Pearl Harbor
Notes
- Dec 7, 1941- Attack on US Naval Base in Hawaii
- Not intended to put USA into war
- They thought U.S. would be too "soft" to reclaim that territory
- Objective: sink and immobilize U.S. battleships and carriers
- Eight battleships were damaged, two were lost and three were absent during the raid
- It almost succeeded
- Oil depots werent destoryed
- Aircraft carriers are absent
- Submarine pens were not destroyed
- USA declares war on Japan
- Hitler declared war on USA on Dec. 10
Quote
"Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II, changing the course of our Nation's history and the world's future."
-Joe Baca
-Joe Baca
Summary
Pearl Harbor is the Japanese attack on the US naval base in Hawaii. It occured on Dec 7th, 1941. This attack was not meant to put USA into war becasue Japan thought that they would not be willing to reclaim the territory because they were too "soft". Their objective was to sink immobilize U.S. battleships and carriers. This almost succeeded but the Japanese made some mistakes; they didn't destory the oil depots, the aircraft carriers were absent and the submarine pens were not destroyes. As a result of this, the USA declared war on Japan, leading to Hitler declaring war on USA.