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Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor


My report is about the attack on Pearl Harbor. In this report I will
explain what happened and why it happened. So you know, Pearl Harbor is located
on Oahu island, Hawaii.

Pearl Harbor was the operating base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The
Japanese pulled a surprise attack on the U.S. on December 7, 1941 at 7:50 A.M.
during the beginning of World War II. On November 26 a powerful Japanese task
force, under the command of vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, left the Kuril Islands;
on December 2 it received a coded message issuing the attack order. The
undetected Japanese force arrived off the Hawaiian Islands on the morning of
December 7. In two successive waves more than 350 Japanese bombers, torpedo
planes, and fighters struck. More than 75 U.S. warships(including battleships,
cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and auxiliaries) were based at this "Gibraltar
of the Pacific." All U.S. aircraft carriers were elsewhere. Observing radio
silence, it reached a launching......


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