Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor is known as

• The Day of Infamy

• Independence Day

• Veteran's Day

Why was the US worried that Japan would attack them?

• The US was helping France in the war.

• The Philippines (which is in Asia) was considered US territory.

• Japan was allies with Germany and Germany was still mad about WW1.

Where did the US have their ships lined up?

• In Japan

• Battleship Row

• On an island somewhere in the ocean

Date Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

• Dec 7, 1942

• Dec. 8, 1941

• Dec. 7, 1941

Who was president at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Winston Churchill.

• President Bush.

• President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (FDR).

• President Lincoln

What is the name of the memorial at Pearl Harbor? 

• USS Arkansas

• USS Alaska

• USS Arizona

• USS America

Why was Pearl Harbor important?

• It had many pearls around it

• It was a great tourist area

• It was an American Naval Base

• The President lived there

The ___ was sunk during the attack and is a memorial today.

• Oklahoma

• Texas

• Pennsylvania

• Arizona

The United States declared war on Japan on ___.

• January 1, 1942

• December 18, 1941

• December 8, 1941

• March 31, 1944

What was the reaction of the United States to the attack?

• They declared war on Japan the next day

• They fled back to the US coast and let Japan have Southeast Asia 

• They asked Great Britain for help 

• They waited several months to see what would happen next