Difference Between Pearl Harbor and 9/11

1. What are some differences between the Pearl Harbor and 9/11 attacks?
2. Why was attacking Pearl Harbor a mistake?
3. Was Pearl Harbor really a surprise?
4. What was Pearl Harbor and why was it important?
5. Why did Japan attack us?
6. How many Japanese died in Pearl Harbor?
7. What would have happened if Japan didn't attack Pearl Harbor?
8. Who did the US attack 3 days after Pearl Harbor?
9. What were the 2 major flaws with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
10. Did the US know about Pearl Harbour?
11. How did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor undetected?
12. What if the US never entered ww2?

What are some differences between the Pearl Harbor and 9/11 attacks?

The differences were distinct, too: Pearl Harbor was a military attack by a military power on a military target, whereas 9/11 was an attack by a terrorist group on civilian targets. Both attacks cranked up the American war machine, as well as powerful anti-war movements.

Why was attacking Pearl Harbor a mistake?

According to a 2016 article by retired U.S. Navy Commander Alan D. Zimm, Japanese Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, who led the aerial attack on Pearl Harbor, made a critical mistake by firing two flares, which signaled to his aviators that they had not caught the Americans by surprise.

Was Pearl Harbor really a surprise?

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise, but Japan and the United States had been edging toward war for decades. The United States was particularly unhappy with Japan's increasingly belligerent attitude toward China.

What was Pearl Harbor and why was it important?

Key Facts. Pearl Harbor was the most important American naval base in the Pacific and home to the US Pacific Fleet. In strategic terms, the Japanese attack failed. Most of the US fleet and aircraft carriers were not present at the time of the attack.

Why did Japan attack us?

The Japanese intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.

How many Japanese died in Pearl Harbor?

The Japanese lost 29 aircraft and 5 midget submarines in the attack. One Japanese soldier was taken prisoner and 129 Japanese soldiers were killed. Out of all the Japanese ships that participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor only one, the Ushio, survived until the end of the war.

What would have happened if Japan didn't attack Pearl Harbor?

At the most extreme, no attack on Pearl Harbor could have meant no US entering the war, no ships of soldiers pouring over the Atlantic, and no D-Day, all putting 'victory in Europe' in doubt. On the other side of the world, it could have meant no Pacific Theatre and no use of the atomic bomb.

Who did the US attack 3 days after Pearl Harbor?

The sole dissenter was Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana, a devout pacifist who had also cast a dissenting vote against the U.S. entrance into World War I. Three days later, Germany and Italy declared war against the United States, and the U.S. government responded in kind.

What were the 2 major flaws with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

A major flaw with the choice of that date, however, was that some of the highest-value targets—the American aircraft carriers—were absent from the Pearl Harbor. The USS Lexington, USS Enterprise, and USS Saratoga were on missions that kept them at sea on the day of the attack.

Did the US know about Pearl Harbour?

No, FDR Did Not Know The Japanese Were Going To Bomb Pearl Harbor. Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The history of the attack is clear, yet the conspiracy theory that President Franklin D. Roosevelt allowed the attack to take place to draw America into the war never dies.

How did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor undetected?

The key to the success of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor-specifically, what enabled the Pearl Harbor Striking Force to reach its launch point undetected (and totally unsuspected) by the Americans-was Tokyo's radio denial-and-deception actions.

What if the US never entered ww2?

Without the American entry into World War II, it's possible Japan would have consolidated its position of supremacy in East Asia and that the war in Europe could have dragged on for far longer than it did.