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Hawaii’s diverse natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists. Due to its mid- Pacific location, Hawaii has many North American and Asian influences along with its own vibrant native culture. Hawaii has over a million permanent residents along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oahu.
THE PEARL HARBOR
- Hawaii joined the union of the US on August 21, 1959. It is the only state of the US entirely made up of islands• Pearl Harbour is a lagoon harbour on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, at the west of Honolulu. Much of the harbour and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep- water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet.
CAUSES OF THE ATTACK BACKGROUND TO CONFLICT
- War between Japan and the United States had been a possibility, though tensions did not begin to grow seriously until Japan's 1931 invasion of Manchuria. Over the next decade, Japan continued to expand into China.
- In 1940, Japan invaded French Indochina in an effort to control supplies reaching China. The United States halted shipments of airplanes, parts, machine tools, and aviation gasoline to Japan, which was perceived by Japan as an unfriendly act. The U.S. did not stop oil exports to Japan since such an action would be an extreme step, and likely to be considered a provocation by Japan.
- The U.S. ceased oil exports to Japan in July 1941 after Japan invaded Philippines. This in turn caused the Japanese to proceed with taking over the Dutch East Indies, an oil-rich territory. On 17 August, Roosevelt warned Japan that the U.S. was prepared to take steps against Japan if it attacked "neighbouring countries". The Japanese were faced with the option of either withdrawing from China or seizing raw materials in the resource-rich, European-controlled colonies of Southeast Asia
- Japan was fed up of negotiating with US and therefore decided to launch a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor. The Japanese were confident in their ability to achieve the short, victorious war.
THE ATTACK
- The first wave arrived over Pearl Harbor at approximately 7:45 a.m. at 7 december 1941 to find seven U.S. battleships moored along "Battleship Row", on the east side of Ford Island.
- The Japanese initially hit the airfields, destroying many aircrafts located on the southern tip of Ford Island
This was the orginal picture shown below when japan attacked US
COUNTER ATTACK
- Finally The United States dropped two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945,
The bomb which destroyed Hiroshima (‘little boy’)
The bomb which destroyed Nagasaki (‘fatman’)
For easy explanation do watch video(telugu) below
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