ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

BACKROUND

• An 1887 treaty let the U.S. use the harbor.
• The U.S. Was not involved in the war yet.
• The Japanese goal was to destroy U.S. ships and planes.
• Japan has wanted to fight for a while.
• President Roosevelt Threatened to cut U.S. trade with japan.

MORE BACKROUND

• The president threatened to stop commercial trade with japan.
• Japan was pretty much asking for war.
• Luckily, there were no aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor that day.

EVENT

• The attack occured december 7th 1941
• The first wave arrived at 7:50 a.m.
• There were 183 Japanese planes in the first wave

EVENT

• America declared war on japan the same day.
• Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo comanded the japanese fleet.
• More than 2,300 military personel were killed.

EVENT

• On december first, japan decided to launch an attack
• The Japanese fleet destroyed 8 battleships and many planes.

IMPACT

• After the attack, japan overwhelmed many territories.
• The United States entered world war 2.
• Many americans were very angry with japan.
• Japan destroyed many airplanes and boats.

IMPACT

• The attack on Pearl Harbor led to the battle of midway island.
• The U.S. Inflicted a devastating blow on japan.
• Many americans were mad but did not want war.

We wanted to find out if the attack on Pearl Harbor affected the outcome of the war.

Pearl Harbor possibly changed the outcome of the war.

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