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The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese was an incident that changed America forever. ...
Pearl Harbor was a bay of the island of Oahu, Hawaii, 6 miles west of Honolulu, and the site of one of the principal naval bases of the United States. ... The harbor was inspected then and later, but improvements did not begun until after the United States annexed the Hawaiian Islands in 1898. In 1911 the work of searching a wide channel from the sea, across the sandbar and coral reef at the mouth of the harbor, was completed. ... deep, and the harbor had a maximum depth of 60 ft, making the harbor available to the largest naval ships. ...
The problem with the plan was the danger posed by the United States Pacific Fleet based at Pearl Harbor. ... In the spring of 1941, Japanese carrier pilots began training in the special strategies called for by the Pearl Harbor attack plan. ... The Americans realized this time corresponded with early morning time in Pearl Harbor, which were several hours behind. ... Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
In Pearl Harbor at 7:02 in the morning, two Army operators at Oahus northern shore radar station detected the Japanese air attack approaching and contact a junior officer who disregarded their reports, thinking they were American B-17 planes which were expected in from the U. ...
Near Oahu, a second attack wave of 167 planes took off from the Japanese carriers and headed for Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was not on a state of high alert. ...
The Japanese lost 29 planes, less than 10 percent of the attacking force, and five midget submarines which attempted to penetrate the inner harbor and launch torpedoes. ... Roosevelt responded that he would go before Congress the following day to ask for a declaration of war against Japan, just as the first reports of the air attack at Pearl Harbor were being read by Hull.
Approximate Word count = 1502
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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