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Encyclopedia

PEARL HARBOR,

Early in the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese submarines and carrier-based planes attacked the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. Nearby military and naval airfields were also attacked by the Japanese planes. Eight American battleships and 10 other naval vessels were sunk or badly damaged, almost 200 American aircraft were destroyed

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Encyclopedia : WORLD WAR II,

Encyclopedia : JAPAN,

Did the United States wait too long to enter World War II?
Yes
 
No