Pearl Harbor Name Period Date I did my presentation on Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor 1941 Oahu, Hawaii Naval base that stored many ships and airplanes Several military bases Pearl Harbor occured on December 7, 1941 in Oahu, Hawaii. It was a naval base where the U.S stored many of their ships and airplanes. There were several military bases near Pearl Harbor. The Japanese were smart to attack this particular location because it would have a big impact. http://www.hawaii1st.com/images/maps/oahu-map.jpg

What Led Up to the Attack Japanese invasion of China Shut down metal and oil Froze assets between Japan and U.S U.S thought Japan would back down Japan wanted to seize the U.S In 1937, what led up to the attack on Pearl Harbor was when Japan invaded China. When this happened, President Franklin D. Roosevelt shut down the oil and metal trade and froze the Japanese assets with the United States. Japanese responded to this with extreme anger and said that this was characterized as an “unfriendly act”. Without oil they would have to withdraw from China and begin to take advantage of British, French, and the Dutch. The United States only shut down the Japanese’s oil because they thought that it would make the Japanese back down. However, they were completley wrong because the Japanese were ready to fight the U.S.

The Attack Japanese diplomats and U.S secretary met Japan launched attack on U.S First bomb was at 7:55 am 2,833 people were killed Destroyed 21 ships On December 7, two Japanese diplomats got together with the U.S secretary of state in Washington. As they were talking, the Japanese had already attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The next morning, Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto sent 350 airplanes to be launched and dropped the first bombs at 7:55 a.m. The attack killed 2,833 people and 2,000 were wounded. 21 American ships were destroyed and more than 300 planes. The Japanese had a small number of casualties. The plan for the Japanese were to bomb all of the planes first so they wouldn’t intercept with their air strikes. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Yamamoto-Isoroku.jpg/220px-Yamamoto-Isoroku.jpg

Pearl Harbor Video This is a video of the destruction of Pearl Harbor.

Casualties Americans Over 2,800 killed 1,178 wounded 188 aircraft destroyed 159 aircraft damaged Japanese 29 aircraft lost 55 airmen killed Once the USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma, USS Pennsylvania, and the USS West Virginia were hit, the outcome was 1,177 crew men were killed. 188 aircraft were destroyed and 159 were damaged. 1,178 people were wounded and approximately 2,800 people had died. Only 29 planes were lost of the Japanese and only 55 airmen were lost.

During the attack… Germany took over Europe U.K and Soviet Union fought Germany U.S helped the U.K Germany declared war on U.S While this attack was happening, Germany had taken over Europe. The U.K and the Soviet Union fought against Germany and supplied most of the troops. But the U.S continued to stay out of the war. The U.S helped out the U.K under Roosevelt’s leadership and then Germany declared war on the U.S on December 11. http://www.clker.com/clipart-9029.html

Respond to Attack Congress declared war on Japan Roosevelt stated all citizens should be blamed Led up to World War II Hiroshima Nagasaki Congress of the U.S declared war on Japan. President Roosevelt said that “every single man, woman, and child is a partner in the most tremendous undertaking of our American history”. Pearl Harbor was a major event that had taken place because it led to the U.S involvement in WWII. Our military was stronger than ever because everyone wanted revenge on the Japanese. The United States bombed Hiroshima on August 6,1945 to kill 66,000 people. Three days later the U.S bombed Nagasaki and killed 39,000 people. Compared to Pearl Harbor, our attack was much stronger and more powerful. http://www.japanfocus.org/data/HiroshimaRuinsLarge.jpg

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