroy the Oil Depots, air craft carriers were not there when the attack took place and some submarine pens had not been destroyed. Following this attack the states declared war on Japan and Hitler declares war on the states on Dec 10th.