Transcript Pearl_Harbor_1

Pearl Harbor
Motivation For Pearl Harbor
• U.S. control of Philippines and of Guam
challenged the Japanese
• On going conflict in the Pacific
• The Embargo that stopped merchant ships
to get to Japan. Japan relied on U.S. for
trade
• Japan wanted to expand, and they finally
decided to attack the U.S.
“A Date which will live in Infamy”
December 7, 1941
• Before the aerial attack there were 6 subs that
tried to get into the harbor
• Japanese force of 423 planes on 3 aircraft
carriers targeted 8 battleships in the harbor
• Admiral
Chuichi
Nagumo
lead the
attack
• The attack
destroyed
the U.S.
Pacific fleet
By the Numbers
1 2 3 4
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2388 people were Killed
2000 people were wounded
21 American Ships were damaged
300 American Planes were damaged
• Japanese only lost 29 aircrafts
Aftermath of Pearl Harbor
The effects of the Pearl Harbor attack
• U.S. Joined World War II
• Japanese Americans were criticized
harshly
• Japanese had hoped that they had
crippled the US, but it in fact lead to the
fall of the Japanese Empire
• 4 years later all but 3 ships were repaired
and back to active duty
Conspiracy Theory
Did Roosevelt plan the Pearl Harbor disaster?
• Some say that FDR wanted to enter war to
stop the spread of totalitarianism, and now
that Japan attacked them they had reason
to enter the war.
• People wondered why there was no memo
sent to Pearl Harbor to warn of attack, in
fact a message was sent but was delayed
because of the attack
Conspiracy Theory
Did Roosevelt plan the Pearl Harbor disaster?
• Others say that FDR was hard-pressed by
Stalin to let the attack happen
• Some believed that FDR’s advisors were
spies for Stalin persuading decisions
Opposing the Conspiracy Theory
• Others reasoned that if FDR was against
Hitler why would he join with Stalin?
Pearl Harbor vs. 9/11
“We will never forget”
• Similarities
– Attack was on American soil
– Strong sense of American unity
– Both pushed America into war
– Conspiracy theories were made for Bush just
as much as they were for FDR
– Both had death counts around 2,500
– Minimal deaths to the enemies
Pearl Harbor vs. 9/11
“We will never forget”
• Contrasts
– 9/11 was more symbolic
– The World Trade Center in NY was the U.S.
free-market economy
– The Pentagon embodies the U.S. military’s
command center
– Pearl Harbor was an attack trying to wipe out
threat of U.S. fleet
Discussion Questions
• 1.) Do you think the U.S. would have entered the war if
Pearl Harbor didn’t happen?
• 2.) Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? Could
the attack have been prevented? What impact did the
attack have on America’s society?
• 3.) Why did Leaders of the U.S. Navy believe that a fullScale navel attack against Pearl Harbor was impossible?
• 4.) What are some similarities and differences between
Pearl Harbor and 9/11?
• 5.) Why was Pearl Harbor an important turning point in
WWII?
July 19, 1944
U.S. Marines invade Guam
July 27, 1944
American troops complete the liberation Guam
August 8, 1944
American troops capture the Mariana Island
January 9, 1945
The U.S. Army invades Lingayen Gulf on Luzon
February 16, 1945
U.S. troops recapture Bataan
March 3, 1945
U.S. and Filipino troops capture Manila
March 16, 1945
U.S. forces capture Iwo Jima
May 20, 1945
Japanese forces begin to withdraw from China
June 20, 1945
U.S. forces capture Okinawa
June 28, 1945
June 30, 1945
The end of Japanese resistance in the Philippines announced
U.S. forces retake the Philippines
July 5, 1945
The liberation of the Philippines is declared
August 6, 1945
The 1st atomic bomb is dropped
August 8, 1945
The 2nd atomic bomb is dropped
August 14, 1945
Japan Surrenders