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Pearl Harbor attack
Japanese-United States history
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Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
How long did the Pearl Harbor attack last?
How long did the Pearl Harbor attack last?
Was the Pearl Harbor attack successful?
Was the Pearl Harbor attack successful?
Did the Pearl Harbor attack signal the beginning of World War II for the United States?
Did the Pearl Harbor attack signal the beginning of World War II for the United States?
What is Pearl Harbor like today?
What is Pearl Harbor like today?
News •
Robert Fernandez, Who Survived Pearl Harbor as a Teen, Dies at 100
• Dec. 15, 2024, 3:59 AM ET (New York Times)
2 Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii to honor those killed in 1941 attack
• Dec. 7, 2024, 6:33 PM ET (AP)
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. The strike climaxed a decade of worsening relations between the United States and Japan. In the late 1930s, American foreign policy in the Pacific hinged on support for China, and aggression against China by Japan therefore necessarily would bring Japan into conflict with the United States. As early as 1931 the Tokyo government had extended its control over the Chinese province of Manchuria, and ...(100 of 3286 words)