PEARLHARBORTHEDAYOFINFAMYDecember7,1941 USSArizonaCauses…TheU.S.demandedthatJapanwithdrawfromChinaandIndochinaJapanthoughtthatattackingtheU.S.wouldprovidethemaneasywin,andaterritorywithabundantlandandresourcestoruleoncetheywerevictorious.TheU.S.oilembargoagainstJapanwashurtingJapan’seconomyUSSArizonaMajorCombatantsJapanFleetof6AircraftCarriersunderthecommandofAdmiralNagumoandAdmiralYamamotoAerialAssaultForceunderthecommandofMitsuoFuchidaUnitedStates-PearlHarborNaval/ArmyBaseunderthecommandofAdmiralHusbandE.KimmelandLt.GeneralWalterC.ShortBattleSequence5PHASEATTACKBYJAPANESE…(asnotedbytheU.S.Navy)PHASE1:Combinedtorpedoplaneanddivebomberattackslastingfrom7:55a.m.to8:25a.m.PHASE2:Lullinattackslastingfrom8:25-8:40a.m.PHASE3:Horizontalbomberattacksfrom8:40–9:15a.m.PHASE4:Divebomberattacksbetween9:15-9:45a.m.PHASE5:Warningofattacksandcompletionofraidafter9:45a.m.EyewitnessAccountCommanderMitsuoFuchida“Veeringrighttowardthewestcoastoftheisland,wecouldseethattheskyoverPearlHarborwasclear.PresentlytheharboritselfbacamevisibleacrossthecentralOahuplain,afilmofmorningmisthoveringoverit.Ipeeredintentlythroughmybinocularsattheshipsridingpeacefullyatanchor.OnebyoneIcountedthem.Yes,thebattleshipswerethereallright,eightofthem!Butourlastlingeringhopeoffindinganycarriersprestentwasnowgone.Notonewastobeseen.”WarfareUsedDuringAttackJapan81FighterPlanes135DiveBombers104HorizontalBombers40TorpedoPlanesAtleast5MidgetSubmarinesWarfare(continued)UnitedStates108FighterPlanes(59notavailableforflight)35ArmyBombers(27notavailableforflight)993Army/NavyAntiaircraftGunsCasualtiesJapanLessthen100men29planes5midgetsubmarinesUnitedStates2,335servicemenkilled,68civilianskilled,1,178wounded188planes18ships(8battleships,3lightcruisers,3destroyers,4othervessels)USSArizonaBurning:1,100+servicemendiedontheshipEyewitnessAccountMarineCorporalE.C.Nightingale“Iwasaboutthreequartersofthewaytothefirstplatformonthemastwhenitseemedasthoughabombstruckourquarterdeck.Icouldhearshrapnelorfragmentswhistlingpastme.AssoonasIreachedthefirstplatform,IsawSecondLieutenantSimonsonlyingonhisbackwithbloodonhisshirtfront.Ibentoverhim…Hewasdead…”EyewitnessAccountLt.RuthErickson,USN(Nurse)“Thefirstpatientcameintoourdressingroomat8:25a.m.withalargeopeninginhisabdomenandbleedingprofusely.Theystartedanintravenousandtransfusion.IcanstillseethetremorofDr.Brunson’shandashepickeduptheneedle.Everyonewasterrified.Thepatientdiedwithinthehour.”Effects/OutcomeJapandealtaseeminglycripplingblowtotheU.S.Pacificfleet(U.S.PacificFleetaircraftcarriers:Lexington,Enterprise,&Saratogawerenotinport)JapanbegantheirquestforaPacificempireTheU.S.finallywasforcedtojoinWorldWarII(“TheSleepingGiantwasawakened”)TheU.S.&GreatBritaindeclarewaronJapan(Dec.8,1941)Germany&ItalydeclarewarontheU.S.(Dec.11,1941)December8,1941FDRSpeech“Yesterday,Dec.7,1941-Adatewhichwillliveininfamy–theUnitedStatesofAmericawassuddenlyanddeliberatelyattackedbynavalandairforcesoftheEmpireofJapan.”FDRInfamySpeechWorksCited/btl_ph.htm/TeacherNet/WWII.html#Pearl/worldwar2/timeline/pearl.htm/pub/usgenweb/hi/military/pearl.txt/pha/pha/congress/part_2.html/faqs/faq66-3b.htm/w2frm.htm/library/photos/blyindexpearl.htm/Q/What_were_the_causes_of_Pearl_Harbor/lib/spec-col/ww2/PearlHarbor/fdr-speech.htm#doiThispowerpoint