The Attack on Pearl Harbor WWII
On Sunday, December 7, 1941 Japanese warplanes bombed the huge American war base at _Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Before the day was over, about 2,400 servicemen and _civilians_- died. Many ships on “Battleship Row” and airplanes at Hickam Airfield were destroyed and/or damaged. * Look for the U.S.S. Arizona on the next slide.
US Response President FDR asked Congress to declare _war____ on Japan. He called December 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy.” What do you think this phrase means?
What was the immediate effect of the attack on Pearl Harbor?