By the early 1940’s, a war broke out in Europe. Japan joined Nazi Germany in the Axis Alliance. The United States tried to stop the Sino-Japanese conflict by using diplomatic and economic pressures. The Japanese saw these actions as threats. By 1941, even though both countries were still negotiating, Japan had already decided on

The attack on Pearl Harbor was part of a strategy to keep the United States from interfering in the invasion on China. The Commander-in -Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet personally did not want to start war with America, but knew it was the only way Japan could hope to succeed in having a quick victory. America would be to busy with the attack on Pearl Harbor to interfere with the invasion.

The USS Arizona exploded after being hit with a 1760-pound bomb at approximately 8:10. 10 minutes later it sank, killing 1,177 crewmembers. The USS Oklahoma rolled over after being hit with several torpedoes, killing 400 men. Both the USS California and the USS West Virginia sank and the Utah, a training ship, capsized and killed more than 5

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