https://padlet.com/ctmerritt/ez9sljkxbbrk American History II en-us 2017-10-30 17:17:13 UTC 2025-09-30 12:32:24 UTC hello@padlet.com ctmerritt https://padlet.com/ctmerritt/ez9sljkxbbrk/wish/201839551 history.com Staff. (2009)."Pearl Harbor" www.history.com

]]> 2017-10-30 17:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ctmerritt/ez9sljkxbbrk/wish/201839551 ctmerritt https://padlet.com/ctmerritt/ez9sljkxbbrk/wish/201839664 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is located near the center of the Pacific Ocean, roughly 2,000 miles from the U.S. mainland and about 4,000 miles from Japan.]]> 2017-10-30 17:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ctmerritt/ez9sljkxbbrk/wish/201839664 ctmerritt https://padlet.com/ctmerritt/ez9sljkxbbrk/wish/201839760 Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, and was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. ]]> 2017-10-30 17:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ctmerritt/ez9sljkxbbrk/wish/201839760 ctmerritt https://padlet.com/ctmerritt/ez9sljkxbbrk/wish/201839877 More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded.The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.For the second time, Congress reciprocated, declaring war on the European powers.]]> 2017-10-30 17:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ctmerritt/ez9sljkxbbrk/wish/201839877 ctmerritt https://padlet.com/ctmerritt/ez9sljkxbbrk/wish/201864279 At World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, home of the USS Arizona Memorial, learn about one of the most pivotal moments in US history: the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the subsequent entry of the United States into World War II. The monument preserves and interprets the stories of the Pacific War, from the internment of Japanese Americans to the battles in the Aleutians.

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