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How did the US and the Japanese react to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

The Japanese were angry at the US beacause they were in war and they were losing so they did the attack on Pearl Harbor because they thought if they did it would give them a chance to win but the US were getting all the woman and children out of harms way so they could attack.


Is Pearl Harbor on Oahu or Honolulu?

Pearl Harbor is on the Island of Oahu, and so is the city of Honolulu.


How could you have prevented World war 2 and Pearl Harbor?

Preventing Pearl Harbor would have been impossible. The United States could never have seen that Japan was planning to suddenly attack, so that was inevitable. On the other hand, World War 2 was mainly in retaliation of the attack at Pearl Harbor. The United States wanted to stay out of World War 2 until Pearl Harbor was attacked (for other reasons). However, after the attack at Pearl Harbor, tensions rose amongst Americans, many of whom sought revenge for Pearl Harbor, so entering World War 2 was heavily favored. The only ways to really have effectively prevented World War 2 were if Pearl Harbor was never attacked (false, inevitable) or if tensions did not rise high enough that most Americans called for war.


Why did Roosevelt do nothing to stop Pearl Harbor?

Pearl Harbor came as a surprise to the U.S., so Roosevelt was able to do nothing about it.


What led up to the attack on the pearl harbor?

The jappanese just bombed it so the americans would be scared but failed and made america join the war

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Did the US bomb japan before Pearl Harbor?

No, the U.S. bombed japan more or less as a result of Pearl Harbor. Relations between the U.S. and Japan were already sour due to the depression and Pearl Harbor pushed the U.S. that little extra bit to bomb Japan.


Is there a reason for the Japanese attacking Pearl Harbor?

the japanese were really mad because of the war so they decided to attack pearl harbor so they could show the americans who is better.


Why were the Americans caught so off guard on the attack of pearl harbor?

The United States was not at war.


What reason was given for the internment of Japanese-Americans?

The government justified it by saying that is was for finding spys and people still loyal to Japan. So in other words for the safety of the country, since everyone was scared and angry after Pearl Harbor.


Was us pushed into Pearl Harbor war?

In a way, they were. Japan had killed 3,227 Americans so they had to fire back.


Why do you hear so little about Singapore being as well prepared as Pearl Harbor?

Singapore was British while Pearl Harbor was American. The American press delivered far more information on Pearl because their readers were Americans, for the most part.


What was attack on Pearl harbor all about?

the Japanese wanted to take the Americans out of the war so that they could take over the pacific.


How did the US and the Japanese react to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

The Japanese were angry at the US beacause they were in war and they were losing so they did the attack on Pearl Harbor because they thought if they did it would give them a chance to win but the US were getting all the woman and children out of harms way so they could attack.


Is Pearl Harbor on Oahu or Honolulu?

Pearl Harbor is on the Island of Oahu, and so is the city of Honolulu.


How could you have prevented World war 2 and Pearl Harbor?

Preventing Pearl Harbor would have been impossible. The United States could never have seen that Japan was planning to suddenly attack, so that was inevitable. On the other hand, World War 2 was mainly in retaliation of the attack at Pearl Harbor. The United States wanted to stay out of World War 2 until Pearl Harbor was attacked (for other reasons). However, after the attack at Pearl Harbor, tensions rose amongst Americans, many of whom sought revenge for Pearl Harbor, so entering World War 2 was heavily favored. The only ways to really have effectively prevented World War 2 were if Pearl Harbor was never attacked (false, inevitable) or if tensions did not rise high enough that most Americans called for war.


What did the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor?

The reason why the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor was because Japan wanted to takeover some islands that were heavily guarded so they bombed Pearl Harbor so it is easier to take over the islands.


Why did Roosevelt do nothing to stop Pearl Harbor?

Pearl Harbor came as a surprise to the U.S., so Roosevelt was able to do nothing about it.