The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, led to the United States' entry into World War II. The Japanese military leadership referred to the attack as the Hawaii Operation and Operation AI, and as Operation Z during its planning.
Japan intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions they planned in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. Over the next seven hours there were coordinated Japanese attacks on the U.S.-held Philippines, Guam and Wake Island and on the British Empire in Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Answer:
Thousands of americans died, and the US declared war.
Explanation:
The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 represented Japan's offensive against the United States during World War II (1939-1945). On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan decided to attack the United States naval base in surprise, that is, without any declaration of war. After the event, thousands of US soldiers died and as a result of the attack the United States entered World War II while declaring war on Japan.
