Pearl Harbor

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Pearl harbor

THE DAY OF INFAMY

December 7, 1941

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USS Arizona

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Causes…

The U.S. demanded that Japan withdraw from China and Indochina

Japan thought that attacking the U.S. would provide them an easy win, and a territory with abundant land and resources to rule once they were victorious.

The U.S. oil embargo against Japan was hurting Japan’s economy

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USS Arizona

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Major Combatants

Japan

Fleet of 6 Aircraft Carriers under the command of Admiral Nagumo and Admiral Yamamoto

Aerial Assault Force under the command of Mitsuo Fuchida

United States

- Pearl Harbor Naval/Army Base under the command of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Lt. General Walter C. Short

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Battle Sequence

5 PHASE ATTACK BY JAPANESE…

(as noted by the U.S. Navy)

PHASE 1: Combined torpedo plane and dive bomber attacks lasting from 7:55 a.m. to 8:25 a.m.

PHASE 2: Lull in attacks lasting from 8:25 - 8:40 a.m.

PHASE 3: Horizontal bomber attacks from 8:40 – 9:15 a.m.

PHASE 4: Dive bomber attacks between 9:15-9:45 a.m.

PHASE 5: Warning of attacks and completion of raid after 9:45 a.m.

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Eyewitness Account

Commander Mitsuo Fuchida

“Veering right toward the west coast of the island, we could see that the sky over Pearl Harbor was clear. Presently the harbor itself bacame visible across the central Oahu plain, a film of morning mist hovering over it. I peered intently through my binoculars at the ships riding peacefully at anchor. One by one I counted them. Yes, the battleships were there all right, eight of them! But our last lingering hope of finding any carriers prestent was now gone. Not one was to be seen.”

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Warfare Used During Attack

Japan

81 Fighter Planes

135 Dive Bombers