How were the Japanese able to surprise the US at Pearl Harbor?
Japanese land forces had invaded Hawaii unnoticed.
Japanese submarines invaded Pearl Harbor unnoticed.
Japanese airplanes had flown to the US mainland unnoticed.
Japanese aircraft carriers had approached Hawaii unnoticed.
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They used secret codes to communicate. The US didn't expect a direct hit from Japan, because they weren't in the war as of yet. Pearl Harbor was what brought them from behind the shadows, to an active role in WW1.
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