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Navy commodore Matthew Perry (1794–1858), who sailed into Tokyo Bay and forced the Japanese government to accept the Convention of Konagawa, a treaty of “friendship” between the two nations."
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In 1887, before Hawaii was an American territory, the Hawaiian government granted the United States exclusive rights to use this area as a naval fueling and repair station.
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The key to Yamamoto’s plan was a relatively new weapon of war: the aircraft carrier. As airplanes became more powerful and deadly in the 1930s
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Throughout the 1930s, Japan pursued an aggressive policy of expansion into China.
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With the signing of the Tripartite Pact in September 1940, Japan officially became part of the Axis alliance with Germany and Italy.
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By summer 1941, Japan had gained power in Indochina, and was threatening to take Thailand, Russia's Siberian provinces, the British bastion of Singapore, Burma, the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines.
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November 26, 1941, the Japanese battle fleet was ordered to sail for Pearl Harb keeping strict radio silence and sailing behind a large weather front to remain undetected
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"On that day, Japan conducted a surprise attack on the U.S. naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii."
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The first bombs began falling at 7:55 am local time.
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By 10 am the attack was over. The number of American casualties on the ground and in the harbor was shocking.
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"December 7, 1941, was called a “day which will live in infamy” by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945; served 1933–45)."
