Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii
-Not intended to put USA into war
-They thought US would be too soft to reclaim that territory
-Eight battleships were damaged, two were lost and three were absent during the raid
-Japanese failures: Oil Deposits weren't destroyed. Aircraft carriers were absent Submarine pens were not destroyed.
-USA declares war on Japan
-Hitler declares war on USA on Dec 10
Subjunctive Question: Would the Japanese have been able to hamper the US in a more significant way if the attack had more planning and destroyed more core parts of their navy?