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Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack on the US Military bases in the Hawaiian Territory particularly the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor brought the US into World War 2.
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How is the Holocaust and the bombing of Pearl Harbor related?
The Japanese-Americans living and working on Oahu Island (where Pearl Harbor and Honolulu are located) had nothing to do with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese Naval Pilots were the ones who perpetrated the attack.
What is the date that Franklin D. Roosevelt was buried?
He was buried at his family's estate in Hyde Park, New York on April 15, 1945.
Where was the surprise attack from japan on the US?
Pearl Harbor. However, it is debatable whether the US government actually knew it was going to happen. That's the short answer anyway.
What is famous ship that sank?
I think the Titanic because over 50% of the world know what happened to the Titanic.
Even though it's underwater it still lives in history, in time. If you mean the famous ship a float i wouldn't know.
What did President Roosevelt call the date that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor?
He called it the "date that would live in infamy."
How did the Japanese attack the U.S on December 7th 1941 in Pearl Harbor?
THE JAPANESE ATTACKED PEAR HARBOUR WITH AN AIR ASSULT USING TORPEDOS BOMBS AND MACHINE GUNS
How did the America response to the attack on pearl harbor?
They were shocked and enraged. They wanted revenge.
Was the attack on Pearl Harbor necessary?
From the point of view of the Japanese it ws necessary to put the U.S. fleet out of action so that they could launch their offensives south without any viable force to stop them. An attack on Pearl harbor, with the fleet docked in tidy rows, presented them with a great opportunity to inflict the most amount of damage with the least risk to their fleet assets. We can look back now and say the Japanese must have been off their rocker making the attack and not realizing what they were getting themselves into however at the time they saw war with the U.S. as inevitable. So there idea was to start it off with an attack that would grant them a big advantage, at least for a short amount of time...about 6 months.
No, do you really think over 3,000 Americans deserved to die and all their weapons destroyed.
pearl harbor wasnt really a needed battle 3,000 Americans didnt deserve to die. thank god we won the war the marines won it for us
How did the attack on Pearl Harbor affect American neutrality?
The attack caused the United States to end its neutrality & declare war on Japan.
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Note: a few days later, after the Pearl Harbour attack, Hitler declared war on America, so bringing America officially into the European war.
What you may be referring to are Lts. Kenneth A. Taylor & George S. Welch, the only two US ARMY AIR FORCE pilots to shoot down Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. However, there were other A.A.F. pilots that were able to sortie on that day. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
When was Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japan?
Pearl Harbor was attacked on Sunday, December 7, 1941.
The Japanese army had been planning the surprise attack for some time. The United States was not at war with Japan, and not involved in WWII, so no one expected this.
Just before 8am, a fleet of Japanese bomber planes called Zeros attacked. They were assisted by small submarines that snuck into the harbor. The attack was fast, brutal and effective. American ships and planes were all close together, making for easy targets.
A second wave of attackers hit Pearl Harbor, causing even more extensive damage. More than 2,000 people were killed, and over 1,200 others were injured. A large portion of the American fleet was destroyed. December 7 has been known as a day that will 'live in infamy' ever since.
Following this attack, America declared war on the Japanese Empire. Soon after, the country became involved in WWII.
What was the name of the famous ship that was sunk at Pearl Harbor?
The Battleship Arizona was hit several times- did suffer explosions- and sank with heavy casualties.
Was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor a surprise attack?
The attack was not a surprise to the US. The Battle of Midway took place only six months after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. We had already suffered a series of humiliating and tactically important defeats, but the Americans had at least partially broken the Japanese Naval Code and knew another attack was coming somewhere. We didn't know precisely where, though, until we noticed a code word, "AF," in the Japanese transmissions. We deduced that "AF" was Midway, but we couldn't be sure until we had the garrison at Midway send a radio message "in the clear" (uncoded) that they were having a problem with their fresh water distillery. No sooner had this radio message gone out than a coded message from the Japanese noted that "AF" was having trouble with its fresh water supply. This confirmed that "AF" was Midway, and we were able to begin planning for the big showdown.
The opposing Japanese admiral, Yamamoto, wanted the Americans to come out and fight so that he could sink our remaining carriers. He decided to attack Midway (technically the westernmost island in the Hawaiian chain), a strategically important island because of its literal location midway across the Pacific. It was an important refueling stop for both ships and planes transiting the Pacific. To take it would give the Japanese a base farther to the east than any other, giving them a cushion against attack by the Americans, and Yamamoto also planned to trap the Americans into a battle which would cost them their remaining carriers. Yamamoto was looking for the "decisive battle" that was part of overall Japanese naval strategy. What he got was the "decisive battle," all right, except the Japanese were the losers, not us.
Yamamoto divided his forces in the hope of luring the Americans into thinking that the attacking force was much smaller than it really was, but because we were reading the Japanese codes we practically knew Yamamoto's whole plan, a fact of which Yamamoto was completely ignorant. The upshot was that the surprise was on the Japanese, who lost four of their fleet carriers along with hundreds of irreplaceable veteran pilots. No one knew it at the time, but the Battle of Midway is now recognized as the "turning point" in the Pacific War. After Midway, the Americans were never again on the defensive. The losses to the Japanese Navy could never be made up, and it was from Midway on only a question of time before the Japanese Empire would be defeated.
What two US battleships are still at the bottom of Pearl Harbor?
The US battleships Arizona, Utah (redesignated a training/target ship), and the battleship Oklahoma were permanently lost.
What day of the week was Pearl Harbor attacked?
Japan's surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii occurred on 7 December 1941. It was a Sunday.
Sunday.
In World War 2 what happened on December 7 1941?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor happened on this day. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
How many men were still trapped in the hull of the Oklahoma?
I have found a listing for 429 deaths on the Oklahoma but that includes some who were on board at the time of the attack but were not trapped. I remember hearing over 300 were trapped when the Oklahoma rolled and sank in a History Channel documentary but I do not remember the exact number.
Because the Americans though that the Jewish people wasn't being treated right and the Americans wanted to stop it.
How was the Pearl Harbor attack resolved?
If you're asking how it played out, the Japanese had their way with the U.S. naval base and fleet until the admiral in charge (Admiral Nagumo) decided against a third wave an ddeparted. Essentially the Japanese objective was the neutralization of the US Pacific fleet, which (minus the carriers) they accomplished.
During World War 2 what product was Japan desperate to get?
Aircraft Carriers, Fighter Planes, Dive Bombers, Torpedo Bombers, Heavy/Medium Bombers, Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Submarines, Tanks, Trucks... all of which were weapons of the Japanese Empire; REQUIRE OIL!
Japan And The US Were enemies before pearl harbor why?
For several hundred years, Japan had been in self-imposed isolation. They traded rarely, at one time limiting trading rights to only Dutch traders.
In 1853-4, during the Tokugawa Shogunate, Commodore Matthew Perry of the US Navy, forcibly breached this isolation, demanding the right to trade with Japan. In the Convention of Kanagawa, he obtained the right to open trading posts in some Japanese cities and other similar rights. This treaty was forcibly imposed upon Japan by the immense strength of Perry's fleet, initially of 4 warships, to show how serious America was about backing up its demands with military force. This number which doubled during his second visit, when the treaty was signed. This was not the first unwarranted incursion of Americans in Japan during the Sakoku ("Country in Chains" i.e. closed nation) period of Japanese history.
During the Meiji Period of Emperor Meiji of 1868-1912, the Japanese went to the various nations of the world and gained expertise in various fields of human development. They modelled their military on the American model (see the film The Last Samurai). Most European nations also showed the Japanese modern techniques in the fields of politics, medicine, education and law.
The Japanese, with new-found confidence and a desire not to be subject to Western rule as had happened in Chine (reference the Boxer Rebellion and the West's reaction), went on a period of expansion. They conquered the remainder of today's Japanese Island Chain, had economic influence over much of the Pacific and thus, European colonies. Their wars against China and Russia in the following years showed their immense military strength. In WWI, they joined the Allies and fought German colonies in Asia. Politically, their isolation was formally ended in 1902 by a treaty with Britain.
After the war, Japan and America were the two countries least affected by the devastation wrought in Europe. This allowed Japan to further increase her economic influence in the Pacific - brining fear to the American government. The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, limited the power of the Japanese Navy, making it of subordinate size to US and UK Navies. This brought great animosity amongst the Japanese.
By WWII, the Japanese had been forced to leave the League of Nations, of which they were members of the Council (a forerunner to today's UN Security Council) over their invasion and annexation of Manchuria.
As you can see, American's power in the Pacific had prevented Japanese "rightful" growth in their own area for many years, after having forced Japan to move into the world. This meant that Japan and America had become natural enemies by Pearl Harbour.
Was Pearl Harbor a ship or place?
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A place. Some port on an island in the Pacific Ocean
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Pearl harbour is a large natural harbour on Hawaii which was filled with US navy ships when the Japanese fleet launched an air attack on it.
My AnswerPearl Harbour is two things in common usage:- It was and still is a Harbour where ships stop
- It was the site of the opening attack by the Japanese against the USA during WWII and this event is referred to as "Pearl Harbour" EG: "I was at Pearl Harbour"
If you mean that you visited Pearl Harbour the correct way to say that is "I visited Pearl Harbour. "
What did roosevelt do after pearl harbor attacks?
Publicly outrage and a request for a Declaration of War. Personally he may have actually been pleased as it justified his Lend Lease programs. I think he also very much wanted to actively support Britain against the Nazis.
