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Pearl HarborDec. 7, 1941
“A date which will live in infamy”
Pearl Harbor video clip
Japanese Expansion• Japan was becoming overcrowded and
lacked raw materials
Solution: Build an empire
• 1931- Japan takes over Manchuria
• 1937 – Japan invades China
• The battle in China was costing $ and Japan needed resources so they set their sites on the rich Southeast Asian colonies
US Response to Expansion
1) Sent aid to China to protect Guam and Philippines (US colonies)
2) 1941- cut off oil shipments to Japan
Inevitable War?• US realized that cutting off oil supplies
might lead to war
• Japan allied with Italy and Germany
• Hideki Tojo (Japanese Prime Minister) very hostile toward US
Preparing for Attack• US troops located in the Pacific were told
to be ready for a possible attack from Japan
• Japan had been planning their secret attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack brought air craft carriers
Most of the destruction brought by aircraft via bombs and torpedoes
A date which will live in infamy’
* Sunday December 7, 1941 Japan achieved complete surprise
* In two hours they destroyed the American Pacific battleship fleet
• 8 battleships suffered damage
• 200 aircraft destroyed
• 2400 Americans lost their lives
US Response to Attack• December 8, 1941 FDR declared war on
Japan
• 3 days later Germany and Italy declared war on the US
Why were US troops stationed at Pearl Harbor unprepared and what warning signs did they miss?
1) No single commander in charge
2) No airplanes watching for approaching ships
3) US radar detected planes but inexperienced Lieutenant thought they were B-17s from CA
4) Warning message from Washington via telegraph received too late
Video questions
• What happened at 7:02am?• What did the Lieutenant think the unidentified
aircraft on the radar were?• Why was the battleship Oklahoma moved from
its original position? Problem with position?• How did the attack taking place on a Sunday
help Japan achieve an element of surprise• What does Tora Tora Tora mean?• What other types of places on Oahu were
targeted besides the Harbor?• What warship sunk in 9 minutes after being
directly hit by a delayed action bomb?
Battleship Row
Ford Island Burning Barracks
Naval Air Station
USS Oklahoma
D-Day• D-day video clip