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While the attack that day was a huge blow …………………. (to / for) the U.S. military presence ………………. (in / on / at) the Pacific, it was not a total victory ……………….. (of / for/ with) the Japanese. Not only were the attack’s biggest targets, the American aircraft carriers, out of port ……………… (in / at/ on) the time and therefore saved, but the attack also galvanized the nation’s support ……………. (of / for / on) involvement ……………… (in / on / at) the war, ultimately contributing ……………… (in / to / on) the defeat ……………. (of / for) the Axis powers that included Japan.

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While the attack that day was a huge blow to the U.S. military presence in the Pacific, it was not a total victory for the Japanese. Not only were the attack’s biggest targets, the American aircraft carriers, out of port at the time and therefore saved, but the attack galvanized the nation’s support for involvement in the war, ultimately contributing to the defeat of the Axis powers that included Japan.