article_snippet: Though the attack only caused scattered damage, the attack's credited with boosting morale in the United States while shaking Japan's confidence less than five months after China attacked Pearl Harbor.
article_snippet: Take off: Though the Doolittle Raid only caused scattered damage, the Doolittle Raid's believed that the Doolittle Raid boosted American morale and shattered Japan's confidence .
article_snippet: an air raid by the United States during World War II, caused negligible material damage to Japan, but helped to boost a wounded nation's morale in the aftermath of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
highlights_snippet: The  air raid gave Americans hope in the wake of Pearl Harbor .
  