1. Pearl Harbor

2. Motivation For Pearl Harbor
U.S. control of Philippines and of Guam challenged the Japanese
On going conflict in the Pacific
The Embargo that stopped merchant ships to get to Japan. Japan relied on U.S. for trade
Japan wanted to expand, and they finally decided to attack the U.S.

3. “A Date which will live in Infamy” December 7, 1941
Before the aerial attack there were 6 subs that tried to get into the harbor
Japanese force of 423 planes on 3 aircraft carriers targeted 8 battleships in the harbor
Admiral Chuichi Nagumo lead the attack
The attack destroyed the U.S. Pacific fleet

5. By the Numbers 1 2 3 4 2388 people were Killed
2000 people were wounded
21 American Ships were damaged
300 American Planes were damaged
Japanese only lost 29 aircrafts

6. Aftermath of Pearl Harbor The effects of the Pearl Harbor attack
U.S. Joined World War II
Japanese Americans were criticized harshly
Japanese had hoped that they had crippled the US, but it in fact lead to the fall of the Japanese Empire
4 years later all but 3 ships were repaired and back to active duty

7. Conspiracy Theory Did Roosevelt plan the Pearl Harbor disaster?
Some say that FDR wanted to enter war to stop the spread of totalitarianism, and now that Japan attacked them they had reason to enter the war.
People wondered why there was no memo sent to Pearl Harbor to warn of attack, in fact a message was sent but was delayed because of the attack

8. Conspiracy Theory Did Roosevelt plan the Pearl Harbor disaster?
Others say that FDR was hard-pressed by Stalin to let the attack happen
Some believed that FDR’s advisors were spies for Stalin persuading decisions
Opposing the Conspiracy Theory
Others reasoned that if FDR was against Hitler why would he join with Stalin?

9. Pearl Harbor vs. 9/11 “We will never forget”
Similarities
Attack was on American soil
Strong sense of American unity
Both pushed America into war
Conspiracy theories were made for Bush just as much as they were for FDR
Both had death counts around 2,500
Minimal deaths to the enemies

10. Pearl Harbor vs. 9/11 “We will never forget”
Contrasts
9/11 was more symbolic
The World Trade Center in NY was the U.S. free-market economy
The Pentagon embodies the U.S. military’s command center
Pearl Harbor was an attack trying to wipe out threat of U.S. fleet

11. Discussion Questions
1.) Do you think the U.S. would have entered the war if Pearl Harbor didn’t happen?
2.) Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? Could the attack have been prevented? What impact did the attack have on America’s society?
3.) Why did Leaders of the U.S. Navy believe that a full-Scale navel attack against Pearl Harbor was impossible?
4.) What are some similarities and differences between Pearl Harbor and 9/11?
5.) Why was Pearl Harbor an important turning point in WWII?

16. July 19, 1944
U.S. Marines invade Guam
July 27, 1944
American troops complete the liberation Guam
August 8, 1944
American troops capture the Mariana Island
January 9, 1945
The U.S. Army invades Lingayen Gulf on Luzon
February 16, 1945
U.S. troops recapture Bataan
March 3, 1945
U.S. and Filipino troops capture Manila
March 16, 1945
U.S. forces capture Iwo Jima
May 20, 1945
Japanese forces begin to withdraw from China
June 20, 1945
U.S. forces capture Okinawa
June 28, 1945
The end of Japanese resistance in the Philippines announced
June 30, 1945
U.S. forces retake the Philippines
July 5, 1945
The liberation of the Philippines is declared
August 6, 1945
The 1st atomic bomb is dropped
August 8, 1945
The 2nd atomic bomb is dropped
August 14, 1945
Japan Surrenders