WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They were useless
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Air squadrons had commenced bombing in America
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Japanese felt threatend by a massive fleet in the Pacific Ocean
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Hint of war became existing
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Detailed explanation-1: -By attacking Pearl Harbor Japan believes that it can severely cripple the U.S fleet and buy them time in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. So not only would they be able to launch their attacks without interference from the U.S they would also have time to dig in defensively and consolidate their gains.
Detailed explanation-2: -4. Why had diplomatic negotiations broken down? Diplomatic negotiations of pearl harbor broke down because the Japanese felt threatened with such a massive fleet in the Pacific Ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Shallow Waters of Pearl Harbor Of the eight battleships attacked on December 7th, only the USS Utah and USS Arizona were unsalvageable, meaning that the Japanese fleet failed in its objective of crippling the US Navy.
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.