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Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor. The Day of Infamy Arrives . What’s Happening in Japan ?. 1931: Invasion of Manchuria 1937: Shoot down the USS Panay 1938: Rape of Nanking 20,000 women raped 300,000 Chinese massacred. Japan and Imperialism . Population Explosion Not enough land to sustain

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Pearl Harbor

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  1. Pearl Harbor

  2. The Day of Infamy Arrives

  3. What’s Happening in Japan ? • 1931: Invasion of Manchuria • 1937: Shoot down the USS Panay • 1938: Rape of Nanking • 20,000 women raped • 300,000 Chinese massacred

  4. Japan and Imperialism • Population Explosion • Not enough land to sustain • Pacific was plentiful in resources • Big problem- • Hawaii • US Territories

  5. Pearl Harbor • Things America did know: • Japanese were Samurai Warring Philosophy • Attack was imminent

  6. December 6th, 1941 • Vice Admiral ChuichiNagumo left Japan • 6 air craft carriers • En route to PH • US Intelligence interception • 10% of a message • US commander: “I’ll get back to you on Monday.”

  7. December 7th, 1941 • Private Joseph Lockard • Giant Mass on radar screen • Commander • US planes on their way in • Flock of birds!

  8. 8 AM, December 7th, 1941 • TORA,TORA,TORA! • Pilot MitsuoFuchida battle cry • Complete surprise • Assault on Battleship Row begins

  9. “We’re Under Attack!” • 366 Japanese Planes • Assault 1 • 168 Planes • Assault 2 • Japan lost 29 Planes total • Attack took 1 hour, 1 minute

  10. The Effects • 4 Battleships • Arizona • California • West Virginia • Oklahoma

  11. Hickam Field • Planes parked wingtip to wingtip • Preventative attack • Air attack was unlikely • Lost 188 planes • 159 Damaged

  12. The Aftermath • American Losses: • 2,400 dead • ½ of the USS Arizona • Japanese Losses • 129 dead • 5 midget subs lost • 4 midget subs relocated

  13. USS Arizona • Memorial Dedicated, 1962 • 184 Foot stone structure • Bodies of men trapped inside remain today • Oil droplets leak out as reminder • Flag flies from severed mast

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