PEARL HABOR

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PEARL HARBOR: 

PEARL HARBOR THE DAY OF INFAMY December 7, 1941 Visit www.worldofteaching.com For 100’s of free powerpoints

Slide2: 

USS Arizona

Causes…: 

Causes… The U.S. demanded that Japan withdraw from China and Indochina Japan thought that attacking the U.S. would provide them an easy win, and a territory with abundant land and resources to rule once they were victorious. The U.S. oil embargo against Japan was hurting Japan’s economy

USS Arizona: 

USS Arizona

Major Combatants: 

Major Combatants Japan Fleet of 6 Aircraft Carriers under the command of Admiral Nagumo and Admiral Yamamoto Aerial Assault Force under the command of Mitsuo Fuchida United States - Pearl Harbor Naval/Army Base under the command of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Lt. General Walter C. Short

Battle Sequence: 

Battle Sequence 5 PHASE ATTACK BY JAPANESE… (as noted by the U.S. Navy) PHASE 1: Combined torpedo plane and dive bomber attacks lasting from 7:55 a.m. to 8:25 a.m. PHASE 2: Lull in attacks lasting from 8:25 - 8:40 a.m. PHASE 3: Horizontal bomber attacks from 8:40 – 9:15 a.m. PHASE 4: Dive bomber attacks between 9:15-9:45 a.m. PHASE 5: Warning of attacks and completion of raid after 9:45 a.m.

Eyewitness Account: 

Eyewitness Account Commander Mitsuo Fuchida “Veering right toward the west coast of the island, we could see that the sky over Pearl Harbor was clear. Presently the harbor itself bacame visible across the central Oahu plain, a film of morning mist hovering over it. I peered intently through my binoculars at the ships riding peacefully at anchor. One by one I counted them. Yes, the battleships were there all right, eight of them! But our last lingering hope of finding any carriers prestent was now gone. Not one was to be seen.”

Warfare Used During Attack: 

Warfare Used During Attack Japan 81 Fighter Planes 135 Dive Bombers 104 Horizontal Bombers 40 Torpedo Planes At least 5 Midget Submarines

Warfare (continued): 

Warfare (continued) United States 108 Fighter Planes (59 not available for flight) 35 Army Bombers (27 not available for flight) 993 Army/Navy Antiaircraft Guns

Casualties: 

Casualties Japan Less then 100 men 29 planes 5 midget submarines United States 2,335 servicemen killed, 68 civilians killed, 1,178 wounded 188 planes 18 ships (8 battleships, 3 light cruisers, 3 destroyers, 4 other vessels)

USS Arizona Burning: 1,100+ servicemen died on the ship: 

USS Arizona Burning: 1,100+ servicemen died on the ship

Eyewitness Account: 

Eyewitness Account Marine Corporal E.C. Nightingale “I was about three quarters of the way to the first platform on the mast when it seemed as though a bomb struck our quarterdeck. I could hear shrapnel or fragments whistling past me. As soon as I reached the first platform, I saw Second Lieutenant Simonson lying on his back with blood on his shirt front. I bent over him…He was dead…”

Eyewitness Account: 

Eyewitness Account Lt. Ruth Erickson, USN (Nurse) “The first patient came into our dressing room at 8:25 a.m. with a large opening in his abdomen and bleeding profusely. They started an intravenous and transfusion. I can still see the tremor of Dr. Brunson’s hand as he picked up the needle. Everyone was terrified. The patient died within the hour.”

Effects/Outcome: 

Effects/Outcome Japan dealt a seemingly crippling blow to the U.S. Pacific fleet (U.S. Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers: Lexington, Enterprise, & Saratoga were not in port) Japan began their quest for a Pacific empire The U.S. finally was forced to join World War II (“The Sleeping Giant was awakened”) The U.S. & Great Britain declare war on Japan (Dec. 8, 1941) Germany & Italy declare war on the U.S. (Dec. 11, 1941)

December 8, 1941 FDR Speech: 

December 8, 1941 FDR Speech “Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 - A date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” FDR Infamy Speech

Works Cited: 

Works Cited http://www.combinedfleet.com/btl_ph.htm http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/WWII.html#Pearl http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/pearl.htm ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/hi/military/pearl.txt http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/congress/part_2.html http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-3b.htm http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w2frm.htm http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blyindexpearl.htm http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/What_were_the_causes_of_Pearl_Harbor http://www.umkc.edu/lib/spec-col/ww2/PearlHarbor/fdr-speech.htm#doi