USA HISTORY

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is an illustration of the

(A) ** impact a single event can have on public opinion in a time of crisis

(B) effectiveness of a policy of appeasement in stopping aggression

(C) success of the pacifist movement in the United States

(D) role of communism as a negative influence in global affairs

Concept note-1: -The attack killed 2, 403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships. The three aircraft carriers of the U.S. Pacific Fleet were out to sea on maneuvers.

Concept note-2: -What was The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is an illustration of? the impact a single event can have on public opinion in a time of crisis. What did the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan bring?

Concept note-3: -The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, ended the debate over American intervention in both the Pacific and European theaters of World War II. The day after the attack, Congress declared war on Imperial Japan with only a single dissenting vote.

Concept note-4: -The attack turned US public opinion in favor of entering the Second World War. The United States declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941. Japan’s allies, Germany and Italy, declared war on the United States on December 11. The United States responded in kind, and therefore entered World War II.