1h 56min, dec 7, 1941 y - Pearl Harbor attack
Description:
-surprise bombing by the Japanese
-2400 servicemen killed
-> decisive for US entry in WW2
-led to internment of between 110,000 and 120,000 Japanese americans from 1942 to 1946 (forced relocation and incarceration in camps in the western interior of the country) -> racism more than security
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