WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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Germany attacked Pearl Harbor with carrier planes.
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It was a surprise attack.
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Carrier planes were used in the attack.
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Over 200, 000 people died in the attack.
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Over 2, 400 people were killed.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On December 7, 1941, a date that President Franklin D. Roosevelt claimed would “live in infamy, ” the Imperial Japanese Navy conducted a surprise aerial assault on Pearl Harbor. This unprovoked attack brought the United States into World War II, as it immediately declared war on Japan.
Detailed explanation-2: -The attack on Pearl Harbor killed 2, 403 U.S. personnel, including sailors, soldiers and civilians. Additionally, 1, 178 people were wounded. 129 Japanese soldiers were killed. Half of the dead at Pearl Harbor were on the USS Arizona.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.