What is the name of the Hawaiian Island in which the bombing of Pearl Harbor took place?
Oahu
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From which direction did the Japanese planes approach Pearl Harbor?
The North
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How many planes were used by Japan to bomb Pearl Harbor?
Approx. 350 Planes
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What is the name of the ship that remains visible underwater still in Pearl Harbor today?
The Arizona
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After President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan, how many of the representatives voted not to declare war?
One
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What was the specific name of the fleet of ships that Japan bombed?
The Pacific Fleet
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What did Japan decide to destroy before they started bombing the Pacific Fleet in the harbor as a strategy to keep the U.S. from defending itself?
The airfields
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When Japan's planes were detected on our radar why were they dismissed?
They thought that the planes were American planes coming back from a training session.
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Approx. how long did the attack on Pearl Harbor last?
Approx 110 Minutes, "almost two hours"
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Which other country/province declared war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Canada
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Before the bombing, where was Japan currently fighting, trying to gain territory?
Southeast Asia
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How many waves of planes did Japan launch during the attack?
Two Waves
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How many American lives were lost as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Over 3,000 lives lost
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What were most of the sailors in the harbor doing when Japan started the attack?
Sleeping or attending church
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Which two countries declared war on the United States as a result of the Japan attack on Pearl Harbor?
Germany and Italy
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What was Japan's motive for bombing Pearl Harbor?
To cripple the U.S. long enough to gain U.S. territories and set up defenses in order to have a better chance of defending them/to try to knock the U.S. out of the war before they can even get involved
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Name the three types of bombers that Japan used
Torpedo Bombers
High Level Bombers
Dive Bombers
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How many Japanese planes were the U.S. able to shoot down?
Approx. 200 planes
400
What was the U.S. Military Commander doing when he was informed that Pearl Harbor was being attacked?
Playing Golf
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After entering World War Two, where did the U.S. decide to send their troops? and whom would they be fighting there?
Europe where they would be fighting Germany
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Why was a suprise attack vital in Japan's strategy?
If the U.S. would have had time to set up defenses the attack would have been ineffective as the U.S. had great defenses and would have taken out the planes and ships before the attack could have occurred.
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What were the names of the two airfields that Japan destroyed before they bombed the harbor?
Wheeler Airbase and Hickam Airbase
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On top of all of the ships that were destroyed, how many U.S. planes were destroyed?
Approx. 350 Planes
500
Finish this President Roosevelt quote: Yesterday December 7th, 1941, is a day that will live in _________
Infamy
500
What was the name of the United States revenge attacked on Japan launched on April 18th, 1942?