Attack on Pearl Harbor

FDR asked congress to declare war on Japan the next day. He said, "December 7th is a day that will__________________."

• be eventually forgotten

• in the end be the defeat of America

• live on in infamy

• challenge the souls of all children

This attack shocked Americans and they wanted ___________against the Japanese empire.

• revenge

• to ignore

• cry out

• forgiveness

Due to the bombing on Pearl Harbor, ____________erupted toward Japanese Americans.

• prejudice

• volcanoes

• good feelings

• big feelings

Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor considered a surprise?

• Japan and America had just negotiated a peace treaty

• The American economy relied on Japanese imports

• Pearl Harbor had little strategic military value

• America and Japan were not at war with each other

Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor because the US refused to

• declare war on China

• sell Japan oil, scrap metal, etc.

• drop atomic bombs

• buy oil from Japan

The main goal of the Japanese in their attacks against the United States in December 1941 was

• to cripple the US Pacific fleet

• to divert US attention from the war in Europe.

• to convince the United States not to enter the war.

• to force the US to enter the war on the side of the Axis Powers

What is the best explanation why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

• Japan wanted to surprise and destroy the U.S. Navy in the Pacific ocean so it would expand it's Empire

• The United States had already declared war on Germany and Japan and Japan wanted to attack first

• Japan was responding to threats made by the United States Navy

• Japan was following orders from Germany to attack the U.S. Navy

What did the attack on December 7th, 1941 lead to?

• A state of war

• A treaty

• A ceasefire

• A victory parade

What was the immediate impact of the Pearl Harbor attack?

• The United States' declaration of neutrality in World War II

• The United States' withdrawal from World War II

• The United States' alliance with Japan

• The United States' entry into World War II

What significant date is referred to at the beginning of the speech?

• November 11th, 1918

• September 1st, 1939

• December 7th, 1941

• June 6th, 1944