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Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor.  December 6, 1941. Naval base of the U.S. Pacific fleet on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. USA in way of Japan, who wanted oil in Asia Japan part of Axis Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. 2,400 Americans Dead. President Roosevelt wanted USA to be neutral

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Pearl Harbor

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  1. Pearl Harbor •  December 6, 1941. • Naval base of the U.S. Pacific fleet on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.

  2. USA in way of Japan, who wanted oil in Asia • Japan part of Axis • Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

  3. 2,400 Americans Dead • President Roosevelt wanted USA to be neutral • USA declares war after Pearl Harbor • “A date that will live in infamy (disgrace).”

  4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infamy_Speech

  5. USA enters WW2 • FDR-America “must become the great arsenal of democracy.“ • Stop fascism of Italy, Germany and USSR • Need Allies to win to pay back loans

  6. Read interview from Pearl Harbor survivor Hubert "Dale" Gano • Complete Story Map Worksheet

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