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Dr. Seuss (and the United States) Go to war

Explore the events leading up to and during the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, highlighting the bravery and sacrifices of individuals like Wally who witnessed the tragedy.

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Dr. Seuss (and the United States) Go to war

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  1. Dr. Seuss (and the United States) Go to war Wally and We interrupt this Broadcast

  2. November 28, 1941

  3. December 5, 1941

  4. "Nobody now fears that a Japanese fleet could deal an unexpected blow on our Pacific possessions. . . . Radio makes surprise impossible."--Josephus Daniels, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy, October 16, 1922

  5. BEFORE THE ATTACK-JAPAN • Economic woes • Nationalism • Military/Foreign expansion • 1937-War with China • 1940-Tripartite pact with Germany/Italy • 1941-Seized Indo-China

  6. BEFORE THE ATTACK-JAPAN • ISOROKU YAMAMOTO Begins planning PH attack

  7. BEFORE THE ATTACK-AMERICA 1940- • Ended commercial treaties with Japan • Increased Aid to China • Moved Pacific fleet to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1941 • Froze Japanese assets (ended all trade)

  8. BEFORE THE ATTACK-WALLY • Avoided draft as pipefitter in Hawaii • 12/06/41—Bachelor Party • 12/07/41—Supposed to be working on U.S.S. Los Angeles but got the day off for a wedding

  9. DURING THE ATTACK-JAPAN • 353 Planes in 2 waves Wave 1--7:55 a.m • Wheeler field • NW side of Oahu to Ford Island • Hickam/Ewa field • Wave 2—8:40 a.m. • SE side of Oahu to Ford Island • Kaneohe/Bellows Field

  10. 29 Kamikaze planes lost 5 Japanese submarines lost About 129 Japanese died

  11. DURING THE ATTACK--AMERICA

  12. DURING THE ATTACK-AMERICA • 2,403 Americans killed • 1,178 wounded • 21 Navy ships sunk • 8 Battleships hit • 3 aircraft carriers safe at sea

  13. 1,177 MEN KILLED ON U.S.S. ARIZONA

  14. 188 airplanes destroyed159 airplanes damaged

  15. DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY • GETTING READY FOR A WEDDING AND SAW THE KAMIKAZE PLANES OVERHEAD

  16. DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY U.S.S. PENNSYLVANIA U.S.S. CASSIN U.S.S. DOWNES • PUT OUT THE FIRES IN THE DRY DOCKS TO SAVE THE U.S.S. PENNSYLVANIA

  17. DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY • PLUMBING WORK AT HICKAM FIELD

  18. DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY U.S.S. OKLAHOMA U.S.S. MARYLAND • NIGHTFALL AND BODIES ON THE U.S.S MARYLAND

  19. AFTER THE ATTACK--JAPAN • Brutally attacked British and American ports in the Pacific • This was known as the Japanese Steam Roller • Including the Philippines • Stayed in war until August 1945

  20. AFTER THE ATTACK--AMERICA • “December 7, 1941… A date that will live in infamy” • At war with Japan, Italy and Germany • Mobilized for war • April 1945-defeated Germany • August 1945-defeated Japan

  21. December 8, 1941

  22. December 9, 1941

  23. December 10, 1941

  24. The USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor.

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