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This is an aerial view of battleships in the U.S. Pacific Fleet consumed by the flames at Pearl Harbor. 360 Japanese warplanes attacked.

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Ford Island was the center of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nine U.S. battleships were along the east side of the island. When Japan was attacking the ships, they also attacked the island buildings.

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Japanese bombers flew 50 feet above the water as they shot at U.S. ships. Other planes strafed the decks with bullets and dropped bombs.

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Smoke was emerging from the USS California after it had been bombed by the Japanese forces. In the background you can see Oklahoma losing balance and turning into the ocean.

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The most important consequence of Pearl Harbor was the American declaration of war on Japan. Three days after, Germany and Italy declared war against the United States. However, one of the most devastating effects was the dropping of two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 100,000 people were killed immediately and others were killed within the following months due to the bomb residue.

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The attack crippled the Pearl Harbor. Almost 20 American ships and 300 plus airplanes were destroyed. 2,403 sailors, soldiers and civilians were killed and a thousand people were injured.

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Japan had one simple plan; destroy all the battleships. If the naval base is destroyed, America would not be able to fight back when Japan's forces spread.

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The distance between Japan and Hawaii is greater than the mainlands of the U.S. Therefore, this meant that the U.S. did not expect for Japan to attack the distant islands. Officials were confident that the Japanese would attack near one of the European colonies therefore making the attack very unexpected.

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The Japanese government believed that the only way to solve its economic and demographic problems was to expand into China and take over its import market. But the U.S did not quite agree with this. So what the Japanese did to satisfy the U.S. was declaring war on China. But either way, Japan and the U.S. were bound to go to war with each other.

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On December 7, 1941, before 8 a.m. a devastating surprise attack caused by Japanese forces occurred at Pearl Harbor, a U.S naval base. Both civilians and soldiers were killed and injured.