The Road to Pearl Harbor and America’s Involvement in World War II During the time shortly before the bombing of the American Naval base of Pearl Harbor the United States had the time to work out their disputes with the islands of Japan that had recently began to take control of the Pacific. But the United States allowed the storm cloud of the Japanese to loom over our heads. The Japanese were capable of …showed first 75 words of 2012 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2012 total…Among those killed were 2,335 servicemen and 68 civilians. The wounded included 1,178 people. The U.S.S. Arizona was dealt the worst blow of the attack. A 1,760-pound bomb struck it, and the ammunition on board exploded killing 1,177 servicemen. News of the attack was a shock to the nation. The bombing rallied the nation behind the President in declaring war on Japan. On December 11, Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S., bringing about the Seco