WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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hid inside bomb shelters.
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turned on their radios.
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believed it was only a drill.
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ran to the military base.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first wave attacked airfields and anti-air defenses on the west side of the island, while the second wave, almost an hour later, concentrated on the eastern side. Both waves met over Pearl Harbor. In the harbor, anchored ships made perfect targets for the Japanese bombers.
Detailed explanation-2: -On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Since early 1941 the U.S. had been supplying Great Britain in its fight against the Nazis. It had also been pressuring Japan to halt its military expansion in Asia and the Pacific.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, the attack was mainly by air. The mastermind of the attack, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, decided that an air attack would provide the greatest damage to the US Pacific Fleet with the lowest risk to the fleet of the Japanese Imperial Navy.