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One sample: "Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor."
because Japan was badly threatened
Wake Island and the Philippines were within hours of Pearl Harbor.
December 7, 1941 : Japan attacks Pearl harbor .
Japan continued it's attacks westward towards India, and southward towards Australia.
When did american forces fightback for the attacks on pearl harbor?
the pearl harbor attacks occurred all throughout 1941, but even before that, it started after japan invaded Manchuria.
Japan attacked with a suprise bombing, destroying the American Navy Fleet there.
Pearl Harbor is in Hawaii.
Attack the Philippines instead
The single biggest strategy was pure surprise.
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.