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Question
State the significance of the Pearl Harbour incident.
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Solution
The significance of the Pearl Harbour attack was that it directly led the United States to enter World War II. It marked the expansion of the war into a truly global conflict, with the U.S. joining the Allies against the Axis Powers.
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