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Pearl Harbor Facts Sheet
Pearl Harbor Facts
With over 2,000 dead and over 1,700 injured, this attack rivals many things that have happened on American soil. Early on December 7, 1941, just as many soldiers and sailors were waking up and getting breakfast, Japanese dive bombers, torpedo bombers, and fighter pilots ascended on one of the U.S.'s largest naval bases. The Japanese contingent unleashed a hail storm of bombs and gun fire on the unsuspecting Midshipmen and Marines, leaving a path of destruction that can only be described as horrific. The attack lasted a couple hours with two waves of Japanese planes coming in, damaging 19 total ships, sinking 5, including the USS Arizona which suffered the worst casualties.
Shortly after the attack, the President at the time Franklin Roosevelt, gave a stirring speech, saying that "December 7th, 1941, a day that will live in infamy" and declaring war on Japan and its allies, including Nazi Germany. With one attack, America was suddenly thrusted into the spotlight of World War II, and fighting two fronts in the Pacific and in Europe. Now that you have a little background into one of the worst attacks on Americans ever, take a look at the documents and answer the questions that come with it. Then come back and answer the question, is Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor the deadliest on U.S. soil?
Pearl Harbor Facts Sheet
Pearl Harbor Facts
With over 2,000 dead and over 1,700 injured, this attack rivals many things that have happened on American soil. Early on December 7, 1941, just as many soldiers and sailors were waking up and getting breakfast, Japanese dive bombers, torpedo bombers, and fighter pilots ascended on one of the U.S.'s largest naval bases. The Japanese contingent unleashed a hail storm of bombs and gun fire on the unsuspecting Midshipmen and Marines, leaving a path of destruction that can only be described as horrific. The attack lasted a couple hours with two waves of Japanese planes coming in, damaging 19 total ships, sinking 5, including the USS Arizona which suffered the worst casualties.
Shortly after the attack, the President at the time Franklin Roosevelt, gave a stirring speech, saying that "December 7th, 1941, a day that will live in infamy" and declaring war on Japan and its allies, including Nazi Germany. With one attack, America was suddenly thrusted into the spotlight of World War II, and fighting two fronts in the Pacific and in Europe. Now that you have a little background into one of the worst attacks on Americans ever, take a look at the documents and answer the questions that come with it. Then come back and answer the question, is Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor the deadliest on U.S. soil?