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Why Did Japan Attack The Pacific

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”Yesterday, December 17th, 1941, a date which will live in infany,” said the President this morning. To much of the American population’s suprise, the empire of Japan attacked the Hawian Islands. Many Americans may wonder why the Japanes would do this to us. Recently, tentions have been rising between Japan and the US due to Japans conquest of the Pacific. American is the only thing standing between Japan and complete domination of the Pacific. Pearl Harbor is the home of the American Pacific fleet. In the attack Japan destroyed much of the this fleet, allowing them to continue their agressions in the Pacific. Causlities of the attack are staggering. Over 3500 Navy, Army, Marine, and citzens were wounded or killed. Nearly 200 Air planes
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