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Pearl Harbor. Name Period Date. Pearl Harbor. 1941 Oahu, Hawaii Naval base that stored many ships and airplanes Several military bases. http://www.hawaii1st.com/images/maps/oahu-map.jpg. What Led Up to the Attack. Japanese invasion of China Shut down metal and oil
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Pearl Harbor Name Period Date
Pearl Harbor • 1941 • Oahu, Hawaii • Naval base that stored many ships and airplanes • Several military bases http://www.hawaii1st.com/images/maps/oahu-map.jpg
What Led Up to the Attack • Japanese invasion of China • Shut down metal and oil • Froze assets between Japan and U.S • U.S thought Japan would back down • Japan wanted to seize the U.S
The Attack • Japanese diplomats and U.S secretary met • Japan launched attack on U.S • First bomb was at 7:55 am • 2,833 people were killed • Destroyed 21 ships http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Yamamoto-Isoroku.jpg/220px-Yamamoto-Isoroku.jpg
Casualties Americans • Over 2,800 killed • 1,178 wounded • 188 aircraft destroyed • 159 aircraft damaged Japanese • 29 aircraft lost • 55 airmen killed
During the attack… • Germany took over Europe • U.K and Soviet Union fought Germany • U.S helped the U.K • Germany declared war on U.S http://www.clker.com/clipart-9029.html
Respond to Attack • Congress declared war on Japan • Roosevelt stated all citizens should be blamed • Led up to World War II • Hiroshima • Nagasaki http://www.japanfocus.org/data/HiroshimaRuinsLarge.jpg
Works Cited • Hasday, Judy L. Pearl Harbor. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2001. Print. • BookTagsEditDelete • Soderstrum, Jason T., and Spencer C. Tucker. "Japanese Planning for and Attack on Pearl Harbor: World War II." Social Studies Databases. 29 May 2012. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://http://worldatwar.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/9?sid=758444&useConcept=False>. • Online DatabaseTagsEditDelete • Streissguth, Thomas. The Attack on Pearl Harbor. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven, 2002. Print. • Doerr, Paul W. "World Book Online Reference Center | Online Reference Book| Online Encyclopedia." World Book. Web. 02 June 2012. <http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar419150>. • "Military.com Resources." Military.com Resources. Military Advantage, 2012. Web. 03 June 2012. <http://www.military.com/Resources/HistorySubmittedFileView?file=history_pearlharbor.htm>.