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War in the Pacific
Sean Sheehan Milwaukee, Wi World Almanac Library |
"To gain control of the Pacific region, Japan had to remove the threat of the US attacking it's forces" (Sheehan 7).
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War in the Pacific
Sean Sheehan Milwaukee, Wi World Almanac Library |
"Secrecy in this mission was essential and radio silence was maintained throughout the long voyage. This part of the mission was successful"(Sheehan 7).
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War in the Pacific
Sean Sheehan Milwaukee, Wi World Almanac Library |
"At around 8:00 a.m. , the first planes were spotted in the air and moments later the bombs fell" (Sheehan 7).
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War in the Pacific
Sean Sheehan Milwaukee, Wi World Almanac Library |
"By the time raiders withdrew, at 9:45 a.m, a total of 18 ships had been sunk or badly damaged, 164 planes destroyed, and over 2,000 people killed" (Sheehan 7).
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War in the Pacific
Sean Sheehan Milwaukee, Wi World Almanac Library |
"After some minutes, a second wave of 168 attack planes arrived over the harbor and more bombs were dropped on the ships" (Sheehan 7).
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