Blitzangriff (lightning attack)
Germanys attack on Poland in 1939
Well, they kind of declared war on Germany alongside the French, if you want to call that a reaction.
Hooray, war with Germany finally! Or did you mean the official one?
The United States responded with a strong reaction and began to prepare for war faster than they expected. They seemed to think that the attack would cripple the United States giving them time to complete their invasion/focus of the Pacific. Roosevelt expected them to attack the Philippines and it was a surprise when they hit Pearl, but the Japanese underestimated the reaction from the United States and England.
most americans preffered isolation to international involement
December 7, 1941, was the date of the Japanese attack.
The first attack on Japanese military was just days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
the attack was tragic
There were none: There were Japanese Batleships in the fleet, but the attack was made by carrier-borne aircraft. There was also submarine attack. An attack by Japanese midget submarines as attacked & destroyed. The Japanese fleet included 2 battleships but they did not participate in the attack.
The attack on Pear Harbour happened because the Japanese thought that the Americans was planning on attacking the Japanese.
the Japanese did not lull the US into an attack on Pearl Harbor. the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, not the other way around.