Pearl Harbor Aim: Pearl Harbor Do Now: What do we know about Pearl Harbor? Homework: December 7, 1941
Background U.S. puts embargo on Japan –Oil, scrap metal U.S. and Japanese officials met a month prior to attack –Japan wants U.S. to end embargo –U.S. wants Japan out of China and SE Asia NO COMPROMISE
What is Pearl Harbor? United States Naval Base Hawaii
The Attack Sunday morning American ships anchored peacefully Japanese planes enter the sky Less than 2 hours: –19 ships sank/damaged –200 planes destroyed –2,400 Americans killed
Why??? Japan knew they couldn’t win a long war with the U.S. Thoughts sneak attack would force U.S. to beg for peace instead of declare war Japanese mistakes: –Didn’t sink aircraft carriers –Didn’t bomb fuel oil tanks KEYS TO AMERICA’S VICTORY
Pearl Harbor Memorial
Pearl Harbor vs. Sept.11th