Pearl Harbor

Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

• To prevent the U.S. from entering the war

• To cripple the U.S Navy

• To take over southeast Asia

• All of the above

What day was Pearl Harbor attacked?

• December 17th, 1941

• December 7th, 1941

• November 11, 1940

• November 11, 1941

More than 1,000 Americans were trapped in which sinking ship?

• USS Nevada

• USS Arizona

• USS California

• USS Oklahoma

What do you think Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto meant when he said, ""I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."

Where did the Japanese take off from?

• Midway Island

• Aircraft carriers

• Hawaii

• Japan mainland

True or False: Congress declared war on Japan only ONE day after the attack?

• True

• False

True or False: The U.S. detected the Japanese 70 miles before the attack but thought it was their own aircraft.

• False

• True

How did Roosevelt respond to the attacks?

• Executive orders placing all Japanese Americans in internment camps

• Declaring war on Japan

• Resigned from office

• Emphasized the need for peace

How soon did the U.S. retaliate with an attack on Japan?

• One year

• One month

• Two days

• Six months

What did this retaliation become known as?

• The battle of Hiroshima

• The battle of Midway

• The battle of the Bulge

• The battle of Gettysburg