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    On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing over 2,500 American soldiers and wounding over 1,000 others. The attack involved bombing and destroying over 20 naval vessels and 300 airplanes. In response, the United States declared war on Japan three days later and entered World War II, which had been ongoing in Europe. The attack lasted 110 minutes and was a major event that drew the U.S. into the global conflict.

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    On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing over 2,500 American soldiers and wounding over 1,000 others. The attack involved bombing and destroying over 20 naval vessels and 300 airplanes. In response, the United States declared war on Japan three days later and entered World War II, which had been ongoing in Europe. The attack lasted 110 minutes and was a major event that drew the U.S. into the global conflict.

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    On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing over 2,500 American soldiers and wounding over 1,000 others. The attack involved bombing and destroying over 20 naval vessels and 300 airplanes. In response, the United States declared war on Japan three days later and entered World War II, which had been ongoing in Europe. The attack lasted 110 minutes and was a major event that drew the U.S. into the global conflict.

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    Facts
    2500Americansoldiersdied.
    December7,1941
    1000peoplewerewounded
    Honolulu,Hawaii
    JapaneseattacksAmerica
    Theydestroyed20navalvesselsand300airplanes
    3Dayslater,AmericajoinsinonWorldWarII.
    About8a.m.theattackstarted
    TheUSSArizonastillleaksfuel
    Theattackonpearlharborhadlasted110minutesfrom7:55amuntil9:45am
    JapanandAmericaweretheonesinvolvedinPearlHarbor.
    JapaneseplaneswereusedtobombU.S.navalvesselsandU.S.planes.
    960peoplewereleftmissing
    ThereweremanyheroesduringtheattackonPearlHarborbutthebiggestwas
    DorisMiller.Hewasnamedthegreatblackhero.
    WorldWarIIwasbeingfoughtinEuropebeforethetheattackonPearlHarbor
    happened.TheJapanesewereveryangrywiththesanctionsthatAmericaputon
    JapanbecauseoftheiraggressiontowardsChina,anAmericanally.Anotherreason
    wasbecauseJapanwasalmostthestrongestnavalpowerintheworld,butAmerica
    stoodintheirway.ThesetworeasonsarethebiggestreasonswhytheyattackedPearl
    Harbor.

    WorldWarIIDDay160,000GROUNDAlliedtroopslandedonthebeachesof
    Normandy,FrancetofightoffNaziGermany.Theresultwasbloodshed.
    Approximately425,000soldiersfrombothsideswerekilled,injured,orcaptured.The
    mainAlliedForcesinthebattlewastheU.S.A.,theUnitedKingdom,Canada,Australia,
    NewZealand,andFrance.DDaywasasuccessfulbattlefortheAlliedForcesandit
    eventuallyledtothedownfallofNaziGermany.

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