Monday, September 01, 2008

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour

Previously, we saw how the Japanese military took advantage of the situation in China to invade Manchuria in 1931 and China in 1937. Allied to Germany & Italy in 1940, the Japanese made the fateful decision on 7 Dec 1941, to attack the Americans at Pearl Harbour starting the war in the Pacific.

Quiz 3: Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbour?

Follow the animation to find out more about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.

credit: http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/ww2_home/pearl_harbour/pearl_harbour.shtml