Pearl Harbor

Definition

Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was attacked by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. This event led directly to U.S. involvement in World War II.

Related terms

World War II: The global conflict that took place between 1939-1945 involving many of the world's nations divided into two opposing military alliances: Allies vs Axis powers.

Isolationism: A policy or doctrine advocating keeping one's country's affairs separate from those of other nations by declining to enter into alliances or international economic commitments.

Hiroshima & Nagasaki: Two Japanese cities on which the U.S dropped atomic bombs in August 1945 leading to Japan’s unconditional surrender in World War II.