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Debunking Myths About the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
['Claudia Mendes']
WAR HISTORY ONLINE
A widely believed myth is that Pearl Harbor was the only target hit by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. The most common myth is that the attack on Pearl Harbor propelled the United States into World War II and turned the tide on the Axis Powers. Thus, the nation was propelled only into the Pacific War as a result of Pearl Harbor – not the Second World War as a whole.