WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII
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Aircraft Carriers were not at Pearl Harbor
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Japan ended the attack early
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The attacks on Pearl Harbor didn’t affect the US much
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The US Navy was able to recover from the attack on Pearl Harbor fairly quickly. The Japanese had not damaged a number of important facilities on the Hawaiian Islands, including oil storage depots and repair yards. Also, no aircraft carriers were in Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack.
Detailed explanation-2: -Moreover, the Pearl Harbor assault had left the base’s most vital onshore facilities-oil storage depots, repair shops, shipyards and submarine docks-intact. As a result, the U.S. Navy was able to rebound relatively quickly from the attack.
Detailed explanation-3: -The three aircraft carriers of the U.S. Pacific Fleet were out to sea on maneuvers. The Japanese were unable to locate them and were forced to return home with the U.S. carrier fleet intact. The battleship USS Arizona remains sunken in Pearl Harbor with its crew onboard.
Detailed explanation-4: -Within an hour of Roosevelt’s speech, Congress declared war on the Empire of Japan amid outrage at the attack, the deaths of thousands of Americans, and Japan’s deception of the United States by engaging in diplomatic talks with the country during the entire event.
Detailed explanation-5: -Like everywhere in the world that was a part of World War II, Pearl Harbor faced years of uncertainty and recovery from the damage that was caused. Thankfully, the remainder of Hawaii survived the war unscathed and all efforts were put into bringing Pearl Harbor back to life.