at 7:55 a.m. on sunday, december 7, 1941, 353 japanese planes launched a surprise attack on the...
TRANSCRIPT
- Slide 1
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- At 7:55 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, 353 Japanese planes launched a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor.
- Slide 5
- An American cryptologist (decoder) intercepted a Japanese message asking about American fleet movement out of Pearl Harbor 2 days prior to the attack. Ignored Early on December 7, a radar operator noticed a large group of planes heading towards Pearl Harbor Ignored
- Slide 6
- Slide 7
- Slide 8
- Slide 9
- Slide 10
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Slide 13
- Slide 14
- Slide 15
- Slide 16
- Slide 17
- 2,403 US Personnel killed 68 Civilians killed 19 Navy ships destroyed or damaged (including 8 battleships) All 4 aircraft carriers survived (had set out to sea on a test-run earlier that morning and werent discovered by the Japanese)
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
- On December 8, FDR asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan in what would become one of the most famous speeches in American history. The United States officially declared war on Japan on December 11, 1941.
- Slide 20
- Slide 21