When do you think we would have gotten into the war if pearl harbor was not attacked?
456753
If Japan had not attached Pearl Harbor they would have attacked another target.  Remember Japan started the war in the Pacific not the U.S.  Pearl Harbor was a strategic target and base to the Pacific Fleet.  Our saving grace that day was the fact that our air craft carriers were out of port at the time.  \n\nJapan brought the war to our door step and we took it right back to Tokyo.
98924
The last time war was declared by the US was December 8, 1941 against Germany and Japan.  All of the rest of the actions that have been carried out since then have been undeclared.
1074205
If our actions in Iraq are not a war then that event in the Pacific in the 40s was not a war. Japan attacked without declaring war.\n\nA war is a war....and we should face up to the fact that we invaded Iraq...not for the people of Iraq but for america
491959
It wouldn't be a world war then, would it.
1112740
I don't think the war should have happened to begin with. Yeah getting Saddam was a plus but so far it's been the only positive of going there. Now here we are a couple years later and we're still fighting. Saddam was a bad guy I'm not going to deny that but we didn't go over there to remove him from power. We were supposed to find WMD's and regardless of what you hear, no WMD's were found. Yes there was some mustard gas found but it was over 15 years old and it wouldn't have done anything. Now we're stuck in a terrible situation. We totally destroyed a country and now we're going to be there for a long time trying to rebuild what we tore down. We need to get out of there.
504064
December 7, 1941.  The attack I assume.
48171
On the morning of December 7, 1941, planes and midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy issued a surprise attack on the US under the command of Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo. This attack brought the United States into World War II. At 6:00 a.m. on December 7th the six Japanese carriers launched a first wave of 181 planes composed of torpedo bombers, dive-bombers, horizontal bombers and fighters. The Japanese hit American ships and military installations at 7:53 a.m.. They attacked military airfields at the same time they hit the fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor. Overall, twenty-one ships of the U.S. Pacific fleet were damaged and the death toll reached 2,400.
510151
Oh my god, it totally slipped my mind how Iraq bombed Pearl Harbor!  They probably sank the Maine in San Juan harbor, too.
208017
The Imperial Japanese Navy made its attack on Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, was aimed at the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces.\n\nThe attack damaged or destroyed twelve American warships, destroyed 188 aircraft, and killed 2,403 American servicemen and 68 civilians. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto reluctantly planned the raid as the start of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, and it was commanded by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, who lost 64 servicemen. However, the Pacific Fleet's three aircraft carriers were not in port and so were undamaged, as were the base's vital oil tank farms, submarine pens, and machine shops. Using these resources the United States was able to rebound within six months to a year. The U.S. public saw the attack as a treacherous act and rallied against the Empire of Japan, causing the United States to enter World War II.
28021
The war would of never started.  If hitler was president we(usa) wouldnt be controlled by isreal.  There would be no jewish influence in america for war to happen.
458942
It depends on if the state you are talking about was a state at the time.  If it wasn't then it would be Hawaii during WWII.  If yes than it would be when Pancho Villa attacked Texas in the early 1900's.  So it really depends on when this state became a state.
334334
At 5 am Sept 1st 1939, Hitler invades Poland. The British and French issue an ultimatum by that afternoon. It expired at noon GMT Sept 3rd. Birtan and France then declared war on Germany, HOWEVER, World War II was not a world war until Japan attacked the USA at Pearl Harbor on Sunday Dec. 7th 1941 at 7am. Go find someone who was there, like I did. I'm sure they have many intresting tales to tell. Dont be afraid of the old. They actually like to talk about the good old bad old days.
522043
It effectively dragged the United States into World War II, as well as polarizing many Americans against Japanese, including those who had lived in America their whole lives. Thousands of Japanese-Americans were moved to Internment Camps for the duration of the war, and many lost everything they owned in the process. Pearl was the start of a long and bloody struggle for control of the Pacific Ocean, which would rage for almost 4 years, and include battles such as the Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The bombing of Pearl also caused morale to drop dramatically, prompting the military to make a counter attack on Tokyo called the "Doolittle Raid," named for the officer who came up with it.
645376
well December 7, 1944 pearl harbor was bombed killing thousands, so we got mad and bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in japan, lots of other things, FDR was president at the beginning and Harry S. Truman was at the closing... anything else you want to know you need to read your history book.
627229
No\n pearl was a set up\n we would have been better off with Hitler than Stalin\n there would not be a middle east problem today.\n Any questions?
958778
TONS!!! Where do you want to start...the Philippines, Vietnam, Iraq, Hawaii, the Whole of the Spanish American War....Not standing up to Hitler until we were forced into war....IRAQ - twice!
188320
The deniability in this case is becoming less and less plausible. He ignored the warnings so he could make darn sure he had a "good reason" to start a war in the Middle East. It was his Pearl Harbor (for which warnings were also ignored intentionally).