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The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor. Basic Info. Who: Japanese What: Bomb U.S. naval base When: Dec. 7, 1941 Where: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Why?. U.S. oil embargo Give Japan time to expand into SE Asia Japan felt U.S. would be in war eventually. How?. Fleet sails through N. Pacific

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The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

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  1. The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

  2. Basic Info • Who: Japanese • What: Bomb U.S. naval base • When: Dec. 7, 1941 • Where: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

  3. Why? • U.S. oil embargo • Give Japan time to expand into SE Asia • Japan felt U.S. would be in war eventually

  4. How? • Fleet sails through N. Pacific • Sunday morning • 2 waves of planes • Attack airfields first • Battleship row

  5. Results • 2,403 deaths • 1,178 wounded • 13 ships damaged • 8 ships sunk • More than 300 planes destroyed or damaged

  6. U.S. Reaction • Anger—Surprise attack; not negotiating in good faith • Declaration of War • How could this happen?

  7. How did this happen? • Feeling of invincibility • Bunching planes • Radar • Japanese mini-sub • Miscommunication

  8. Pearl Harbor Today

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