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Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor: Unleashing a Sleeping Giant

Learn about Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the motivations behind it, and the consequences that it had on the United States. Understand the factors leading to this event and how it propelled America into World War II.

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Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor: Unleashing a Sleeping Giant

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  1. May 20, 2014 RAW Why did Japan attack us at Pearl Harbor? AIM#67 America goes to war!

  2. I. Moving Toward War • Japanese aggression in China leads to warnings from the United States. • Japan ignores warnings.

  3. I. Pearl Harbor • December 7, 1941. • At 7:55am the first wave of Japanese attack planes strike the naval base • at Pearl Harbor.

  4. In the summer of 1941FDR freezes all Japanese assets in the U.S. • Stops all oil sales and scrap metal sales. • Japan is OUTRAGED.

  5. We are completely surprised! • Tora, Tora, Tora. Tiger, Tiger, Tiger. • The Japanese attempt a knock out blow! • Their need for oil motivates this attack • “I fear we have awoken a sleeping giant!”

  6. Japan’s Admiral Yamamoto

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