1. Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941 “A date which will live in infamy”
Pearl Harbor video clip

2. Japanese Expansion
Japan was becoming overcrowded and lacked raw materials
Solution: Build an empire
1931- Japan takes over Manchuria
1937 – Japan invades China
The battle in China was costing $ and Japan needed resources so they set their sites on the rich Southeast Asian colonies

3. US Response to Expansion
1) After Japan invaded China in 1937, Roosevelt decided he had to speak out
He urged the US to work with ‘Peace loving countries to quarantine aggressive nations and stop the spread of war’
2) Sent aid to China to protect Guam and Philippines (US colonies)
3) cut off oil shipments to Japan

4. Inevitable War?
US realized that cutting off oil supplies might lead to war
Japan allied with Italy and Germany
Upset over how the US was treating them
Bitter about being ignored at the Treaty of Versailles
Hideki Tojo (Japanese Prime Minister) very hostile toward US

5. Preparing for Attack
US troops located in the Pacific were told to be ready for a possible attack from Japan
Japan had been planning their secret attack on Pearl Harbor
-Attack launched from aircraft carriers
-Most of the destruction brought by aircraft via bombs and torpedoes

6. A date which will live in infamy’
* Sunday December 7, 1941 Japan achieved complete surprise
* In two hours they destroyed the American Pacific battleship fleet
8 battleships suffered damage
200 aircraft destroyed
2,400 Americans lost their lives

7. US Response to Attack December 8, 1941 FDR declared war on Japan
3 days later Germany and Italy declared war on the US

8. Why were US troops stationed at Pearl Harbor unprepared and what warning signs did they miss?
1) No single commander in charge
2) No airplanes watching for approaching ships
3) US radar detected planes but inexperienced Lieutenant thought they were B-17s from CA
4) Warning message from Washington via telegraph received too late

9. Battleship Row

10. Ford Island Burning Barracks

11. Naval Air Station

12. USS Oklahoma

13. Video questions What happened at 7:02am?
What did the Lieutenant think the unidentified aircraft on the radar were?
Why was the battleship Oklahoma moved from its original position? Problem with position?
How did the attack taking place on a Sunday help Japan achieve an element of surprise
What does Tora Tora Tora mean?
What other types of places on Oahu were targeted besides the Harbor?
What warship sunk in 9 minutes after being directly hit by a delayed action bomb?

14. D-Day
D-day video clip