Facts:
- The attack happened on December 7, 1941
- It lasted for 110 minutes, 7:55 a.m. to 9:45 a.m
- The Japanese attacked the United States without warning
- The main target of the Japanese was supposed to be the aircraft carriers, but they were all out at sea so they ended up focusing on battleships.
- The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the U.S into World War II
- Japan in turn joined the forces with Germany, who responded by declaring war on the United States on December 12, 1941.
- The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan.
- This made the United States officially into World War II.
- The Japanese and American conflict didn't come to an end until 1945, a few days after the United States dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and it killed approximately 100,000 innocent people.