why did the japanese bomb pearl harbor?

Why did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?

America practiced

an ___________ towards

other nations

before WW2

Isolationist

America wanted

to punish Japan for

invading ________

_.

China

Japan needs ______ for domestic and military

use but has none.

oil

Oil is available in ______

Dutch East Indies

but the ___

US

in the _______

_ Islands could easily stop the

Japanese from getting the oil

Philippines

SO…

The Japanese planned to attack the

Americans first, then get the oil

The Japanese attacked __________, the strongest

American base in the Pacific Ocean.

Pearl Harbor

Japanese carrier AM

The attack started at 7:55 AM, Sunday December 7, 1941

BB row above

Japanese pict BB row w/fordisland

B-17 Hickam Field

Shaw explodes

USS West Virginia

Killed 2395 (1177 on Arizona alone)

Wounded 1178

21 ships sunk or damaged

323 aircraft destroyed or damaged

FDR to Congress

Photo’s from Danielle MontecalvoUSS Arizona

Memorial