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 Pearl Harbor: FAQ's Q: What caused the attack on Pearl Harbor, and how come it turned out to be the second World War? A: The main reason that drove Japan to attack Pearl Harbor Japanese had been looking to expand their empire, and they thought that it was a good place to start.A few other reasons why the attack occured date back to when Woodrow Wilson first launched the League of Nations, which was a project that was hoped to settle disputes between countries (actually, it ended up being the opposite). When the Japanese asked for a declaration of racial equality, the League denied it, and that angered the Japanese.

Q: Why couldn't the Japanese attack any longer after Midway? How come they could only defend? A: They had already lost so many carriers and planes, so they had to protect the rest of them from being destroyed, and protect their own country from damage.

Q: Who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor? A: Isoroku Yamamoto was the mastermind behind the attack, and the Commander in Chief of the Combined Fleet of Japan during the war.

Q: How much was lost by each country? A: For the U.S., 8 ships sunk, 10 damaged, 188 aircraft destroyed, 155 damaged, 2,345 military and 57 civilians killed, 1,247 military and 35 civilians wounded. For Japan, 4 midget submarines sunk, 29 aircraft destroyed, 55 airmen, 9 submariners killed and 1 captured.

Q: This war set many milestones in history. What were a few of them? A: One of the many milestones set during the war is the first battle in history when opposing fleets never saw each other, the Battle of the Coral Sea. Another is the longest carrier battle of the war, the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Also, the Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle in history.

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