Table of Contents
- 1 What damage did the US military inflict on the Japanese?
- 2 Why was the US taken completely by surprise by the attack on Pearl Harbor?
- 3 How did the Japanese justify such an attack?
- 4 Why was the US Pacific Fleet caught off guard?
- 5 When was the Pacific Fleet added to the Atlantic Fleet?
- 6 When did the Pacific Fleet return from Pearl Harbor?
What damage did the US military inflict on the Japanese?
U.S. military casualties totaled more than 3,400, including more than 2,300 killed. Heavy damage was inflicted on both army and navy aircraft on the ground. The Japanese lost from 29 to 60 planes, five midget submarines, perhaps one or two fleet submarines, and fewer than 100 men.
Why was the US taken completely by surprise by the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Most thought Japan would seize oil rich British and Dutch colonies in Southeast Asia. American forces in the Philippines could threaten such a Japanese advance—so Washington saw potential conflict there. Explosions rock the Naval Air Station at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack.
Why did the Japanese attack the US Pacific Fleet?
Japan intended the attack as a preventive action to prevent the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and those of the United States.
How did the Japanese justify such an attack?
The Japanese justified such an attack by sending Japanese army extremists to invade and overrun the northern-most Chinese province of Manchuria. The purpose of the Pearl Harbor attack was immobilize the Pacific Fleet so that the United States could not interfere with invasion plans.
Why was the US Pacific Fleet caught off guard?
They intended to damage the US Fleet so badly that by the time it could be rebuilt they would have uncontested control of all of Asia and the South Pacific. 3. Why were the United States Pacific Fleet and other military installations caught off guard?
Who is the commander of the US Pacific Fleet?
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When was the Pacific Fleet added to the Atlantic Fleet?
The Pacific Fleet was formally recreated on 1 February 1941. On that day General Order 143 split the United States Fleet into separate Atlantic, Pacific, and Asiatic Fleets . A Pacific Fleet was created in 1907 when the Asiatic Squadron and the Pacific Squadron were combined.
When did the Pacific Fleet return from Pearl Harbor?
The West Loch disaster occurred at Pearl Harbor on 21 May 1944. The Pacific Fleet took part in Operation Magic Carpet, the return of U.S. servicemen, after the end of the Second World War.
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