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What did the Japanese attack on pearl harbor?

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They wanted to knock the US out of the war in the Pacific with one surprise blow. Fortunately, the US carrier fleet was not in port, and the Japanese overlooked the fuel dumps. This allowed America to retaliate, and, eventually to defeat the Japanese.

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