Attack on Pearl Harbor 1941
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II.
After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the United States immediately went on the defensive. Action was taken to prevent an impending invasion on Hawaii and other coastal locations. All Japanese-owned businesses were shut down and Japanese residents in Hawaii were moved to detention centers. Shortly after the US became involved in the second World War, President Roosevelt signed an order for all Japanese-American citizens to be bused to one of 10 relocation centers in the United States. The order was lifted in 1944.
Causes of Pearl Harbor Attack |
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1. The tensions between Japan and the United States escalated until the U.S decided to place an embargo on Japan.
2.Embargo blocked the Japanese from receiving crucial materials, such as steel and aviation fuel. 3.United States placed this embargo because Japan tried to take over more territory. 4.1941, Japan had two goals. The first was to get the embargo lifted, since Japan needed oil to fuel it's military. 5.second goal was to get territory and to prepare for war. 6. Japanese began to plan a war. They asked to conquer Burma, Malaya, the East Indies, and the Philippines 7.Japanese feared that the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor would come and disrupt their plans 8.Japanese army decided to attack Pearl Harbor, a U.S. Base, as a precaution, in a surprise air attack. |
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