WW Japan attacks America Flashcards
Why was the United States interested in / concerned about Japanese expansion into Southeast Asia?
Guam
What non-war strategies did we use in an attempt to get Japan to stop acting aggressively?
We stopped selling oil to Japan to try and get them to rethink their aggressive actions
Where was the Pacific Fleet, an important part of the U.S. Navy, based?
Hawaii
When did Japan attack the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
December 7, 1941
What part of our Pacific Fleet was NOT at Pearl Harbor when the attack happened, something that would be a positive moving forward?
Three aircraft carriers (USS Enterprise, USS Lexington, USS Saratoga
Who did President Roosevelt ask to issue a formal declaration of war, a process spelled out in the U.S. Constitution?
The congress in the house of representatives
Japan attacked America?
True