Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
The Japanese Attack
IMAGINE
What Did Japan Want?Japan thought that attacking the US would
provide an easy win, and a territory with abundant land and resources to rule once they were victorious.
Their main goals were to disable American aircraft carriers and ships
They wanted to extend their empire like Germany
Phases of Attack
1. (7:55 am to 8:25am)Torpedo planes and dive bomb attacks
2. No attacks until 8:40 am3. (8:40 -9:15 am)Horizontal bomber attacks4. (8:15-9:45) Dive bomber attacks5. (9:45 am) Warning of attacks and end of raid
JAPAN •> 5 Midget Submarines•81 Fighter Planes•135 Dive Bombers•104 Horizontal Bombers•40 Torpedo Planes
US 993 Army/Navy Anti-
aircraft guns
- 108 Fighter Planes (59 not
available for flight) - 35 Army Bombers (27 not available for flight)
CASUALTIES
JAPANless than 100 men29 planes5 midget submarines
US 2,335 servicemen killed 68 civilians killed 1,178 wounded 188 planes 18 ships (8 battleships, 3 light cruisers, 3 destroyers, 4 other vessels) USS Arizona Burning: 1,100+ Servicemen died on the ship
EFFECTS & OUTCOMES
Japan dealt a seemingly crippling blow to the US Pacific Fleet
Japan began their quest for a Pacific empireUS was forced to join WWII (“The
Sleeping Giant was awakened”)US and Great Britain declare war on Japan (Dec.
8, 1941)Germany and Italy declare war on the US (Dec.
11, 1941)
What did Franklin
Roosevelt have to say about the attack?