--- title: "Mention the major outcome of the Japanese attack on the US Naval base, Pearl Harbor" description: "Mention the major outcome of the Japanese attack on the US Naval base, Pearl Harbor" author: "Torres mary" published: 2018-10-23 updated: 2020-03-18 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51130/mention-the-major-outcome-of-the-japanese-attack-on-the-us-naval-base-pearl-harbor category: "usa history" tags: ["usa history"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Mention the major outcome of the Japanese attack on the US Naval base, Pearl Harbor What was the major and [immediate](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96807/tadarise-immediate-informal-solution-of-ed-in-men) outcome of the Japanese [attack](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300788/why-is-heart-attack-increasing-in-the-younger-generation) on the US Naval [base](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/311/whait-is-the-super-in-java) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Sarda Kumari ## An overview- Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor: **Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.** **18 ships of the U.S. Military were damaged,** and over **24 thousand people lost their lives**. This incident **triggered** the **United States** to **start World war 2**. Following the horrific attack, the **U.S. military interned 120,000 Japanese** **Americans, 11,000 German Americans, and 3,000 Italian Americans** for the upcoming War. To the Japanese, **pearl harbor was an easy target** because the **American military leaders were not expecting** an attack so close to home. Hence the **naval facilities at pearl harbor were relatively undefended**. ![Mention the major outcome of the Japanese attack on the US Naval base, Pearl Harbor](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/8cd51a2c-ce13-4344-a99c-aa6f153b8bb9/images/776e628d-fe65-4b00-bd16-f4dee6469ca0.jpeg)\ Also read: **[How did US foreign policy change from 1939 to the bombing of pearl harbor?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40630/how-did-us-foreign-policy-change-from-1939-to-the-bombing-of-pearl-harbor)** ## 8 am, Sunday, 07.12.1941 Hundreds of Japanese military fighter planes **descended on the base of pearl harbo**r. There was a **rain of bombs and bullets over the American vessel**s. They damaged around **20 American naval vessels**. This included eight battleships and **more than 300 airplanes. over 2400 Americans lost their lives, including civilians**, and more than **1000 people were injured.** ## \ **The reaction of the US after the attack**: On the day after the attack, **President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a joint session of the 77th United States** Congress. Following Roosevelt's speech, **Congress declared an attack on Japan**. This was done amid outrage at the attack in which thousands of Americans died. Roosevelt approved the declaration of war on the same day. \ Continuously magnifying its military mobilization, the U.S. government finished converting to a war economy, a process begun by **providing weapons and other supplies to the Soviet Union and the British Empire.** \ Japanese Americans from the **West Coast were placed in internment camps during the War**. Overnight, Americans united against the Empire of Japan in response to calls to **'Remember Pearl Harbor!'.** https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?gdpr=0&client=ca-pub-4392740333731945&output=html&h=280&adk=1997889065&adf=2504262433&pi=t.aa~a.1997437799~i.13~rp.4&w=673&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1658748047&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=1094794600&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=673x280&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanswers.mindstick.com%2Fqa%2F51130%2Fmention-the-major-outcome-of-the-japanese-attack-on-the-us-naval-base-pearl-harbor&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=168&rw=672&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&adsid=ChEI8P74lgYQyM6Uvqewgs2LARJMAPixamX2gcx15V78H-vvinHe9CtT9m01e7TuGZd4k-CGR9V-Fa8AicoOpBPo_AVtvt4K2thAKBuBPnmYJsvJ-aZQFTYOgNpSLkW9Pw&dt=1658748046816&bpp=9&bdt=3261&idt=10&shv=r20220721&mjsv=m202207190101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3Dbeff3bca69796673-227c4c0156d50066%3AT%3D1657646696%3ART%3D1658748045%3AS%3DALNI_MZFGhwSsIat0ybSmuwyNtI7cP5WLA&gpic=UID%3D000007a2ef180889%3AT%3D1657646696%3ART%3D1658728491%3AS%3DALNI_Manewx56oxknz1-0sbKVQXQ6I7ZIA&prev_fmts=0x0&nras=2&correlator=5859965436986&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1086799091.1657637850&ga_sid=1658748046&ga_hid=392903990&ga_fc=1&u_tz=330&u_his=8&u_h=864&u_w=1536&u_ah=824&u_aw=1536&u_cd=24&u_sd=1.25&adx=337&ady=1809&biw=1519&bih=696&scr_x=0&scr_y=737&eid=44759876%2C44759927%2C44759837%2C44763505%2C42531605%2C31064018&oid=2&pvsid=239627571333745&tmod=625309331&uas=0&nvt=3&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fanswers.mindstick.com%2Fqa%2Fuser%2F646421%2Fsarda-kumari&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1536%2C0%2C1536%2C824%2C1536%2C696&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=23&jar=2022-07-25-08&ifi=4&uci=a!4&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=fK6GCSHIVH&p=http%3A//answers.mindstick.com&dtd=595 Also read: **[On what date did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39882/on-what-date-did-the-japanese-bomb-pearl-harbor)** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51130/mention-the-major-outcome-of-the-japanese-attack-on-the-us-naval-base-pearl-harbor Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. 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