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How did US join the 2nd World War?
It joined by declaring war after the Japanese Attack on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
How did the US know the Japanese were going to attack Pearl Harbor?
They intercepted a mesage from Japan to its naval fleet.
Why was the US dragged into world war 2?
The US was thrust into WWII by the Japanese attack on the Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
Why did the Japanese choose to bomb Pearl Harbor and not California or something?
The United States Pacific Fleet was moored at Pearl Harbor and it would take a major US fleet to defeat the Japanese. The attack was so successful in destroying the US Pacific Fleet that a large portion of the US Atlantic Fleet needed to come from the East coast through the Panama Canal to fight the Japanese in the Pacific.
What was the attack on Pearl Harbor aimed for?
The attack on Pearl Harbor aimed to cripple the US Pacific fleet. The Japanese were set to sweep into Burma, Malaya, the East Indies, and the Philippines, and were afraid the US fleet would spoil their plans.
Who called for Japan to attack a US fleet in Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941?
The Japanese High Command.
Battleships that attacked Pearl Harbor?
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.
Why was the US Pacific Fleet caught off guard on the Pearl Harbor attack?
The US Fleet was not told of such an attack.
When did the Japanese forces attack the pacific fleet?
December 7, 1941
Why didthe Japanese choose Pearl Harbor as the first target in their attack against the US?
Almost all of the US Pacific Fleet was moored in Pearl Harbour.
What if Japanese fleet attack mainland United State after Hawaii?
The Japanese rejected the idea of invading the continental US due to the fact that so many civilians owned guns.
What event brought US into World war two?
The Japanese attack on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
