Pearl Harbor The Japanese Attack December 7, 1941

Where is Pearl Harbor?

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 (7:55 am to 8:25am)Torpedo planes and dive bomb attacks No attacks until 8:40 am (8:40 -9:15 am)Horizontal bomber attacks (8:15-9:45) Dive bomber attacks (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 JAPAN US less than 100 men 29 planes 5 midget submarines 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 empire US 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)

Damage done to ships at Pearl Harbor

USS Arizona Memorial

What did Franklin Roosevelt have to say about the attack?