Pearl Harbour Attack

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour occurred:

• 7 Dec 1941

• 7 Dec 1940

• 7 Nov 1941

• 7 Nov 1940

Japan's objective was to:

• Destroy the US navy in Pearl Harbour

• Destroy the US aircraft in Pearl Harbour

• Destroy the US fleet to prevent US interference in Japan's Southeast Asia conquest

• Destroy the US fleet to prevent the US entering WWII

Japan hoped that the attack on Pearl Harbour would allow them to...

• Take over the Pacific

• Buy time to consolidate its position and increase naval strength

• Enable access to Australia

• Buy time to build more ships and aircraft

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour...

• Lowered the morale of the American people.

• Had a huge confidence deflating impact on the morale of American people.

• The American people were upset but did not want to fight Japan.

• Angered the American people and encouraged them to fight.

The Japanese attack damaged America's

• Least important ships

• Most prestigious ships

• 20 least important ships

• 18 of the most prestigious ships

Japan wanted to create...

• South East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

• Greater Southeast Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

• Greater Asian Prosperity Sphere

• Southeast Asia Prosperity Economic ring

Japan destroyed

• Over 300 airplanes

• Less than 50 airplanes

• Over 400 airplanes

• Hundreds of airplanes

The US expected Japan to attack

• Indochina

• Dutch East Indies

• Singapore

• Phillipines

Japan was seeking to gain the following resources

• Oil, rubber and iron ore

• Oil, rubber, Spices

• Oil, rubber and gold

• Oil, rubber and silver

Japan were successful in

• Destroying 169 planes and 18 ships

• Destroying 18 ships and 3 aircraft carriers

• Destroying 169 planes, and wounding 2403 people

• Destroying 20 ships and 169 planes