The road to war between Japan and the United States began in the 1930s when differences over China drove the two nations apart. In 1931 Japan conquered Manchuria, which until then had been part of China. In 1937 Japan began a long and ultimately unsuccessful campaign to conquer the rest of China. In 1940, the Japanese government allied their country with Nazi Germany in the Axis Alliance, and, in the following year, occupied all of Indochina.

Eight American battle ships and thirteen other U.S naval vessels were sunk or badly damaged. Almost 200 American aircraft were destoryed and approximately 3000 naval and military were killed or wounded.

Two army commanders from the Hawaiian area were

In the Harbor on Sunday morning was 70 warships, including 8 battleships and 24 auxiliaries. The heavy cruisers were at sea with fleet carriers. After 15 minutes of the first teams attack there were sunken battleships and 2 damaged, 3 destroyers, 3 light cruisers, and 4 other vessels were also sunk or damaged.

On the airfields a total of 164 planes were destroyed and 128 damaged. All together there were 2,403 service men and civilians were killed and 1,178 wounded. Japan had only 29 aircraft’s and 6 submarines- 5 of them were midget submarines. Nagumo fearing a counter attack made a critical mistake by refusing to launch a third wave. Which would have wrecked Pearl Harbor as a base, although he did wreck the battle fleet 6 battleships eventually returned to active service.

The disaster of Pearl Harbor welded the United States as a nation together for War as a few other acts could have done.

The United States Airforce Aircraft on the ground were easy targets because they were grouped together unarmed. The second wave was launched which was consisting of 54 bombers, 78 dive-bombers, and 36 fighters. Yamamoto planned any ships not s

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