WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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at school
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at Kenji’s house
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in the tree fort
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on the beach
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Japanese, however, immediately followed their Pearl Harbor assault with attacks against US and British bases in the Philippines, Guam, Midway Island, Wake Island, Malaya, and Hong Kong. Within days, the Japanese were masters of the Pacific.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pearl Harbor attack, (December 7, 1941), surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 18, 1943, during an inspection tour of Japanese bases in the South Pacific, Yamamoto’s plane was shot down near Bougainville Island, and the admiral perished.
Detailed explanation-4: -While there is no single correct or simple reason for the attack, this lesson should help students realize that Japan’s motivation for attacking Pearl Harbor was driven by its political self-interests, its scarcity of economic resources and perceived opportunity costs, and America’s embargo policy.