1. Dr. Seuss (and the United States) Go to war
Wally and We interrupt this Broadcast

2. November 28, 1941

3. December 5, 1941

4. "Nobody now fears that a Japanese fleet could deal an unexpected blow on our Pacific possessions Radio makes surprise impossible." --Josephus Daniels, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy, October 16, 1922

5. BEFORE THE ATTACK-JAPAN
Economic woes
Nationalism
Military/Foreign expansion
1937-War with China
1940-Tripartite pact with Germany/Italy
1941-Seized Indo-China

6. BEFORE THE ATTACK-JAPAN
ISOROKU YAMAMOTO Begins planning PH attack

7. BEFORE THE ATTACK-AMERICA
1940-
Ended commercial treaties with Japan
Increased Aid to China
Moved Pacific fleet to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
1941
Froze Japanese assets (ended all trade)

8. BEFORE THE ATTACK-WALLY
Avoided draft as pipefitter in Hawaii
12/06/41—Bachelor Party
12/07/41—Supposed to be working on U.S.S. Los Angeles but got the day off for a wedding

9. DURING THE ATTACK-JAPAN
353 Planes in 2 waves
Wave 1--7:55 a.m
Wheeler field
NW side of Oahu to Ford Island
Hickam/Ewa field
Wave 2—8:40 a.m.
SE side of Oahu to Ford Island
Kaneohe/Bellows Field

10. 5 Japanese submarines lost
29 Kamikaze planes lost
5 Japanese submarines lost
About 129 Japanese died

11. DURING THE ATTACK--AMERICA

12. DURING THE ATTACK-AMERICA
2,403 Americans killed
1,178 wounded
21 Navy ships sunk
8 Battleships hit
3 aircraft carriers safe at sea

13. 1,177 MEN KILLED ON U.S.S. ARIZONA

14. 188 airplanes destroyed 159 airplanes damaged

15. DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY
GETTING READY FOR A WEDDING AND SAW THE KAMIKAZE PLANES OVERHEAD

17. DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY
U.S.S. PENNSYLVANIA
U.S.S. CASSIN
U.S.S. DOWNES
PUT OUT THE FIRES IN THE DRY DOCKS TO SAVE THE U.S.S. PENNSYLVANIA

19. DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY
PLUMBING WORK AT HICKAM FIELD

20. DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY
U.S.S. OKLAHOMA
U.S.S. MARYLAND
NIGHTFALL AND BODIES ON THE U.S.S MARYLAND

21. AFTER THE ATTACK--JAPAN
Brutally attacked British and American ports in the Pacific
This was known as the Japanese Steam Roller
Including the Philippines
Stayed in war until August 1945

22. AFTER THE ATTACK--AMERICA
“December 7, 1941… A date that will live in infamy”
At war with Japan, Italy and Germany
Mobilized for war
April 1945-defeated Germany
August 1945-defeated Japan

23. December 8, 1941

24. December 9, 1941

25. December 10, 1941

26. The USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor.