Notes
- December 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 the Territory
- Objective: sink and Immobilizes U.S battleships and Carriers
- Eight Battleships were damaged, two were lost and there were absent during the raid.
- It almost succeeded
- Japanese Failures:
- Oil depots weren't destroyed
- Aircraft carriers are absent
- Submarine pens were not destroyed
- USA declares war on Japan
- Hitler declares war on Dec. 10
Summary
Pearl Harbour was another turning point in the war, before this the United States of America were practicing isolationism. When Japan angered the monster that was the United States they soon saw America's full wrath. Because the Japanese failed to destroy the US Aircraft carriers, oil reserves and submarine pens the Invasion of Pearl Harbour was a short lived victory and the US were able to recover quickly.
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What would have happened if the United States did not declare war on Japan?