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The Japanese attacked the port of Pearl Harbor on the date of Dec,7,1941. This date will always be known as the day of "Infamy". The reason the Japanese attack the port was because Japanese thought that knowing the US that we would sooner or later have gotten involved in the war anyway so they thought that they should strike the heart of the US navy in one fierce attack that would cripple the USs navy. The only way to do that was to get rid of our aircraft carriers. The Japanese did have spys on the island. On dec 7 in the morning the first wave of planes went in to attack the port but when they got there the air craft carriers weren't there, the spy was wrong. The attack still went on in three deadly waves of bombers, fighters, and torpedo bombers. Due to the fact that the US was so unprepared for this attack the men were only able to shot down 27 of the 350 or so planes that were sent to destroy Pearl Harbor.
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∙ 11y agoThe bombing of Tokyo by aircraft under the command of Colonel Jimmy Doolittle (though resulting in little physical damage, it had a tremendous psychological impact on the Japanese who believed their homeland was invulnerable due to distance from American territory).
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∙ 9y agoJust before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Visit the History Channel for real footage.
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∙ 6y agoPearl Harbor. December 7, 1941
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∙ 10y agoThe Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor .
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Did the US attack Japan first in Pearl Harbor?
no they did not, the japanese attacked the united stateds first
How did pearl harbor begin and end?
Japan thought that the US was going to attack them so Japan attacked us first even though we were not going to attack them. And pearl harbor ended when Japan ran out of planes on there carriers.
What conflict led Japan to attack the us and European colonies in southeast Asia?
there wasnt really a conflict that caused Japan to attack the US. the US was not at war with Japan until after Pearl Harbor, in which the Japanese were the aggressors.
What Did the US use to attack Japan after the attack at Pearl Harbor?
they sunk are ships and we attacked them
What place did the us attack after pearl harbor?
The US didn't directly attack anybody. Japanese ships atacked a patrol, thus leading to the famous Battle at Midway.
Did the US attack Japan first in Pearl Harbor?
no they did not, the japanese attacked the united stateds first
How did pearl harbor begin and end?
Japan thought that the US was going to attack them so Japan attacked us first even though we were not going to attack them. And pearl harbor ended when Japan ran out of planes on there carriers.
What did the japan attack the us with?
planes
What was LTC Doolittles mission in the US reponse to attack?
to attack japan.
When did japan attack us?
in the year 1945
What conflict led Japan to attack the us and European colonies in southeast Asia?
there wasnt really a conflict that caused Japan to attack the US. the US was not at war with Japan until after Pearl Harbor, in which the Japanese were the aggressors.
Who was the air force commander who led the first attack on japan after pearl harbor?
US general Dolittle (then a colonel)
What did the US do to Japan after the attack?
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor the US declared war on Japan and on the Central Powers.
What were the results of the attack on the US?
With reference to December 7,1941, the results of the attack on Pearl Harbor was that the US entered WW 2. The US had to declare war on Japan. There was no decision on that. What was new was that Hitler then declared war on the US. The results of the first attack brought the US into a two front war.
Why Japan attack the US?
To keep the US from interferring with their other conquests.
When was the first nuclear weapon used by one country to attack another?
August 6, 1945 on Hiroshima Japan by the US.
What Did the US use to attack Japan after the attack at Pearl Harbor?
they sunk are ships and we attacked them
