Pearl Harbour
- 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 damage two were lost and three were absent during the raid
- It almost succeeded
Japanese Failures:
- Oil depots weren't destroyed
- Aircraft carries are absent
- Submarine pens were not destroyed
- USA declares war on Japan
- Hitler declares war on USA on Dec. 10
- Bad Idea: 1941 American could of taken on the whole world and win WWII
- World War II Actually started: DEC 10, 1941
Pearl Harbour attack was on the US Naval Base in Hawaii on Dec 7, 1941. Their objective was to sink and immobilize and U.S battleship and carrier. Eight battleships were damaged, two were lost and three were absent during the raid. The Japanese thought that the U.S would be too soft to reclaim that territory, but they couldnt of been more wrong. The Pearl Harbour attack failed because they didn't destroy oil depots, submarine pens or aircraft carries. As a result of the Pearl Harbour bombing USA declared war on Japan and Hitler declared war on the USA, this was the actually start of World War II. When America joined the Allies, Germany lost their chance of winning the war.
- 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 damage two were lost and three were absent during the raid
- It almost succeeded
Japanese Failures:
- Oil depots weren't destroyed
- Aircraft carries are absent
- Submarine pens were not destroyed
- USA declares war on Japan
- Hitler declares war on USA on Dec. 10
- Bad Idea: 1941 American could of taken on the whole world and win WWII
- World War II Actually started: DEC 10, 1941
Pearl Harbour attack was on the US Naval Base in Hawaii on Dec 7, 1941. Their objective was to sink and immobilize and U.S battleship and carrier. Eight battleships were damaged, two were lost and three were absent during the raid. The Japanese thought that the U.S would be too soft to reclaim that territory, but they couldnt of been more wrong. The Pearl Harbour attack failed because they didn't destroy oil depots, submarine pens or aircraft carries. As a result of the Pearl Harbour bombing USA declared war on Japan and Hitler declared war on the USA, this was the actually start of World War II. When America joined the Allies, Germany lost their chance of winning the war.
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