United States Pacific Fleet

they had to destroy the u.s. Most important fleet. The pearl harbor had the biggest navy at the time, carrying tons of planes, ships, weapons. And the harbour is surrounded from west to east from the cities of Pearl City, Aiea, and Honolulu. It has 10 square miles and 26 square km of navigable water and hundreds of anchorages and covers a land area of more than 10,000 acres and 4,000…

this awful war between Japan and the United States in 1941 in the Pacific. Pearl Harbor and the naval fleet there is where Japan decided to strike on December 7, 1941, it did not take long for the information on the both the attack and Japan to reach U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt, and how the United States responded to this attack started the Pacific War. Japan decided to strike Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, even though they knew that the United States did not want to be a part of…

years after the war had finished. The Man in the High Castle is contrasting to World War II because both had different outcomes of the war, both events left the world in a different state than when it started, and each war saw different approaches to the war. The…

wondered how or why the United States entered World War II? It all started when Japan attacked the U.S Navy base at Pearl Harbor, on December 7th, 1941. While some government officials thought the United States would enter the war, most American citizens wanted no part in it. Pearl Harbor was made when moving the base from San Francisco, to help islands like the Philippines. Pearl Harbor was a horrible but important event that changed America forever. This paper will briefly state Japan’s…

Pearl Harbor (or “Wai Momi” as it was referred to by the Hawaiians) was a naval base and the headquarter of the United States’ Pacific Fleet. Pearl Harbor was set in Oahu, Hawaii. On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese surprise attacked Pearl Harbor. The attacked lasted around 2 hours and about 2,000 Americans died while approximately another 1,000 were wounded. Only 55 Japanese soldiers died. The attack was set at an early time because the Japanese were hoping to catch the American soldiers…

result of its rebellious act united with Germany and Italy; two other nations that broke the League rules. U.S President Roosevelt ordered a trade embargo on American scrap steel and oil hoping it would force Japan to end its military expansion in East Asia. Without imports of steel and oil, the Japanese military could not fight for long; without oil, the navy would not be able to move after it had exhausted its six-month reserve. The surprise attack on the Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor on…

attacked by the Japanese empire. It was a terrifying tragedy that ultimately forced the United States into World War II, the second world-wide war in a 25 year period. The United States had made a good effort to stay neutral during World War II, though we clearly sided with the Allies. The United States wanted to remain having the option of selling and trading goods with any country. During World War I, the United States lost approximately 117,000 men and women, though mostly men, and spent over…

America was deeply involved in WW1, both in the Pacific against Japan and in Europe against Japan’s ally, Germany. The world would never be the same (BGE). This brings many Americans to ask themselves, why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Japan attacked Pearl Harbor due…

The United States is undoubtedly a very proud nation. Their successful war efforts are often broadcast and paraded and many of their victories have been exaggerated over time. However one fight that America can take credit for without amplification is the Second World War. The United States joined the Allied force officially in December of 1941 and after four years of fighting the Allies won. The United States led the Allied Forces to victory during the Second World War by their participation in…

capture portions of the Pacific Ocean and land within those portions, including the Midway Island. The mastermind behind these plans, Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, was mainly hoping to secure the Samoa Islands, Fiji and Australia to expand territory, with the capturing of the Midway Island only being a problem due to its proximity to the United States. The plan for the Island contained a ruse that Japanese ships were heading for Alaska to lure U.S. forces away from the main battle fleet, allow the…