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| Q. |
Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in– |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1939 |
| C. | 1941 |
| D. | 1944 |
| Answer» C. 1941 | |
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Explanation: The attack on Pearl was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Nether-lands, and the United States. |
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