the bombing of pearl harbor
DESCRIPTION
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor. Basic Info. Who: Japanese What: Bomb U.S. naval base When: Dec. 7, 1941 Where: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Why?. U.S. oil embargo Give Japan time to expand into SE Asia Japan felt U.S. would be in war eventually. How?. Fleet sails through N. Pacific - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022081421/568165c1550346895dd8c65e/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
![Page 2: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022081421/568165c1550346895dd8c65e/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Basic Info• Who: Japanese• What: Bomb U.S.
naval base • When: Dec. 7,
1941 • Where: Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii
![Page 3: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022081421/568165c1550346895dd8c65e/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Why?• U.S. oil embargo• Give Japan time
to expand into SE Asia• Japan felt U.S.
would be in war eventually
![Page 4: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022081421/568165c1550346895dd8c65e/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
How?• Fleet sails through
N. Pacific• Sunday morning• 2 waves of planes• Attack airfields first• Battleship row
![Page 5: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022081421/568165c1550346895dd8c65e/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
![Page 6: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022081421/568165c1550346895dd8c65e/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Results• 2,403 deaths• 1,178 wounded• 13 ships damaged• 8 ships sunk• More than 300 planes
destroyed or damaged
![Page 7: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022081421/568165c1550346895dd8c65e/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
U.S. Reaction• Anger—Surprise
attack; not negotiating in good faith• Declaration of War• How could this
happen?
![Page 8: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022081421/568165c1550346895dd8c65e/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
How did this happen?• Feeling of
invincibility• Bunching planes• Radar• Japanese mini-sub• Miscommunication
![Page 9: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022081421/568165c1550346895dd8c65e/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Pearl Harbor Today