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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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Why was isoroku yamamoto important?
Yamamoto was called on to lead the Japanese Navy into World War II by planning the takeover of the Pacific Islands while the Army took over China and other countries.
Having attended college in the US, he knew that if the US fleet was not sunk at Pearl Harbor, (it was not) that the US citizens would rise up with great rage and beat the socks off of Japan. (Which they did) He knew that the US had twice as many people and about 10 times the heavy industrial capacity as Japan did.
How did the colonist protest peacefully before going to war?
The most peaceful and direct attempt the colonists made to resolve their issues without war was to write and send the Declaration to King George III.
Where did the USS California sink?
BB 44, the USS California, was the fifth of seven US Navy ships to bear that name. She sank on "Battleship Row" beside Ford Island in the middle of Pearl Harbor. California was the southernmost of the seven battleships tied up on Battleship Row that morning, and sank at her moorings, settling to the shallow bottom on a more or less even keel. She was refloated and in drydock for repairs by March, 1942, and fought through the rest of the war. She was cut up for scrap in 1959.
a navy carrier:
-deck to allow for take off and landings of fighter jets
-capable of carrying an entire arsenal of weaponry includes planes, missiles. ect
-basically an airport floating on water.
-able to go around the world without ever refueling for many years.
-Bring the fight to the enemy
What happened to the pens that were used to sign the peace treaty at Pearl Harbor?
I can tell you a little about the pens used to sign the unconditional surrender at Tokyo Bay, but this contributor is aware of no peace treaty signed at Pearl Harbor.
Grey tends to be a neutral color that blends into the sky and the water best.
yes, because a war in the pacific was started, major shampoo factories in the west were shut down, causing the Jews to become as smelly and dirty as ever
What were the sailors doing on December 7 1941?
On Sunday in the military in 1941, it was to most a day off. So some were resting, others were on their way to church services. Very few were actually on duty. Others were just finishing their breakfast. In that era most branches worked 6 days a week, Sailors at sea worked 7 days a week.
What effect did it have on the US during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
After the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7th 1941, the USA. declared war on Japan, thus entering World War 2. During WW 2 the atomic bomb was made, and the military made 2 invasions on Japan. The war raged on until 1945, when both Japan and Germany surrendered and gave up their conquests. Japan agreed to stop fighting on August 14th, and on September 2nd it was finalized. Germany's surrender took place earlier in the year, on May 7th.
Why the brown colour appear and disappear at mohr method?
because the japs attacked pearl harbor and the dropping of the atomic bomb caused radiation poisoning, therefore causing the brown color, not colour to appear and disappear at mohr method, whatever that is.
There are a few beliefs on where the name Hawaii originated. Some believe the name came from Hawaiki, the name for the mythical home for all people polynesian. While others believe it came from a south pacific island Raiatea, which was called 'Havaii' at the time of the great migration.
Still other theories exist on the origin of the name Hawaii.
One theory says that the name Hawaii comes from a combination of the words "Hawa" and "ii"and means a small or new homeland; "Hawa" meaning a traditional homeland and "ii" meaning small and raging.
The other theory is that the name comes from the traditional discoverer of the islands, 'Hawaii Loa'.
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Why did the planes attack Pearl Harbor?
The established plan called for three waves. The third was not committed. In the plan of attack, it was scheduled to take on the support facilities. By attacking in waves, the Japanese kept the approach lanes to their targets free and clear of the clutter of combat.
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Who is admiral brown of the pacific fleet?
He was deputy combubpac who helped transfer the wolf pack tactic to the Pacific. He was a football hero at Annapolis, who was born and who died in Middletown, De.
How many navy ships have been sunk?
Well over a dozen US Navy riverine boats were sunk in the Vietnam War; Swift Boats (PCF); PBRs (Patrol Boat River), Alpha Boats (ASPB-Assault Support Patrol Boats); unknown number of Monitors sunk, if any. The ex-USN Aircraft Carrier USS Card was sunk by communist sappers in harbor in South Vietnam.
