WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In May 1940, the United States had made Pearl Harbor the main base for its Pacific Fleet. As Americans didn’t expect the Japanese to attack first in Hawaii, some 4, 000 miles away from the Japanese mainland, the base at Pearl Harbor was left relatively undefended, making it an easy target.
Detailed explanation-2: -Following a plan devised by Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, who had earlier studied at Harvard and served as Japan’s naval attaché in Washington, DC, the flotilla aimed to destroy the US Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Their objectives included airfields on Oahu, including Hickam Field near Pearl Harbor and Ford Island amid that harbor. But their prime targets were the warships moored there.