The japanese attack on pearl harbor began just before 8am on sunday, december 7, 1941. within a short time, five of eight battleships at pearl harbor were sunk or sinking, with the rest damaged. several other ships and most hawaii-based combat planes were also knocked out, and over 2,400 americans were dead. was the devastation of pearl harbor a result of american unpreparedness, or of superior japanese planning? explain your answer

1)which is the following was characteristic of the british colonies but not the french or spanish religion a. presence of slavery b. religion conversion c. smuggling and piracy d. strict racial hierarchy 2)how did the columbia exchange affect europe? a diseases from the new world decimated the population of the european continent b new crops introduced to europe generated further interest in the new world c enslavement of american indians in europe changed cultural attitudes toward slavery d the items produced by american indians become objects of competition in europe