Was Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor the Deadliest Attack on U.S. Soil?
December 7th, 1941 was "a day that will live in infamy" as Japanese fighter pilots ascended on a US Naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A day later, President Franklin Roosevelt gave his "infamy" speech and declared war on the small island nation. Over 2,000 soldiers and sailors lost their lives that day in one of the bloodiest days in American history. This Document Based Question activity will explore the thoughts and feelings of people who were there at the time of the attack and the American response. The documents provided, along with some background materials, should have you asking the question, was Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor the deadliest attack we have ever seen on U.S. soil?
December 7th, 1941 was "a day that will live in infamy" as Japanese fighter pilots ascended on a US Naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A day later, President Franklin Roosevelt gave his "infamy" speech and declared war on the small island nation. Over 2,000 soldiers and sailors lost their lives that day in one of the bloodiest days in American history. This Document Based Question activity will explore the thoughts and feelings of people who were there at the time of the attack and the American response. The documents provided, along with some background materials, should have you asking the question, was Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor the deadliest attack we have ever seen on U.S. soil?