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The military leaders at Pearl Harbor were warned to watch out for possible sabotage.
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The Japanese government sent a message to Washington, D.C. The first part of the message indicated that Japan would reject U.S.demands.
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At 6:00 A.M. the first wave of Japanese planes takes off and at 6:30 A.M. the second wave of planes takes off. The attack begins at 7:55 A.M. The attack is over by 9:45 A.M. with 21 ships sunk or damaged.
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The second part of the Japanese message told the Japanese diplomats to break off negotiations with the United States at 1:00 A.M, which meant that war would then be delcared.
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The United States then declared war on Japan.
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Japan then attacks the Philippines, Midway, Wake, Guam, the Hong Kong islands, and the counties of Malaya and Siam.
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After Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, the United States declared war on them.
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Roosevelt ordered the evacuation of Japanese Americans and they are put in internment camps until after the war.