The Fourth Paragraph About The Attack On Pearl Harbor

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1:The first paragraph is about the U.S preparing on the pacific fleet.
They intended to move to prepare the U.S for japanese aggressions. Japan spent lots of time conquering parts of asia,so the U.S started to get ready for war.Japan planned to knock out the U.S from Hawaii.

2:The second paragraph about the attack on Pearl Harbor. on Dec 7,1941 japan surprise attacked the the U.S on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese launched aircrafts ,and ships.Many buildings were destroyed, and 2,386 Americans were killed.

3:The third paragraph is about the U.S declared war on japan.
The congress approved of war on the japanese.Japan later allies with Germany, and Italy for on the U.S. The japanese wanted to take over the Pearl Harbor.

4:The fourth paragraph

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