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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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After Pearl Harbor what did Americans do?
The Japanese heavily damaged the naval installations at Pearl Harbor, and supporting Army facilities, but they did not succeed in destroying them. After the attack, the US went on the defensive for a time while they repaired the damage, raised most of the sunken ships, and built up their forces.
What difficulties did General Burgoyne face at the battle of Saratoga?
There were two battles involved, one on September 17th the other on October 9th. The Colonists won both of the Battles and had surrounded him with a superior force. General John Burgoyne surrendered over 16,000 troops.
Why was the reason Attack on Pearl Harbor?
A small reason why Pearl Harbor was attacked was because the Japanese felt very threatened by the American's even though they were not in the war yet and the Japanese figured that they would attack first.
also we made an embargo to oil going to japan. the reason being is that japan was trying to inflate prices on valuable goods that we enbarked from there country. feeling threatened they attacked our western naval fleet, hoping to wipe out are capaility to controll the pacific waters so that they could advance accros the water in order to invade our country, to eveuntally occupy, or make a treaty. they were not necessary threatened by us, more so Hitler, and Stalin. they felt since the Hitler (at the was winning the war) they would take advantage of the opportunity to advance there place in the world as a world power, and rid themselves of communist persuctuion from Stalin.
How many waves of Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor?
One hundred and seventy one aircraft attacking in two waves.
When was the first air craft carrier sunk?
31 October 1914
Hermes, British, Highflyer class Second Class Cruiser converted to Seaplane Carrier.
Torpedoed by German submarine U27 whilst acting as an aircraft transport between Dover and France. First torpedo struck from a range of c.300 yards and as the cruiser was sinking by the stern a second torpedo hit her and she then sank quickly.
http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/sunk14.htm
11 January 1917
Ben-My-Chree, British, Ben-My-Chree class Seaplane Carrier
Ottoman artillery caused her magazine to exploded off Castellorizo.
http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/sunk17.htm
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The first aircraft carrier sunk in the world was the HMS Hermes in 1914. Originally a cruiser, it was recommissioned as a seaplane carrier in May, 1913. After initial trials it was converted back into a cruiser and then with the outbreak of WWI it was refitted as a seaplane carrier in 1914.
>> http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/uk_sea.htm#her
It was used to ferry aircraft to France during WWI. The Hermes was sunk on October 31, 1914 after delivering a load of seaplanes to Dunkirk, while other resources referring to a location in Dardanelles in Gallipoli campaing. http://www.solarnavigator.net/aircraft_carrier.htm The first seaplane carrier to be sunk is Ben-My-Chree. She was sunk on 11 January 1917 by shore-based Turkish artillery fire commanded by Mustafa Ertuğrul whilst at anchor at Castellorizo, in the 1st World War.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ben-my-Chree
"In 1913, the cruiser HMS Hermes was converted to a seaplane carrier, becoming the first ship to set sail with the sole purpose of carrying aircraft into combat. The HMS Hermes also became the first carrier to be a casualty of war, when she was sunk by a German U-boat in October 1914." http://www.sandcastlevi.com/sea/carriers/cvchap1c.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hermes_(1898) http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_HMS_Hermes.html "At the start of the First World War Hermes was once again converted to a seaplane tender, delaying her re-entry to service until 31 August 1914. She was then part of the Nore Command and used to ferry aircraft to France. On 30 October she arrived at Dunkirk with one load of seaplanes. The next morning she set out on the return journey. She was then recalled because a German submarine was known to be in the area, but before the order could be obeyed, she was torpedoed by U-27 off Ruylingen Bank in the Straits of Dover. She sank with the loss of 22 of her crew." http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/HMS_Hermes_(1913) http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/uk_sea.htm#her http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Seaplane-carrier "The ship was called HMS Hermes. It was converted to a cruiser again, and later back to a seaplane carrier, before it was sunk by a German submarine in October 1914." http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-aircraft-carriers.html "The first carrier to be lost due to enemy action was Hermes October 1914." http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/encyclopedia/article_show/aircraft_carrier/m0000063.html?from=hotlink http://www.solarnavigator.net/aircraft_carrier.htm
The first sinking of a more modern aircraft carrier was probably the HMS Courageous on September 17, 1939 off the coast of Ireland, again by a German U-Boat.
The Courageous was a converted light cruiser that could carry 48 aircraft.
The first US aircraft carrier sunk in WWII was the USS Lexington in the Battle of the Coral Sea May 8, 1942.
What weopons were used in Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese Navy utilized one the most important weapons of the Pacific Theater. The aircraft carrier group. The Japanese Aircraft Carrier group used a storm to hide their approach. When it was within aircraft range it launched torpedo planes and fighters. A couple of mini subs were also credited with participating in the attack, but it's often overlooked.
Aircraft Carriers carrying Mitsubishi A6M ZEKE ZERO fighters and Nakagima Dive Bombers Carring 500g Bombs or DEEP Torpedoes.
Japanesse always used mini submarines with where a failure because there where sunk and captured by a Pearl Harbor Patrol entering the Ford Island.
One of the most effective weapons used was the torpedo that was fitted with wooden fins that kept it from going to deep when it entered the water Pearl harbor was only 40 feet deep and thought to shallow for torpedoe's to be used.
Where did the US first attack Japan?
The Japanese attacked the port of Pearl Harbor on the date of Dec,7,1941. This date will always be known as the day of "Infamy". The reason the Japanese attack the port was because Japanese thought that knowing the US that we would sooner or later have gotten involved in the war anyway so they thought that they should strike the heart of the US navy in one fierce attack that would cripple the USs navy. The only way to do that was to get rid of our aircraft carriers. The Japanese did have spys on the island. On dec 7 in the morning the first wave of planes went in to attack the port but when they got there the air craft carriers weren't there, the spy was wrong. The attack still went on in three deadly waves of bombers, fighters, and torpedo bombers. Due to the fact that the US was so unprepared for this attack the men were only able to shot down 27 of the 350 or so planes that were sent to destroy Pearl Harbor.
Which is the best island to go to in Hawaii?
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What ships were completely destroyed in Pearl Harbor?
* *USS California (Great Damage) * *USS Maryaland * *USS Oklahoma(Great Damage) * *USS Tennesse (Minor Damage) * *USS West Virgina (Sunk) * *USS Arizona (Sunk) * *USS Nevada (Tried to Escape in to Ocean But Failed) * *USS Pennsylvania (Wrecked) * USS=United States Ship
What are the colors on Japans flag?
The colors of the Japanese national flag are red and white. It consists of a large red circle centered on a rectangular white flag, representing the Rising Sun.
Earlier versions of the flag (including the World war II military flags) contained red "rays" emanating from a red circle.
What was the US response to the pearl harbor attack?
The U.S. sought out revenge by applying a top-secret mission to attack the heart of Japan. The mission was said to be a suicide mission but most men survived the attack. The attack was such an eye opener for the Japanese that they soon realized they can lose this war resulting in them pulling troops back. On the other side of the world the United States plans for World War 2.
What ship was first hit at the attack at Pearl Harbor?
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched an attack on the US Naval Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii. A list of the ships sunk during the attack include:
U.S.S. Arizona
U.S.S. Oklahoma
U.S.S. California (floated and rebuilt by January 1944)
U.S.S. West Virginia (floated and rebuilt by July 1944)
U.S.S. Oglala (salvaged and rebuilt by February 1944)
Was the US right to bomb Japan?
Yes. Remember that it was war. Japan had attacked U.S. interests in Pearl Harbor, had taken control of most of the pacific islands, ruthlessly attacked the people of China and had openly expressed their belief that because of our genetic "impurity", the people of the United States would not be able to endure the kind of war that the United States would see from the Japanese military. Although Japan's attempts to attack the mainland USA were effectively defeated, Japanese leaders did succeed in one incident of killing U.S. children by putting bombs on small weather baloons. After the U.S. and our allies had defeated Japanese troops on all of the other Pacific Islands, the Japanese imperial leadership insisted on maintaining complete control over the government. The USA and our allies decided that the only way to avoid such further umprovoked attacks was to force Japan into surrender. Japan had prepared every citizen to fight back an invasion of Japan using conventional forces. Bombing was the only way to stop the agression of Japanese leaders. Japanese nobility felt that they were divinly appointed to the position and that their God would not only help them in their endeavor but that it was their responsibility to take over all of the Pacific Islands.
Why was a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor unsuccessful for Japan?
The attack didn't destroy the entire u.s fleet .
What was the reason for Japan attacking pearl harbor?
It has been debated for a long time exactly why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour. Obviously the Japanese knew they could not take on the American empire and destroying an important (but by no means the only) harbour would not really cripple the US. However, when the Japanese did bomb Pearl Harbour they were not in a good position. Though they were gaining countries in South-East-Asia it was coming at a great cost. Suggested answers for the bombing include- Cripple US navy Distract war on mainland Europe Suicide mission Serious underestimation of US strength New point to attack (allies surounded by all sides)
Why did the pearl harbor attack take place in Hawaii?
Hawaii's island Oahu had a very large port where many large naval ships were harbored. So if Japan could manage a surprise attack on this they could destroy the US naval power. Japan did achieve the surprise attack but did not wipe out its navy. Hawaii's location was basically in the middle between Japan and the US. So if Japan was able to destroy the battleships and aircraft carriers that were suppose to be stationed in Pearl Harbor, nothing would stop them from takin over island after island until it reached Hawaii. And from here they could bomb the Western coast for preperation of an ivasion. But an invasion of America would never be succesful.
Submitted by Mark Webb St. Louis, Missouri
Hawaii is strategic with respect to the United States since it forms a vital connection for resupply of even more remote outposts of the empire. Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Guam, American Somoa, and the Phillipines. Remember, amatures study tactics, professionals study logistics. The Japanese failed to grasp that the port was only attacked and damaged. They utterly failed to render any significant lasting damage to the port itself. They lacked the resources to capture, let alone hold the entire Hawaiian Island Chain. Unable to accomplish a denial of use, the Japanese could only gain a tactical reduction in the effectiveness of Pearl Harbor. The port was never rendered unuseable.
Although Admiral Kimmel and General Short were at fault by failing to implement accepted techniques for early warning and reaction. Admiral Kimmel did immediately launch a rescue effort for Wake Island. Only his removal upset this plan, and his even more incompetent and weaker successor backed out and left the troops on Wake to fight to virtually the death. Failure to act in support of Wake Island may have been a missed opportunity to inflict an early defeat on Japan.
In that the out-posts of the United States were thereafter left to their own devices, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor may be considered a Strategic Success, albeit a temporary one.
The entire thought process of the Japanese in launching an attack on the Americans was enigmatic. A process where by you induced your most powerful potential foe in to direct combat with an unfounded belief in the vunerablity of their will, is a bit close to idiotic and indictative of Japanese arrogance. It was also illogical in that Japan really did not have to go to war with the United States. Japan received oil from Stalin throughout the war until the final weeks.
Most Americans have been taught that Japan surrendered because we droped the atomic bombs. That's not the case, the Japanese militarists only conceeded defeat to the United States after Russia declared war. Japanese extreamists couldn't care less about their own people. They only realized that Japan was not only going to lose the war, but that if they fought on they would likely lose parts of the home Islands to the Russians. They knew Uncle Joe would never give them back. That's the only reason Japan surrendered.
About how many Allied casualties were there before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
The attack sank four U.S. Navy battleships (two of which were raised and returned to service later in the war) and damaged four more. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, and one minelayer, destroyed 188 aircraft, and caused personnel losses of 2,402 killed[8] and 1,282 wounded.
After the US declared war on Japan what other two countries declared war on the US?
After Japan attcked Pearl Harbor we declared war of Japan, and Germany.
How did the European Theater of Operations come to an end?
Hitler's suicide. The Soviet Union was coming for him and he didn't want a humiliating death like Mussolini so he killed himself. Not to mention all his sectaries. His wife killed herself, too.
How many battleships did the US Navy have at Pearl Harbor?
The commissioned U.S. Navy ships in the list below are sorted by type and hull number, for example New Orleans (CA-32) is found in hull number order under heavy cruisers. For the purposes of this list, yard craft assigned to the Fourteenth Naval District and other small non-commissioned craft are not included. In addition, Pearl Harbor is defined as the area inside the nets guarding the harbor entrance. Ships marked with an asterisk (*) were within twelve miles of the island of Oahu but were not actually within Pearl Harbor as defined above. Locations of these ships are indicated. Ships marked with a number symbol (#) were sunk or destroyed during the Pearl Harbor attack. All of these were later raised and rebuilt except for Arizona, Oklahoma, and Utah. Oklahoma was raised but not rebuilt. The U.S. carriers were not at Pearl Harbor. On 28 November, Admiral Kimmel sent USS Enterprise under Rear Admiral Willliam Halsey to deliver Marine Corps fighter planes to Wake Island. On 4 December Enterprise delivered the aircraft and on December 7 the task force was on its way back to Pearl Harbor. On 5 December, Admiral Kimmel sent the USS Lexington with a task force under Rear Admiral Newton to deliver 25 scout bombers to Midway Island. The last Pacific carrier, USS Saratoga, had left Pearl Harbor for upkeep and repairs on the West Coast. Battleships (BB) Pennsylvania (BB-38) (in drydock) # Arizona (BB-39) Nevada (BB-36) # Oklahoma (BB-37) Tennessee (BB-43) # California (BB-44) Maryland (BB-46) # West Virginia (BB-48) Heavy Cruisers (CA) New Orleans (CA-32) San Francisco (CA-38) Light Cruisers (CL) Raleigh (CL-7) Detroit (CL-8) Phoenix (CL-46) Honolulu (CL-48) St. Louis (CL-49) Helena (CL-50 Destroyers (DD) Allen (DD-66) Schley (DD-103) Chew (DD-106) * Ward (DD-139) (patrolling Channel entrance to Pearl Harbor) Dewey (DD-349) Farragut (DD-348) Hull (DD-350) MacDonough (DD-351) Worden (DD-352) Dale (DD-353) Monaghan (DD-354) Aylwin (DD-355) Selfridge (DD-357) Phelps (DD-360) Cummings (DD-365) Reid (DD-369) Case (DD-370) Conyngham (DD-371) Cassin (DD-372) (in drydock) Shaw (DD-373) (in floating drydock) Tucker (DD-374) Downes (DD-375) (in drydock) Bagley (DD-386) Blue (DD-387) Helm (DD-388) Mugford (DD-389) Ralph Talbot (DD-390) Henley (DD-391) Patterson (DD-392) Jarvis (DD-393) Submarines (SS) Narwhal (SS-167) Dolphin (SS-169) Cachalot (SS-170) Tautog (SS-199) Minelayer (CM) # Oglala (CM-4) Minesweeper (AM) Turkey (AM-13) Bobolink (AM-20) Rail (AM-26) Tern (AM-31) Grebe (AM-43) Vireo (AM-52) Coastal Minesweeper (Amc) Cockatoo (Amc-8) Crossbill (Amc-9) Condor (Amc-14) Reedbird (Amc-30) Destroyer Minelayer (DM) Gamble (DM-15) Ramsay (DM-16) Montgomery (DM-17) Breese (DM-18) Tracy (DM-19) Preble (DM-20) Sicard (DM-21) Pruitt (DM-22) Destroyer Minesweeper (DMS) Zane (DMS-14) Wasmuth (DMS-15) Trever (DMS-16) Perry (DMS-17) Patrol Gunboat (PG) Sacramento (PG-19) Destroyer Tender (AD) Dobbin (AD-3) Whitney (AD-4) Seaplane Tender (AV) Curtiss (AV-4) Tangier (AV-8) Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) Avocet (AVP-4) Swan (AVP-7) (on marine railway dock) Seaplane Tender, Destroyer (AVD) Hulbert (AVD-6) Thornton (AVD-11) Ammunition Ship (AE) Pyro (AE-1) Oiler (AO) Ramapo (AO-12) Neosho (AO-23) Repair Ship (AR) Medusa (AR-1) Vestal (AR-4) Rigel (AR-11) Submarine Tender (AS) Pelias (AS-14) Submarine Rescue Ship (ASR) Widgeon (ASR-1) Hospital Ship (AH) Solace (AH-5) Cargo Ship (AK) * Vega (AK-17) (at Honolulu) Stores Issue Ship (AKS) Castor (AKS-1) * Antares (AKS-3) (at Pearl Harbor entrance) Ocean Tug (AT) Ontario (AT-13) Sunnadin (AT-28) * Keosanqua (AT-38) (at Pearl Harbor entrance) * Navajo (AT-64) (12 miles outside Pearl Harbor entrance) Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) # Utah (AG-16) Argonne (AG-31) Sumner (AG-32)
What is Pearl Harbor Famous Landmark?
The bombing that the Japanese conducted during WWII. On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes bombed the harbor that held many US naval warships and battleships. This event led to the declaration of war against Japan the next day (December 8) and on Germany (who was allied with Japan) (December 11).
The bombing is significant because it marked the entry of the United States into World War Two. The bombing made Pearl Harbor famous. There is a monument dedicated to the event.
What does pearl harbor look like now?
The same. There is memorials to honor our brave soldiers. Go see it for yourself someday. You can also look up pictures.
Who were the US's allies and enemies in World War 2?
There were two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
The Allies
From the ranks of the many Allied powers (which included Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, Holland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia), the British Empire and the British Commonwealth, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America were known, colloquially, as "The Big Three". The United States of America joined the Allies following the attack on Pearl Harbor, on 7 December 1941. The Declaration by United Nations, on 1 January 1942, officially united 26 nations as Allies. The informal Big 3 alliance of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States emerged in the later half of the war, and their decisions determined Allied strategy around the world.
The Axis
Was comprised the countries that were opposed to the Allies during World War II. The three major Axis powers - Germany, Italy, and Japan - were part of a military alliance on the signing of the Tripartite Pact in September 1940, which officially founded the Axis powers. At their zenith, the Axis powers ruled empires that dominated large parts of Europe, Africa, East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, but World War II ended with their total defeat. Like the Allies, membership of the Axis was fluid, and some nations entered and later left the Axis during the course of the war.
German battleship sunk by the allies in 1941?
Japanese airplanes sank the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales on 10 December 1941. The Japanese also sank the British battle CRUISER HMS Repulse along with it on that same day. But the "Repulse" was not a battleship.
