WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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The United States launched an all-out assault on Japan
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America focused on air battles instead of sea combat
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Japanese forces swept across more Asian territories
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The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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Detailed explanation-1: -The immediate aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor saw a shift in opinion in the United States, as a mix of fear, anger, and patriotism sparked a new readiness to go to war. On December 8th, 1941, Japan and the United States went to war. Days later, the other Axis powers declared war on the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Following the Pearl Harbor attack, however, a wave of antiJapanese suspicion and fear led the Roosevelt administration to adopt a drastic policy toward these residents, alien and citizen alike. Virtually all Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes and property and live in camps for most of the war.