1. Pearl Harbor
The Japanese Attack
December 7, 1941

2. Where is Pearl Harbor?

3. IMAGINE

4. What Did Japan Want?
Japan thought that attacking the US would provide an easy win, and a territory with abundant land and resources to rule once they were victorious.
Their main goals were to disable American aircraft carriers and ships
They wanted to extend their empire like Germany

5. Phases of Attack
(7:55 am to 8:25am)Torpedo planes and dive bomb attacks
No attacks until 8:40 am
(8:40 -9:15 am)Horizontal bomber attacks
(8:15-9:45) Dive bomber attacks
(9:45 am) Warning of attacks and end of raid

6. JAPAN > 5 Midget Submarines 81 Fighter Planes 135 Dive Bombers
104 Horizontal Bombers
40 Torpedo Planes

7. US  993 Army/Navy Anti-aircraft guns
- 108 Fighter Planes (59 not available for flight) 
- 35 Army Bombers (27 not available for flight)

8. CASUALTIES JAPAN US less than 100 men 29 planes 5 midget submarines
2,335 servicemen killed
68 civilians killed
1,178 wounded
188 planes
18 ships (8 battleships, 3 light cruisers, 3 destroyers, 4 other vessels)
USS Arizona Burning: 1,100+ Servicemen died on the ship

9. EFFECTS & OUTCOMES
Japan dealt a seemingly crippling blow to the US Pacific Fleet
Japan began their quest for a Pacific empire
US was forced to join WWII (“The Sleeping Giant was awakened”)
US and Great Britain declare war on Japan (Dec. 8, 1941)
Germany and Italy declare war on the US (Dec. 11, 1941)

10. Damage done to ships at Pearl Harbor

14. USS Arizona Memorial

15. What did Franklin Roosevelt have to say about the attack?