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"In the end, eight total battleships were put out of commission, either bombed or torpedoed- some multiple times- and strafed by machine gun and cannon fire for good measure. Hawaii's airfields lay in ruin and, with them, 200 American aircraft were destroyed or damaged- just two managed to get airborne in the fight. 2,403 lives were lost, of these 2,335 were servicemen and women and 1,104 of these went down with the USS Arizona. 1,178 people were reported wounded and 68 civilians were killed. Through it all, the Japanese lost just 29 aircraft and several midget submarines."(secondworldwarhistory.com)
December 7,1941
The Japanese had done the damage to the U.S. This lit a fire under the U.S to go to war with Japan. So the U.S officially declared war on Japan on December the 8th.

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"The second wave swooped in at 9:00AM, facing more of a resistance than the first wave but the damage was done."(secondworldhistory.com)
December 7,1941

The damage was done already after the first wave. The U.S wasn't ready for this attack.

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"The USS West Virginia was first to go with seven torpedoes in her side. USS Arizona was next, a 1,760lb bomb piercing her decks and igniting a magazine. Five torpedoes reached the USS Oklahoma  while two reached the USS California. A single torpedo hit the USS Nevada, which managed to move until hit by the second wave of Japanese strikers."(secondworldwarhistory.com)
December 7,1941
The Japanese were completely taking advantage of their surprise of Pearl Harbor. Nobody from the U.S was ready for this catastrophic damage.

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"December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy...no matter how long it may take us to over come the premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory."

This is speech is so important because this was the speech hat pretty much brought us into the war because our president, FDR, was so determined to end it.

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After the sudden and deliberate attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese during World War II, President Roosevelt spoke to Congress and the American people.

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"In all, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor crippled or destroyed nearly 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes. Dry docks and airfields were likewise destroyed. Most important, 2,403 sailors, soldiers and civilians were killed and about 1,000 people were wounded.But the Japanese had failed to cripple the Pacific Fleet. By the 1940's, battleships were no longer the most important naval vessel: Aircraft carriers were, and as it happened, all of the Pacific Fleet’s carriers were away from the base on December 7. (Some had returned to the mainland and others were delivering planes to troops on Midway and Wake Islands.)Moreover, the Pearl Harbor assault had left the base’s most vital onshore facilities—oil storage depots, repair shops, shipyards and submarine docks intact. As a result, the U.S. Navy was able to rebound relatively quickly from the attack." (http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor)

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Japanese catches Pearl Harbor by surprise

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Japanese catches Pearl Harbor by surprise

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"The first wave attacked at 7:55AM, concentrating fire on "Battleship Row", taking American sailors and civilians by complete surprise, while putting the six airfields out of commission."(secondworldwarhistory.com)
December 9, 1941
This was a major surprise on Pearl Harbor. Nobody was expecting this to come.

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"Before the assault on Pearl, the Japanese had worked hard at developing tools for the Imperial Japanese Navy to get the job done."(secondworldwarhistory.com)
December 6,1941
The Japanese Army was getting ready for a tough battle. They knew the U.S wouldn't go down that easily so they had to get prepared with the finest weapons.

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"The Japanese plan was simple: Destroy the Pacific Fleet. That way, the Americans would not be able to fight back as Japan’s armed forces spread across the South Pacific. On December 7, after months of planning and practice, the Japanese launched their attack."

At 8:10 a.m. a "1,800-pound bomb smashed through the deck of the battleship USS Arizona and landed in her forward ammunition magazine. The ship exploded and sank with more than 1,000 men trapped inside." (http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor)

Now, 76 years later, a memorial floats at the sight of the USS Arizona's last stand. The boat was not salvaged.

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"Japanese diplomats were sent to Washington with a formal declaration of war, this to be delivered at a specific time in the day." (secondworldwarhistory.com)
November 27,1941
This was to let the U.S know that Japan was coming to attack. But the U.S didn't think they would attack Hawaii let alone their naval base. Then they couldn't communicate with associates in Hawaii.