1. WW2 #5 : Pearl Harbor

2. December 7, 1941 Sunday morning at 7:55
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a US Naval Base
Surprise attack by Japanese bombers
2,400 soldiers die
Destroy boats, planes, and other military supplies
1st attack on US soil since Civil War, worst attack until 9/11(kills 3,500 civilians)

4. War!
US President Franklin Roosevelt said: “A date which will live in infamy”
Brings US into war
Allies =

5. Why attack Pearl Harbor?
Japan wanted to kick Western powers out of Asia & take over Asia for themselves
Needed oil & steel:
Trade Sanctions: US stopped selling supplies
Hoped US would back down / defeat US
Did NOT destroy air craft carriers