T/F:The Japanese did not succeed at achieving their goal of the US Pacific fleet because they failed to destroy the bases oil storage and the most vital ships were not at Peral Harbor.

THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

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T/F:The Japanese did not succeed at achieving their goal of the US Pacific fleet because they failed to destroy the base’s oil storage and the most vital ships were not at Peral Harbor.

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -But the Pearl Harbor attack had failed in its objective to completely destroy the Pacific Fleet. The Japanese bombers missed oil tanks, ammunition sites and repair facilities, and not a single U.S. aircraft carrier was present during the attack.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Japanese, meanwhile, sought to complete what they began at Pearl Harbor. They aimed to destroy the US carrier fleet in a victory so decisive that the United States would negotiate for peace.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the long term, the attack on Pearl Harbor was a grand strategic blunder for Japan. Indeed, Admiral Yamamoto, who conceived it, predicted even success here could not win a war with the United States, because the American industrial capacity was too large.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR