1. The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

2. Basic Info Who: Japanese What: Bomb U.S. naval base When: Dec. 7, 1941 Where: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

3. Why? U.S. oil embargo Give Japan time to expand into SE Asia Japan felt U.S. would be in war eventually

4. How? Fleet sails through N. Pacific Sunday morning 2 waves of planes Attack airfields first Battleship row

6. Results 2,403 deaths 1,178 wounded 13 ships damaged 8 ships sunk More than 300 hundred planes destroyed or damaged

7. U.S. Reaction Anger—Surprise attack; not negotiating in good faith Declaration of War How could this happen?

8. How did this happen? Feeling of invincibility Bunching planes Radar Japanese mini-sub Miscommunication

9. Pearl Harbor Today