what was the attack on pearl harbor?
I chose this question because it is commonly stated that the attack on Pearl Harbor is the reason the US joined WWII
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Wikipedia is a credible cite because it is a .org website, has more than three working links, and was last updated on April 16, 2014.
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History is a credible source because it has more than three working links, has a way to contact the author, and was last updated in 2014.
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History is another credible website that was done by the US navy, it is credible because it is a .mil site, has a way to contact the author, and has more than three working links.
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My findings
Wikipedia
According to Wikipedia, the attack on Pearl Harbor was an attack carried out by the Japanese on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack took place at Pearl Harbor at Hawaii. Evidence that supports this are the lines, "The attack on Pearl Harbor[nb 4] 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." It was a two wake assault by Japanese planes. It resulted in many of the American battleships being damaged. Evidence of this are the lines, "The base was attacked by 353[14] Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from sixaircraft carriers.[14] All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four being sunk. All but one were later raised, and six of the eight battleships were returned to service and went on to fight in the war."
History
According to History, the attack on Pearl Harbor was a two hour attack on an American naval base by the Japanese. Evidence of this are the lines, "Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes." This meant that the Japanese were able cripple the American forces near their territory, According to this website, "The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan; Congress approved his declaration with just one dissenting vote." This means that due to this attack, America had decided to declare war on Japan and join WWII.
History
According to History, the attack on Pearl Harbor was carried out on December 7, 1941 and was meant to allow the Japanese to continue their expansion throughout Asian territories. Evidence that supports this ideas are the lines, "The 7 December 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy's battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire's southward expansion." Another thing that seems significant about this attack is the lack of a declaration of war, which is implied in the lines, "These great Japanese successes, achieved without prior diplomatic formalities, shocked and enraged the previously divided American people into a level of purposeful unity hardly seen before or since."
According to Wikipedia, the attack on Pearl Harbor was an attack carried out by the Japanese on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack took place at Pearl Harbor at Hawaii. Evidence that supports this are the lines, "The attack on Pearl Harbor[nb 4] 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." It was a two wake assault by Japanese planes. It resulted in many of the American battleships being damaged. Evidence of this are the lines, "The base was attacked by 353[14] Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from sixaircraft carriers.[14] All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four being sunk. All but one were later raised, and six of the eight battleships were returned to service and went on to fight in the war."
History
According to History, the attack on Pearl Harbor was a two hour attack on an American naval base by the Japanese. Evidence of this are the lines, "Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes." This meant that the Japanese were able cripple the American forces near their territory, According to this website, "The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan; Congress approved his declaration with just one dissenting vote." This means that due to this attack, America had decided to declare war on Japan and join WWII.
History
According to History, the attack on Pearl Harbor was carried out on December 7, 1941 and was meant to allow the Japanese to continue their expansion throughout Asian territories. Evidence that supports this ideas are the lines, "The 7 December 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy's battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire's southward expansion." Another thing that seems significant about this attack is the lack of a declaration of war, which is implied in the lines, "These great Japanese successes, achieved without prior diplomatic formalities, shocked and enraged the previously divided American people into a level of purposeful unity hardly seen before or since."