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Explore the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the response from the U.S., and the impact of World War II. Write a paragraph with four facts learned from this presentation.
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Pearl Harbor Write On Grade5
Learner Expectation • Content Standard: 5.0 History • History involves people, events, and issues. Students will evaluate evidence to develop comparative and casual analyses, and to interpret primary sources. They will construct sound historical arguments and perspectives on which informed decisions in contemporary life can be based. • 5.09 Understand America’s role during World War II.
In this activity you will: • Learn about the events that led up to Pearl Harbor • Discover the response from the U.S. to the attack. • Write a paragraph with four facts learned from this presentation.
Japan Moves into China • Japan has become friends with Germany, but a problem for the United States, as the U.S. tries to stop Japan from moving into China’s territory.
Japan’s Representatives • The U.S. ended trade with Japan. • Japan sent a group of representatives to meet with the U.S. in Washington D.C. to discuss the problem.
November, 1941 • Japan sends its forces to sea, headed for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Play actual News Bulletin Japan Strikes • On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the Japanese strike the U.S. military base at Pearl Harbor.
December 7, 1941 • Many of the U.S. military were asleep in their barracks or on ships.
December 7, 1941 • Over 2,000 Americans were killed in the attacks which came in two waves.
December 7, 1941 • After the attack the United States declared war on Japan. Listen to President Roosevelt’s Speech To Congress
World War II • WWII lasted almost four more years. • Several hundred thousand more people died in the war.
Atomic Bomb • The war ended after the U.S. dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan.
Atomic Bomb • 150,000 Japanese were killed in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the bombing.
Writing Activity • Write a paragraph with four facts learned from this presentation.
Sources • National Geographic: Remembering Pearl Harbor • Pearl Harbor Facts • Live video feed from Pearl Harbor. (Requires RealPlayer with G2.) • Pearl Harbor Remembered