who attacked who? How did it had a influence on japan and the us? My teacher explained it to me, but I still dont get it!
2007-02-06 15:20:19 · 7 answers · asked by MEOW 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
On the morning of December 7, 1941, planes and midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy began a surprise attack on the U.S. under the command of Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo. It has to be remarked that the attack might have been no surprise as vital intelligence information about the imminent attack was not passed to the Navy commander Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Army commander Walter Short. This attack brought the United States into World War II. At 6:00 a.m. on December 7, the six Japanese carriers launched a first wave of 183 planes composed of torpedo bombers, dive-bombers, level bombers and fighters, the most well remembered Japanese plane being the Mitsubishi Zero. The Japanese hit American ships and military installations at 7:55 a.m. They attacked military airfields and at the same time they hit the fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor. The Battleship Arizona was hit with an armor piercing bomb which penetrated the forward amunition compartment, blowing the ship apart. Of the 2,403 military personnel lost at Pearl Harbor, 1,177 were from the Arizona alone. Overall, twenty-one ships of the U.S. Pacific fleet were damaged and the death toll reached 2,403, along with 68 civilians and 1,178 injured.
2007-02-07 01:58:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) a part of the U.S.
some people still debate on if they knew about the attack ahead of time and let it happen just to give the states an excuse to get in the war...
2007-02-06 23:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by conundrum_dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Early in the morning of Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, Carrier based aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the American Navy Fleet at Pear Harbor Hawaii. Most of the ships in port were sunk or badly damaged. The air field at Hickam was also bombed. Total US casualties was about 1200 people. The next day, President Roosevelt asked Congress to Declare War on Japan and the Axis powers - which they did. Japanese diplomats in Washington were attempting to deliver a declaration war from Japan before the attack but didn't make it. The attack reportedly came as a complete surprise to the US forces in Hawaii. Japanese forces delivering the attack made several errors in judgment, the aircraft carriers weren't in port, the submarine base wasn't attacked nor were the ships fuel supplies.
The surprise attack greatly angered the American people and allowed the industrial might of the US to be used to produce war material leading to the total defeat of Japan and Germany.
2007-02-06 23:32:58 · answer #3 · answered by jack w 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Japan attacked the US Pearl Harbor
its influence on Japan made them belive that they would have control of the Pacific and the us would give up.
Influance on the US. it was the spark that put the US fully into the war.
2007-02-06 23:23:17 · answer #4 · answered by DaFinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you not "get it?" Dec. 7, 1942, Japanese airplanes flew over Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and dropped bombs on the airports, and most of the U>S> fleet killing thousands!!!!!!!!!
GET IT? Now how would you be influenced by that if your father was killed on one of those boats?
That feeling is what Americans felt....how they were influenced.
2007-02-06 23:24:32 · answer #5 · answered by superbird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rent the movie Pearl Harbor. Though a fictitious movie, it will let you in on the history of the U.S. in WW2.
2007-02-06 23:24:40 · answer #6 · answered by atcranes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. got Jap-slapped at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The U.S. ended that nonsense with two nukes on Japan. Saving millions of U.S. and jap lives.
2007-02-06 23:24:56 · answer #7 · answered by nope n 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋