Attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 · Honolulu
Result Japanese victory
Surprise Japanese air raid on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, on 7 December 1941, launched from aircraft carriers under Combined Fleet commander Isoroku Yamamoto while the United States was neutral. The United States declared war on Japan the next day. The attack followed months of negotiations over sanctions, China, and Dutch East Indies resources.
