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A: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor; U.S. Declares War on Japan

12/7/1941
Map of targets attacked at Pearl Harbor
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Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  
Attacked targets: 1: USS California 2: USS Maryland 3: USS Oklahoma 
4: USS Tennessee 5: USS West Virginia 6: USS Arizona 
7: USS Nevada 8: USS Pennsylvania 9: Ford Island NAS 
10: Hickam field .
Ignored infrastructure targets:
A: Oil storage tanks B: CINCPAC headquarters building C: Submarine base D: Navy Yard

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 caused the United States to declare war on Japan. Within days Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.

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