Pearl Harbor The road to war between the United States and Japan began because of the surprise air attack on the United States Navy base on December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor is located on the south side of the Hawaiian island of Oahu and is the home of the U.S Naval Base. This was the first step that brought the United States into World War II. The Japanese attacked the United States without warning; the attack lasted for 110 minutes, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. Within the first two hours of bombing more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships had been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S aircrafts were destroyed (Jennifer).
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack only lasted about two hours but the damage was catastrophic for our United States Navy. “The Japanese managed to destroy nearly twenty American naval vessels, including eight
Battle of Midway Fought around the Central Pacific Island of Midway, this battle was one important battle that decided that controlled the Pacific. Prior to this engagement, the Japanese captured many territories throughout Asia and the Pacific. With this offensive mindset in place, they wanted to control Midway, and turn that location into a sophisticated military installation and use the area to defeat the United States Pacific Fleet. What caused the Japanese to loose this well thought out plan? The focus of this paper is to determine how the outcome of this battle became and the significance of this battle.
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The two raids killed at least 243 people and between 300 and 400 were wounded. Twenty military aircraft were destroyed, eight ships at anchor in the harbour were sunk, and most civil and military facilities in Darwin were destroyed (source 1).” This text is very relevant to the issue because it provides a very detailed outline of the horrific damage caused by the bombing of Darwin. It is believed that the bombing of Darwin was the one of the largest Japanese attack since Pearl Harbour. The Japanese inflicted very heavy losses upon Darwin, seeing as the town was poorly defended. The raids also caused urban areas of Darwin to suffer some damage, and there were a number of civilian casualties.
Thalya De La Rosa EN-068 Cause and Effect 3/7/12 Cause and Effect on Pearl Harbor Do you think the attack on Pearl Harbor had many effects on the United States? It was a surprise, the military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions. The attack came as a shock to the American people and directly led the United States of American to enter World War II. Even though, the U.S. Military wasn’t holding back.
On 7 December 1941 Japanese naval forces attacked the main base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet - Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, which involve the U.S. in World War II. The attack is surprising, since the same time in Washington is negotiating to establish a lasting peace in the Pacific. As a result, the attack killed 2,403 military and 68 civilians, 12 warships were sunk or seriously damaged, 188 aircraft were destroyed and 155 damaged. The attack was planned by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and conducted by Vice Admiral Nagumo Chuichi the home of the Japanese Pacific campaign. The attack was successful, as the Japanese Navy was able to reach almost to Pearl Harbor without being noticed by the Americans.
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