Explain in a one page essay how the events at pearl harbor 1941 influenced american power for the remainder of the century. first answer get all points 

On Dec. 7, 1941, radios buzzed with the news that several hundred Japanese planes attacked a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 Americans as well as damaging or destroying eight Navy battleships and more than 100 planes.

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