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• Article title: “pearl harbor” from Encyclopedia Britannica

• http://school.eb.com.proxy.elm4you.org/eb/article-9058877?query=pearl%20harbor&ct=

• I used this source to find basic information about the Pearl Harbor attacks. I wanted an overview of what happened that day, what the Japanese did to us, how many lives were lost, and what the American response was. It was a thorough, detailed resource that provided me with some good information.

Article title: “pearl harbor” from Encyclopedia Britannica

• “Surprise aerial attack” on December 7, 1941• On November 26, a fleet left Japan and sailed

north of Hawaii. From there, about 360 planes were launched for the attack.

• First bomber appeared at 7:55 A.M.• “Part of a first wave of nearly 200 aircraft,

including torpedo planes, bombers, and fighters”

Article title: “pearl harbor” from Encyclopedia Britannica

• “A U.S. Army private who noticed this large flight of planes on his radar screen was told to ignore them, since a flight of B-17s from the United States was expected at that time.”

• The ships anchored in the harbor made “perfect targets.”

• Sunday morning was purposely chosen because the Japanese thought the U.S. would be more relaxed.

• “Most of the damage to the battleships was inflicted in the first 30 minutes of the assault. The Arizona was completely destroyed…”

• More than 2,300 people killed• 1,100+ injured• Congress declared war against Japan on

December 8, 1941.

Article title: “pearl harbor” from Encyclopedia Britannica

Culture

• Article title: “5 Facts About Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona”

• http://www.history.com/news/5-facts-about-pearl-harbor-and-the-uss-arizona

• I used this source to find specific information about the U.S.S. Arizona and details about what makes this ship so memorable and important in the Pearl Harbor attacks. This article provided some interesting excerpts and little-known facts about the attack and those affected.

• Attacked occurred December 7, 1941• 7:55 A.M.• Assault lasted less than two hours• More than 2,500 people killed• Almost half of the casualties occurred

aboard the U.S.S. Arizona• 37 sets of brothers were killed aboard the

Arizona• After Pearl Harbor, “U.S. officials attempted

to discourage the practice” of family members serving on the same ship.

Article title: “5 Facts About Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona”

Article title: “5 Facts About Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona”

• “The USS Arizona’s entire band was lost in the attack.”

• “Fuel continues to leak from the USS Arizona’s wreckage.”

• The ship had been fueled the previous day. It was a great target for the Japanese.

• Some 500,000 gallons of oil continue to leak out of the wreckage.

Article title: “5 Facts About Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona”

• “Some former crewmembers have chosen the USS Arizona as their final resting place.”

• Since 1982, the U.S. Navy has allowed survivors of the attack to “be interred in the ship’s wreckage upon their deaths.”

• Survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack can choose to have their cremated remains placed below the ship under a gun turret.

• They are first given a full military funeral, and then divers take their remains below.

• More than 30 men have chosen to do this thus far