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1 Pearl Harbor and U.S. Entry into WWII
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan No matter how long it may take us the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.” President Franklin Roosevelt, Dec. 8, 1941

2 Indochina Dutch East Indies
** British Empire in East Asia – Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong all attacked by Japan ** U.S. Territory of the Philippines Indochina Dutch East Indies ** Dutch East Indies also attacked.

3 Japanese Offensives

4 Events Leading to Pearl Harbor
1937 – “Nanking Massacre” … 1941 – U.S. moved Pacific Fleet to Hawaii … July, 1941 – U.S. ceases exports to Japan … Fall and Winter, 1941 – U.S. and Japan negotiating …

5 Attack Upon Pearl Harbor
Battleship USS California sinking Battleship USS Arizona explodes

6 Sinking of the USS Arizona
* 1,177 American sailors, alone, died on the battleship, the USS Arizona. * 2,403, total number of Americans killed * Eight U.S. Navy battleships destroyed, and 188 U.S. aircraft * U.S. aircraft carriers spared

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8 Responses to Attack on Pearl Harbor
(1) Hitler … (2) Churchill … (3) Stalin … (4) Ribbentrop …

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