PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER, 7 TH , 1941 By: Matthew Loo Social Studies
Jan 17, 2018
Pearl Harbor December, 7th, 1941
By: Matthew Loo Social Studies What is Pearl Harbor? The Untied
States kept all of their Navy ships at one location called Pearl
Harbor and it was in Hawaii islands called Oahu. All of the Navy
personal lived in this base. There where navy people, nurses,
doctors and leaders all at this one place. Battle Ship Row The
ships where all group together in rows with each ship group by two.
The many ships that were at Pearl Harbor were the USS California,
the USS Oklahoma, the USS West Virginia, the USS Nevada, just some
of the ships that where there. The most famous battleship was
called the USS Arizona. A closer look at Battleship Row
Can you see where each ship is located during December 7th, 1941.
The Sides to Pearl Harbor
Japans side. Untied states side Japan wanted to take over the
world. Japan Knew by attacking Pearl Harbor that it will cripple
our Navy and making the United States rebel against them. The
Untied States wanted peace with Japan. The United States did know
that Japan was planning an attack but America didnt know it was on
them. When the attack happen? The attack happen on a Sunday morning
the date was December 7th, 1941. Japan attack Pearl Harbor at 7 o
clock in the morning. The military personal where still sleeping
and even some where ending their watch had happen. The Japan Air
Planes Here is an example of an Japanese air plane that attack
Pearl Harbor. Notice the red circle on the back of the plane
represents the Japans flag. This also help our military personal
identify the enemies as well. The damage to Pearl Harbor
The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels,
including eight enormous battleships the most famous was the USS
Arizona. The attack lasted for two hours. Japan attack Pearl
Harbor, and major air strips so that our military couldnt defend
themselves. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in
the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded in that attack. The USS
Arizona Here is the USS Arizona sinking from a major bomb that the
Japanese drop on the ship killing more then 1,500 people on board.
The people that where on the bottom of the ship where trap with no
way out, they died at the bottom of the ship. There is a memorial
of this ship at Hawaii that is open to the public to visit. Next
slide we will see pictures of the memorial. The USS Arizona
Memorial
This is the USS Arizona memorial. The memorial is located on top of
the lost ship where many people lives have been lost. This is open
to the public and many people go here every day and year long.
After the attack After the attacks on December 8th, 1941 President
Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a famous speech. The speech was called
an infantry speech. After the speech After President Roosevelt
speech the United States enter World War II. The Untied States came
together as one and supported one another. The war lasted four
years. What did you learn? Now that you know about Pearl Harbor ask
your self these questions? How did America react to this attack?
What was the end result? Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor? How was
the bombing of Pearl Harbor different from going to war with Japan?
Resources USS Arizona Memorial Picture
Slide two pictures All came from clip art Battle Ship Row Picture
Japan 1941 Air Plane Picture corsetry of library of congress
Resources Pearl Harbor Information
Resources Slide 10 picture