Pearl Harbor

Alissa Blanchard
November 17, 2014
U.S. History
4th block

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INJURED AND KILLED

• 2335 U.S. Serviceman killed
• 1143 U.S. Serviceman wounded
• 68 civilians killed, 35 wounded
• Japanese lost 65 mem

WEAPONS

• Nakajima B5N bomber
• Aichi D3A bomber
• A6M zero fighter aircraft
• SBD dive bomber

INTERESTING FACTS

• Japanese forces led by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
• Japanese fleet considered of 353 planes
• U.S. aircraft carriers weren't at the base at the time
• 960 men left missing
• 188 planes destroyed

WHO

• Japan
• America

WHEN

• December 7, 1941
• 7:55 a.m. Until 9:45 a.m.

WHERE

• Honolulu, Hawaii

WHAT

• On December 7, 1941 Japan launches a surprise attack on America

WHY

• U.S. Set an embargo on Japan

HOW

• Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked on the American naval base

OUTCOME

• America joined the allies in WW2

WORKS CITED

• pearlharbor.org
• humanities360.com
• usmemorialday.org
• huffingtonpost.com