Friday, March 12

Pearl Harbor;

  • 180 air craft carriers were hit
  • Goal was to hit the air craft carriers
  • Mini subs were to cut through the nets the US had set.
  • 28 air planes, 8 mini subs were sunk of the Japanese
  • Jap's had a total 300 plans.
  • They feared counter attack.
  • Jap only lost 65 men.
  • 2500 died.
  • Only attack the naval base
  • 960 went missing. Found dead.
  • Conspiracy;
    -Some American officials knew about it, and just let it happen. Because FDR wanted to get into the war.

  • December 7th, 1941.
  • Admiral Yamsmoto- yale graduate. Master mine behind pearl harbor, didn't want to do it though.
  • Admiral Nagumo- didn't agree with it either.
  • Tojo was the prime minister. Tojo wants to attack.
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