1. WW2 #3: 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)
“A date which will live in infamy”

4. Why attack Pearl Harbor?
Empire building: Japanese control & Europeans ousted
Needed oil & steel:
Trade Sanctions: US stopped selling
Hoped US would back down / defeat US
Did NOT destroy air craft carriers

5. US decodes J. msg – knew they might attack
Hold talks b/w US & J in Wash DC

6. Executive Order 9066
FDR orders all ppl of Japanese descent on the West Coast to relocate (Feb 1942)
Internment Camps: over 100,000, mostly citizens, held for up to 4 years

8. Japanese Internment A Summarize Japanese internment in 3-4 sentences.
Doc Letter/ #
Describe what you learn about internment from this document A
Summarize Japanese internment in 3-4 sentences.

9. Is this legal? Fred Korematsu vs. U.S. Arguments for Korematsu
Arguments for US

10. Is this legal? Fred Korematsu vs. U.S. Arguments for Korematsu
Discrimination based on race
No signs of espionage (spying), disloyalty
Arguments for US
Necessary war measure
Ensure Americans’ safety

11. Who wins?
THE US !
1970s – his conviction overturned – no proof of espionage
1980s – Reagan officially apologizes, each internee got $20,000
1990s – Clinton gave Korematsu Medal of Freedom

12. Is this similar or different from Trump’s executive order to pause immigration from 7 Muslim nations?