War in the Pacific

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    War in the Pacific

  • Japanese Expansionism

    Japanese Expansionism

  • Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

    Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
    • Surprise offensive carried out by Japanese on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
    • 8 battleships sunk or out of commission, 188 aircraft destroyed, 2,403 Americans killed
    • Aircraft carriers were not harmed, out at sea
    • Resulted in the U.S. entrance into World War II, declared the following day, December 8, 1941