USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the Japanese say for success?
A
Tora, Tora, Tora!
B
We got them!
C
Success!
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“Tora Tora Tora” was the Japanese code expression for the signal to begin the attack on Pearl Harbor. “Tora” is a Japanese word that means “tiger, ” but the full phrase is considered an abbreviation for totsugeki raigeki, which implies “lightning attack.”

Detailed explanation-2: -The quotation is portrayed at the very end of the 1970 film Tora! Tora! Tora! as: I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Tora, Tora, Tora” was the Japanese code to begin the attack on Pearl Harbor. “Tora” is a Japanese word meaning “tiger, ” but the full phrase is considered an abbreviation for totsugeki raigeki, which means “lightning attack.” Tora!

Detailed explanation-4: -Few people may now remember the name Mitsuo Fuchida (1902-1976). But the radio code he sent 80 years ago, “Tora tora tora” (Surprise attack successful), remains broadly known.

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