Pearl Harbour:
Notes
-Dec. 7, 1941- attack on us naval base on Hawaii
-not intended to put usa into war
-they thought us would be too soft to reclaim that territory
-objective- sink and immobilize us battleships and carriers
-eight battleships were damaged, two were lost and three were absent during the raid
-it was almost succeeded
Japanese failures:
-oil depots weren't destroyed
-aircrafts carriers were absent
-submarine pens were not destroyed
-USA declares war on japan
-Hitler declars war on USA Dec 10
-not intended to put usa into war
-they thought us would be too soft to reclaim that territory
-objective- sink and immobilize us battleships and carriers
-eight battleships were damaged, two were lost and three were absent during the raid
-it was almost succeeded
Japanese failures:
-oil depots weren't destroyed
-aircrafts carriers were absent
-submarine pens were not destroyed
-USA declares war on japan
-Hitler declars war on USA Dec 10
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Summary
The Germans attacked Hawaii thinking that US was weak. It ended up putting the US into the war and turning the tides in the allies direction. The Germans almost destroyed the US' battleships and carriers.
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"Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II" -Joe Baca
Subjunctive Question
Would the US have become involved in the war too late if the Germans hadn't attacked Hawaii?