Unit 8: World War II 3.20.16

Entry Task Read the directions & the newspaper response. Answer the 3 questions in your notebook

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor/videos/attack-pearl-harbor?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false December 7, 1941 Japan launches a surprise attack on the US Naval & Air Force bases at Pearl Harbor

Just before 8am hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked Just before 8am hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked. The barrage lasted two hours & was devastating

More than 2,000 Americans soldiers, sailors, and civilians died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded.

USS Arizona Memorial

Response December 8: President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. December 11: Japanese allies Germany & Italy declare war on the United States. More than two years into the conflict, America had finally joined World War II.

Background In order to understand why something happened, we need to look at the context. What was the relationship like between the United States & Japan? Answer #s 4-6 in your notebook

Vocab Status quo: the existing state of affairs Puppet state: a govt. that is supposedly independent but is in reality dependent on an outside power Manchuria: a region in NE Asia invaded by Japan in 1931 Two fronts: fighting takes place on 2 geographically separated front lines

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Initial ideas

Document A Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? 1941 Japanese textbook excerpts Answer the questions in your notebook Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

Document B Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Japanese Expansion Answer the questions in your notebook Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? http://www.history.com/interactives/inside-wwii-interactive 1st period start w/ video

Document C Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Timeline Answer the questions in your notebook Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

Document D Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Japanese imports Answer the questions in your notebook Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

Document E Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Prime Minister of Japan’s comments Answer the questions in your notebook Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

Writing a Thesis Statement Can we group any of our ideas? Which idea do you think is the REAL reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor? List 3 reasons why you chose that one

Thesis Statement Name, period The real reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor was _____________, because of _____________, _____________, and ___________.