pearl harbor
Attack At Pearl Harbor, 1941 The surprise was complete. ... Pearl Harbor: Why, How, Fleet Salvage and Final Appraisal (1968). ... Since Pearl Harbor was pretty close to the Japanese and totally unexpecting, they felt that they could first defeat the American Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, obliterate all their airplanes and ships at that military base and that would give them time to launch a bigger attack to help Germany. ... They wanted to attack some of our sites in Indonesia and stuff, but needed Pearl Harbor too or else we would be able to retaliate. ... Had they attacked the other little islands, our fleet at Pearl Harbor was so old that it would not have been able to effectively retaliate. So by attacking Pearl Harbor, they were forcing us to create a fleet that could retaliate. I dont know what would have happened had they not attacked Pearl Harbor, but the other targets, Im sure the US would have joined the war eventually, but perhaps not with such a vengance against Japan. The attack on Pearl Harbor was significcant for a few reasons. ... There is a thought that FDR Baited the Japanese into attacking Pearl Harbor, so that he would have a legitimate reason to get into the war with Japan. ... On a side note, Japan Failed to get a formal declaration of war before they dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor, and from 1700 to 1907, 144 wars world wide were faught, only 9 were declared. Two, the attack on Pearal Harbor roused the American Spirit of patriatism, which deffinatally gave the United states an edge with in the War. It has been proven (i myself did a report on it) that ever battle after the attack on pearl harbor was significantly effected BY the attack itself. ... com/athens/crete/7962/) So you could say it the attack on pearl harbor was significant because it riled the americans into fighting stronger.