Attack in pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 japan launches a surprise attack on American soil at Pearl Harbor. Before 8 a.m. hundreds of japanese fighter planes attacked the american naval base at Pearl Harbor. the attack lasted about 2 hours, it was devastating. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. A day affter President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.
On December 7, 1941 japan launches a surprise attack on American soil at Pearl Harbor. Before 8 a.m. hundreds of japanese fighter planes attacked the american naval base at Pearl Harbor. the attack lasted about 2 hours, it was devastating. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. A day affter President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.
The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War. Before the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7-8 May 1942, the Imperial Navy of Japan had swept aside all of its enemies from the Pacific and Indian oceans. At the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Japanese won a tactical victory.
Islands Hopping Strategy