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Ch. 14: World War II, 1930-1945
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Tension increases btwn. Japan and U.S. in 1930s Japanese invasion of Manchuria, 1931 Japan’s attacks on China, 1937 Japan invades Southeast Asia in 1941 U.S. embargoes all scrap iron & oil to Japan Japan holds peace talks in Washington with Sec. of State Cordell Hull; while planning secret attack on U.S.
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December 7, 1941: Early Sunday morning, 3 waves of Japanese fighters (Zeroes) led surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Installation at Pearl Harbor & Hickam Field Destruction was enormous 2,400 Americans killed Almost 200 aircraft destroyed All 8 battleships in port either sunk or seriously damaged
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http://www.5min.com/Video/Attack-on- Pearl-Harbor-119993641 http://www.5min.com/Video/Attack-on- Pearl-Harbor-119993641
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Dec. 8, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress for a formal Declaration of War The vote was unanimous; The U.S. was finally shaken out of its isolationism 3 days later, Germany and Italy declared war on America
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufoUtoQL GQY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufoUtoQL GQY&feature=related
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