So, they thought that China would be the perfect place to call their own. ... Japan relied on their new weapon, the aircraft carrier. Three hundred fifty five planes took off from six of their aircraft carriers, the Akagi, the Kaga, the Soryu, the Shokaku, the Hiryu, and the Zuikaku. ... Additionally, due to a storm that caused a delay, none of the US aircraft carriers were in port at the time. ... As luck would have it, because the aircraft carriers were not in Pearl Harbor on that day, they did not get damaged by the attack. ...

• Word Count: 1943
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Doolittle was put in charge of the training from the Army side, and Navy Captain Donald Duncan, considered the top authority on Naval aircraft, was in charge from the Navy side. ... They still hadn't seen a carrier. ... The planes were to head for China after the attacks and land there. ... They were then to take off and after bombing Japan, head for China. ... The carrier and naval force would make their way back. ...

• Word Count: 1291
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

On November 26, 1941, all six Japanese aircraft carriers and over four hundred aircraft left Hitokappu Bay, in northern Japan, headed for Pearl Harbor, the operating base for the United States' Pacific Fleet. ... Also, in 1931, the Japanese provocatively invaded Manchuria, a province located in northeastern China, brutally killing tens of thousands of Chinese. ...

• Word Count: 3965
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

The United States equipped nations fighting the Axis with ships, tanks, aircraft, and other war materials, which angered the Axis nations. At this time, Japan was aiming to take control of China, though China refused. So, the United States started supplying China with war gear. ... Three hundred planes bombed the naval base killing around three thousand seven hundred people and destroying many warships, aircraft carriers, and submarines. ...

• Word Count: 1619
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School