PEARL HARBOR

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Facts about Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor was on December 7, 1941 2,343 men died, 1,272 were wounded

and 960 were left missing 4 battleships were sank 1 was capsized

and another was ran aground in “battleship row”

Facts (Cont’d)

11 other ships were sunk and 188 planes were destroyed

Only 29 Japanese planes were shot down and 5 midget submarines were lost

Facts (Cont’d)

The Japanese fleet contained about 353 planes in two waves

A third wave was called off Aircraft carriers the target of the attack

were all not at the base The reason why the third attack was

called off

Facts (Cont’d)

The Japanese only attacked ships at Pearl Harbor and planes at Hickman airbase

Facts (Cont’d)

Franklin Roosevelt the president at the time declared 12/7/41 as a “a day that will live in infamy”

The United States declared war on Japan the very next day December 8, 1941

Facts (Cont’d)

Germany and Italy declared war on the United States after that

The United States then declared war on Germany and Italy on December 11, 1941

The attack

The attack occurred on a Sunday, while everyone was off-duty

Everyone was caught completely off-guard

The navy did have radar but it was expecting friendly planes coming through

The navy also discovered a midget submarine washed up on the shore, but did not think much of it

The attack

The flag will always be flown high

Ships sunk during the attack USS Arizona USS Oklahoma USS California USS West Virginia

Ships sunk (Cont’d)

USS Utah USS Oglala USS Shaw YFD-2 USS Sotoyomo

Weapons used

The Japanese used a range of all planes from the zero which was a fighter plane to the Val which was a dive bomber

All Japanese planes were launched off a aircraft carrier so no ships were involved

Quiz

Which ship was sank during Pearl Harbor?

A) USS Maryland B) USS Arizona C) USS Tennessee

Correct

B) the Arizona was correct it was big loss for the United States

Incorrect

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True or False

The Japanese suffered heavy losses? A) True B) False

Correct

The Japanese lost a total of 29 planes during Pearl Harbor making their losses minimum

Incorrect

The Japanese lost a very minimum number of planes

When was war declared on Japan? A) December 7th 1941 B) December 8th 1941 C) December 11th 1941

Correct

War was declared on Japan on Monday December 8th 1941

Incorrect

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Who was the President at the time?

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt B) Harry Truman C) John F. Kennedy

Correct

The answer was Franklin D. Roosevelt

Incorrect

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After Pearl Harbor

What happened after Pearl Harbor was World War 2 which the United States got involved in right away

They immediately began the war in the pacific with the Japanese

They also began fighting with the Allies in North Africa

D-Day

The United States invaded Normandy on June 6th 1944 which is one of the worst days in American history

The beaches were heavily defended and the Allies could not break through the German defenses

World War II

The Allies fought the Axis in World War II and the Allies prevailed

The Allies were United States of America, Soviet Union, Great Britain

The Axis powers were Italy, Japan, Germany

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt13c3olXkU

My video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTwPG1dUoeo&list=HL1361464706&feature=mh_lolz

This video portrays World War II as a whole

http://history1900s.about.com/od/Pearl-Harbor/a/Pearl-Harbor-Facts.htm

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-pearl-harbor-dec-7-1941-ill-fated-day-ushistory

http://www.erikanderson.net/pearlharbor/facts.html

http://www.mobile-qr-codes.org/pearl-harbor-facts.html

Sources

Sources

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/teach/pearl/aftermath/facts.htm

http://my.ilstu.edu/~jabraun/students/prattwp/facts.htm

http://www.pearlharborsurvivorsonline.org/html/PEARL%20HARBOR%20AND%20USS%20ARIZONA%20MYTHS.htm