Why was it significant that Japanese bombers failed to destroy several aircraft carriers in Pearl Harbor? It demonstrated that the Japanese did not have the power to wage a full-out war. The successful defense of these carriers proved the United States had the power to defeat Japan. The United States could use these carriers as part of its Lend-Lease program with Britain. The three naval carriers would play an important role in other battles throughout the war.

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Why was it significant that Japanese bombers failed to destroy several aircraft carriers in Pearl Harbor? It demonstrated that the Japanese did not have the power to wage a full-out war. The successful defense of these carriers proved the United States had the power to defeat Japan. The United States could use these carriers as part of its Lend-Lease program with Britain. The three naval carriers would play an important role in other battles throughout the war.

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Shelby Sparks · Answer 1

The three naval carriers would play and important role in other battles throughout the war.

The plan by the Japanese prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor was to perform a surprise-attack on the U. S. in which all of the U. S.'s major assets were destroyed; however, the several aircraft carriers that were not destroyed proved detrimental to the Japanese later on; their plan was based on crippling the U. S., but the U. S. was not entirely crippled.