PEARL HARBOUR

BASIC INFORMATION

• December 7th, 1941
• Japanese bombed U.S. military base
• 2,403 Americans died and 1,178 were wounded
• The following day, December 8, the U.S. declared war on Japan

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4 KEY EVENTS

• Early in the morning on December 7, close to 360 Japanese planes attacked about 33 American ships
• 2,400 Americans lost their lives with only very few Japanese dead
• This attack motivated the U.S. to declare war on Japan
• The Japanese bombing Pearl Harbour caused the 'revenge' bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which ultimately ended WW2

INTERESTING FACTS

• Plans for a surprise attack against the U.S. were begun as early as January of 1941
• Japan, now one of America's strongest allies, is the largest source of international tourists to the state of Hawaii. They pay their respects at Pearl Harbour just as Americans do
• Survivors of the attack have the option to join their lost comrades and make Pearl Harbour their final resting place