1. Events leading to Pearl Harbor
Believing the United States will not only cut off supplies, but also declare war, the Japanese planned a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to eliminate the American naval presence in the Pacific
US Enters the War

3. Effects of Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941, the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
Japanese miscalculated American response – instead of cowering, the American people rallied together
December 8, 1941, the United States declares war on Japan

9. Japanese Successes 1941 Guam and Wake Island
1942- Philippines, Dutch East Indies, Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore and Burma

10. Japan’s Eventual Defeat

11. The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
Bomb on Hiroshima
Pictures

12. Casualties Hiroshima Nagasaki Pre-raid population 255,000 195,000
Dead 66, ,000
Injured 69, ,000
Total Casualties 135, ,000

14. This is a photo of the atomic bomb blast over Nagasaki, Japan.
What do you see in the photograph.
From what point of view do we see the atomic bomb blast?
Where is the photographer situated? Why would he or she have wanted to take the photo from that location?
Do you think the photograph glorifies or condemns the power of the bomb? What aspects of the image support your conclusion?
Do you think this image removes the emotional impact of the devastating effects of the bomb? How? Why would you want to remove the emotional impact of such a destructive device?
The image was taken from the air from one of the planes on the mission that delivered the bomb to Nagasaki.) 

15. "Awestruck, we watched it shoot upward like a meteor coming from the earth instead of from outer space, becoming ever more alive as it climbed skyward through the white clouds. It was no longer smoke, or dust, or even a cloud of fire. It was a living thing, a new species of being, born right before our incredulous eyes."