Most Americans Believed in 1940-1941 That War, If It Came

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Short Answer

Most Americans believed in 1940-1941 that war, if it came, would come in the Atlantic with Hitler's Germany. Instead, it came in the Pacific with Japan. Why were Americans so surprised by the Japanese attack?

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Definitions:

Separated Chromosomes

Chromosomes that have been pulled apart from their original pair during cell division.

Mitosis

A process of cell division in eukaryotic cells where the nucleus divides, resulting in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.

Parent Cell

A cell that divides to give rise to daughter cells through the processes of mitosis or meiosis, serving as the original source for the genetic material.

Oncogene

Gene that helps transform a normal cell into a tumor cell.