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That's a little presumptuous. We promised if they would attack Pearl we'd kick their $$$ and drop a couple nuclear bombs on their home islands. How could they resist?
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Which aircraft carrier was NOT part of Japan's attack force that attacked Pearl Harbor?
Shinano
Who was the air force commander who led the first attack on japan after pearl harbor?
US general Dolittle (then a colonel)
Who was involved in the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan?
The imperial Japanese air force and navy under command of general Tojo
What was to be accomplished on the attack on pearl harbor?
to cripple the U.S. naval force in the pacific.
What US general was in charge of attack of Pearl Harbor?
Really, there were no generals involved. Generals are the top officers in an army. The top officers in navies are admirals. The Pearl Harbor attack was planned and carried out by the Japanese Navy. The main force behind the decision to make the attack was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who commanded the "Combined Fleet", most of Japan's seaborne ships. Yamamoto did not go on the attack to Hawaii, he remained in Japanese waters. The Task Force which carried out the Pearl Harbor attack was commanded by Admiral Chuichi Nagumo.
Was Hawaii attacked more than once by japan?
No, Hawaii was attacked only once by Japan on December 7, 1941. However, there were multiple waves to the attack, and multiple locations (including Pearl Harbor Naval Base and Hickam Air Force Base) were attacked on the island.
What war did the attack at Pearl Harbor force the US to fight?
The attack on Pearl Harbour forced the U.S. to take action. As a result of Japan's attack, U.S.A. was forced to enter into war against Japan, in order that no more atrocities would happen. This was World War II. U.S.A. also entered into a war against Germany, because Germany and Japan were allied, U.S.A. and Germany were then enemies.
Why was the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack surprise to us?
U.S. officials were certain that an attack was coming but the forces in the Pacific - in and around Pearl Harbor - were depleted as many were brought closer to US shores as they expected a more direct attack than on Pearl Harbor. When the attack came, it was at a time that bombers were being relocated to Pearl from California and the wave of planes seen on the radar was mistaken for those relocating rather than as an enemy force on the attack.
What is Pearl Harbor Day about?
Japan got involved in a war they should have just stayed out of. Japan bombed Hawaii. Then we bombed two of their cities to force them to surrender. And they eventually did surrender, and now the U.S. and Japan are allies.
How did japan attack peral harbor?
The Attack came from a Japanese attack force of Aircraft carriers that sent in Aircraft fighters and dive bombers.
What was Pearl harbor about?
On December 7, 1941, Japan surprise attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan destroyed some air force bases and nearly damaged or sunk almost all the navy ships. Around 2,000 people died from the attacks. After Pearl Harbor, the US entered into the WWII.
What did Roosevelt band from Japan that made Japan attack on Pearl Harbor?
Oil. FDR refused to sell Oil to Japan, (after Japan invaded China and killed thousands of Chinese people), and Japan (which imported most of it's oil from other countries), decided to attack the USA at Pearl Harbor and control the Pacific. Japan knocked out most of the American Battleships, but, Japan lost the war to American Aircraft Carriers, Submarines, and USA Army Air Force B-29s dropping 2 Atomic Bombs which resulted in Japan's surrender.
