Husband E. Kimmel's Attack On Pearl Harbor

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1.)Pearl Harbor was a Japanese surprise attack on the Naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. a)This battle was the beginning of WW2 for the United States because right after this attack Germany and Japan declared war on the United States.b)Events leading up to Pearl Harbor were mainly noticing Japan was starting to get aggressive.c) This battle fit into larger contact because after this attack the United States went to war with Japan and Germany.
2.)A key leader on the United States side was Admiral Husband E. Kimmel. On the Japanese side of the attack the main leader was Isoroku Yamamoto.
3.)a)The men on the side of the United States were sailors for the most part. Most of the Japanese were airmen.b)Most of the sailors were draftees