PEARL HARBOR - Rutherford County Schools
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THE DAY OF INFAMY
DECEMBER 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor from the
Cockpit of a Japanese
Plane
Events Before War Is Declared
Made TN join the Civil War
Made the US go to war with the Spanish
Made the US enter WWI
Hmmm…what would make America enter the
WWII?
Japan v.s. the US
Japan needed____________ to fight the war with
China.
The US stopped all oil sales in July of 1941 with
Japan
Japan wanted to conquer the Philippines, a U.S.
Colony.
HOWEVER, if they did, they were sure to be attacked
by the Hawaiian fleet at Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor
Japanese Flag
Kamikaze:
Japanese suicide
missions
Harvard Graduate
and
US Navy
General
Yamamoto
planned Pearl
Harbor.
Japanese take off
Pearl Harbor
“This Is No Drill”—Sunday Morning
Dec. 7th, 1941, the Empire
of Japan attacked the
Naval Base on the
Hawaiian Island of Oahu
At 7:55 am (1st Wave),
the Japanese carried out
a “surprise” attack on
American warships
8:40-(2nd Wave)
Target-Air Craft
Carriers-but all 3 were at
sea on a training exercise
Causalities
2,335 Servicemen Killed
68 Civilians Killed
1,143 Servicemen Wounded
35 Civilians Wounded
_______________
3, 581 USA Causalities
110 minutes-over 32 per min.
65 Japanese Killed/1
Captured
Statistics (7:55-9:45)-(CT 2:00 pm)
The attack was just two
hours (110 mins.)
All eight battleships
were put out of
commission.
11-other ships were
destroyed
Destroyed US Airfields347
The Arizona
Pearl Harbor
USS Arizona-8 Battleships
USS Arizona Burning: 1,100+ servicemen
died on the ship
USS Arizona Burning: Bomb Hit the Magazine Room
Pearl Harbor – Dec. 7, 1941
A date which will live in infamy!
USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor
FDR Signs the War
Declaration
Japan:
• After
attacking
Pearl Harbor,
the Japanese
seized the
Philippines,
Guam, Wake
Island, Hong
Kong,
Malaya,
Burma and
the Dutch
East Indies.