Pearl Harbor

ON TARGET The Day of Infamy Arrives

ON TARGET What’s Happening in Japan ? 1931: Invasion of Manchuria 1937: Shoot down the USS Panay 1938: Rape of Nanking 20,000 women raped 300,000 Chinese massacred

ON TARGET Japan and Imperialism Population Explosion Not enough land to sustain Pacific was plentiful in resources Big problem- Hawaii US Territories

ON TARGET Pearl Harbor Things America did know: Japanese were Samurai  Warring Philosophy Attack was imminent

ON TARGET December 6 th, 1941 Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo left Japan 6 air craft carriers En route to PH US Intelligence interception 10% of a message US commander: “I’ll get back to you on Monday.”

ON TARGET December 7 th, 1941 Private Joseph Lockard Giant Mass on radar screen Commander US planes on their way in Flock of birds!

ON TARGET 8 AM, December 7 th, 1941 TORA,TORA,TORA! Pilot Mitsuo Fuchida battle cry Complete surprise Assault on Battleship Row begins

ON TARGET “We’re Under Attack!” 366 Japanese Planes Assault Planes Assault 2 Japan lost 29 Planes total Attack took 1 hour, 1 minute

ON TARGET The Effects 4 Battleships Arizona California West Virginia Oklahoma

ON TARGET Hickam Field Planes parked wingtip to wingtip Preventative attack Air attack was unlikely Lost 188 planes 159 Damaged

ON TARGET The Aftermath American Losses: 2,400 dead ½ of the USS Arizona Japanese Losses 129 dead 5 midget subs lost 4 midget subs relocated

ON TARGET USS Arizona Memorial Dedicated, Foot stone structure Bodies of men trapped inside remain today Oil droplets leak out as reminder Flag flies from severed mast