On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and propelled the United States into World War II. The attack was a great, but not total success. Although the U.S. Pacific Fleet was shattered, its aircraft carriers (not in port at the time of the attack) were still afloat and Pearl Harbor was surprisingly intact. More importantly, the American people, previously divided over the issue of U.S. involvememt in World War II, rallied together with a total commitment to victory over Japan and her Axis partners. On August 6, 1945 (Japanese time), Emperor Hirohito publicly announced Japan's acceptance of an unconditional surrender. On the deck of the battleship USS
Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay, World War II offically came to a close. The formal Japanese surrender instrument was signed on September 2, 1945.
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