Pearl Harbor and America's Entry into WWII
On the morning of 7 December 1941 the United States was a non-combatant. By the end of the week it was at war with three countries. This quiz covers the attack itself and the chain of decisions around it.
Questions cover the Japanese strategy, the ships lost and salvaged, the carriers that were not in port, the warnings that were missed, and the address to Congress that followed.
Useful for anyone studying how the war became a global one.
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Sample questions3 of 13 shown
Q1
On what date did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Q2
Which U.S. state was home to the Pearl Harbor naval base?
Q3
How many U.S. battleships were damaged or sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack?
What This Quiz Covers
- Japanese strategy and the two attack waves
- Battleship Row and the ships lost
- The carriers that were absent
- Intelligence warnings and why they were missed
- The address to Congress and the declaration of war
- Germany's declaration and the wider war
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