1. World War II

2.
December 7, 1941
Japan launches a surprise attack on the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor

4. Just before 8am hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked
Just before 8am hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating

5. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers, sailors, and civilians died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded.

6. USS Arizona Memorial

7. Response
December 8: President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.
December 11: Japanese allies Germany & Italy declare war on the United States.
More than two years into the conflict, America had finally joined World War II.

8. Background Answer the questions in your notebook.
In order to understand why something happened, we need to look at the context.
What was the relationship like between the United States & Japan?
Answer the questions in your notebook.

9. League of Nations: An international organization established after World War I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, the forerunner of the United Nations.
Status quo: the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues

10. Puppet state:  country that is officially independent, but not in practice. Puppet governments are usually kept in power by military force provided by an occupying country
Manchuria: a large geographic region in Northeast Asia
Two fronts: In military terminology, a two-front war is a war in which fighting takes place on two geographically separate fronts.

11. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Initial ideas
Data set #1: Effects of WWI
Data set #2: Japan & WWII

12. Data Set 2
Time-lapse map of Japanese expansion

13. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Initial ideas
Data set #1: Effects of WWI
Data set #2: Japan & WWII
Data set #3: US involvement in WWII
Data set #4: Pearl Harbor

14. Data Set 4
United States (mainland)
Japan
Hawaii

15. Exit Ticket Name, period Thesis statement:
The reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor was _____________________, because of __________, _________, and _________.