1. PEARL HARBOR THE DAY OF INFAMY December 7, 1941

2. Quick-write  How might the United States indirectly been involved in WWII though they claimed to be isolationist?

3. USS Arizona

4. Quick-write  For what reasons would Japan have considered attacking the United States?

5. Causes…  The U.S. demanded that Japan withdraw from China and Indochina  Japan thought that attacking the U.S. would provide them an easy win, and a territory with abundant land and resources to rule once they were victorious.  The U.S. oil embargo against Japan was hurting Japan’s economy

7. USS Arizona

8. Warfare Used During Attack Warfare Used During Attack JJJJapan -8-8-8-81 Fighter Planes -1-1-1-135 Dive Bombers -1-1-1-104 Horizontal Bombers -4-4-4-40 Torpedo Planes -A-A-A-At least 5 Midget Submarines

11. Warfare (continued)  United States -108 Fighter Planes (59 not available for flight) -35 Army Bombers (27 not available for flight) -993 Army/Navy Antiaircraft Guns

13. Casualties Japan -L-L-L-Less then 100 men -2-2-2-29 planes -5-5-5-5 midget submarines United States -2-2-2-2,335 servicemen killed, 68 civilians killed, 1,178 wounded -1-1-1-188 planes -1-1-1-18 ships (8 battleships, 3 light cruisers, 3 destroyers, 4 other vessels)

16. USS Arizona Burning: 1,100+ servicemen died on the ship

19. Quick-write  What will be the immediate affects of Pearl Harbor on the United States?

20. Effects/Outcome JJJJapan dealt a seemingly crippling blow to the U.S. Pacific fleet (U.S. Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers: Lexington, Enterprise, & Saratoga were not in port) JJJJapan began their quest for a Pacific empire TTTThe U.S. finally was forced to join World War II (“The Sleeping Giant was awakened”) TTTThe U.S. & Great Britain declare war on Japan (Dec. 8, 1941) GGGGermany & Italy declare war on the U.S. (Dec. 11, 1941)

22. December 8, 1941 FDR Speech “Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 - A date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” FDR Speech FDR Speech